Adelien Wijnerman
Adelien Wijnerman | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 15 June 2011 – 9 October 2013 | |
| President | Dési Bouterse |
| Preceded by | Wonnie Boedhoe |
| Succeeded by | Andy Rusland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Political party | National Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Anton de Kom University of Suriname |
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Adeline Wijnerman (born 1964/1965) is a Surinamese politician and economist who was Minister of Finance from 2011 until 2013.
Biography
[edit]Adeline Wijnerman was born in 1964 or 1965.[1] She studied econometrics as a student assistant at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname Institute for Social Scientific Research.[2] She worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Finance, including as head of treasury inspection and head of the tax directorate's planning finance and control department.[2] She became the country's director of the Ministry of Finance in the mid-2000s.[1][3]
At one point, she joined the National Democratic Party.[1] In 2011, she was appointed as the Minister of Finance in the first Bouterse cabinet,[4] Her appointment had come following the resignation of Wonnie Boedhoe amidst reports of disagreements within the government involving Boedhoe.[3] She was sworn in at the Presidential Palace of Suriname on 15 June.[1]
By July 2013, she was in disagreement with Governor of the Central Bank of Suriname Gillmore Hoefdraad over government spending, including project expenses and minister salaries.[5] She was losing support among the NDP, and she was reportedly being considered for replacement.[5] Despite this, it was announced on 31 July that she would remain Minister.[6] On 9 October 2013, she was dismissed as finance minister amidst a destabilization of the government's coalition.[7] She was criticized by De Ware Tijd for the lack of financial transparency in the government.[7] She was succeeded by Andy Rusland.[8]
She has also worked as an accounting lecturer.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Wijnerman minister van Financiën in Suriname". Waterkant (in Dutch). 14 June 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Curiculum". Ministry of Finance (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Nieuwe minister van Financiën". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Suriname names new finance minister". Jamaica Gleaner. 22 June 2011.
- ^ a b Cairo, Ivan (23 July 2013). "Wijnerman op dun ijs". DWT Online (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Adelien Wijnerman mag minister blijven". Waterkant (in Dutch). 31 July 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Ministers kabinet-Bouterse/Ameerali zitten op schopstoel". DWT Online (in Dutch). 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Nieuwe minister van Financiën in Suriname". ad.nl (in Dutch). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2025.