List of ministers of Justice and Police (Suriname)
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This is a list of ministers of Justice and Police of the Republic of Suriname. Among its responsibilities, the ministry enforces human rights, provides social legal assistance, oversees policies regarding detainees, and maintains public order and peace in the country.{{Cite web|url=http://justiceandpolice.gov.sr/over-ministerie/|title=Ministerie van Justitie en Politie - Over Justitie en Politie|website=www.gov.sr|language=nl|access-date=2019-07-15}}
List of ministers
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! Minister Title ! Minister ! Period ! Cabinet |
| Justice and Police
| rowspan="2" |Julius Caesar de Miranda |1948 - 1949 |May (CAB) |
| Justice
|1949 - 1951 |De Miranda |
| rowspan="2" |Justice and Police
|1951 - 1952 |Drielsma / Buiskool |
| Emile M.L. Ensberg
|1952 - 1955 |Alberga / Currie |
| rowspan="13" |Justice and Police
|M. Ashruf Karamat Ali |1955 - 1956 | rowspan="4" |Ferrier |
| Willem G.H.C.J. Smit*
|1956 - 1957 |
| Rudolf W.A. Thurkow
|1957 |
| Anton Favery*
|1957 - 1958 |
| Hemradj Shriemisier
|1958 - 1962 | rowspan="2" |Emanuels |
| Freek Emanuels*
|1962 - 1963 |
| Sewraam Rambaran Mishre
|1963 - 1964 | rowspan="2" |Pengel-1 |
| Jnan H. Adhin
|1964 - 1967 |
| Fred Manichand
|1967 - 1968 | rowspan="2" |Pengel-2 |
| Jagdieschandre Jadnanansing
|1968 - 1969 |
| Ramsewak Shankar
|1969 |May |
| Jnan H. Adhin
|1969 - 1973 |Sedney |
| Eddy A. Hoost
|1973 - 1977 |Arron-1 |
| Justice
|Soerdj Badrising |1977 - 1980 |Arron-2 |
| rowspan="10" |Justice / Army and Police
|René Reeder / Michel van Rey |1980 | rowspan="4" |Chin A Sen |
| André Haakmat
|1980 - 1981 |
| Harvey H. Naarendorp
|1981 |
| Harvey H. Naarendorp / Laurens E. Neede
|1981 - 1982 |
| Frank J. Leeflang / Ivan Graanoogst
|1982 |Neijhorst |
| rowspan="2" |Frank J. Leeflang / Wilfred Maynard
|1983 - 1984 |Alibux |
| 1984 - 1985
| rowspan="2" |Udenhout |
| Subhas Punwasi / Wilfred Maynard
|1985 - 1986 |
| Jules A. Wijdenbosch / Wilfred Maynard
|1986 - 1987 |Radhakishun |
| Siegfried A. Gilds / Wilfred Maynard
|1987 - 1988 |Wijdenbosch-1 |
| Justice and Police
|1988 - 1990 |Shankar |
| Justice
|Paul R. Sjak Shie |1991 |Kraag |
| rowspan="14" |Justice and Police
|Soeshiel K. Girjasing |1991 - 1996 |Venetiaan-1 |
| Paul R. Sjak Shie
|1996 - 1999 | rowspan="2" |Wijdenbosch-2 |
| Yvonne Raveles-Resida [1st female]
|1999 - 2000 |
| Siegfried A. Gilds
|2000 - 2005 |Venetiaan-2 |
| Chan Santokhi
|2005 - 2010 |Venetiaan-3 |
| Lamuré C.A. Latour*
|2010 | rowspan="3" |Bouterse-1 |
| Martin Misiedjan
|2010 - 2012 |
| Edward Belfort
|2012 - 2015 |
| Jennifer van Dijk-Silos
|2015 - maart 2017 | rowspan="5" |Bouterse-2 |
| Ferdinand Welzijn*
|2017 |
| Eugene van der San
|2017 |
| Ferdinand Welzijn*
|2017 - 2018 |
| Stuart Getrouw
|2018 - 2020 |
| Kenneth Amoksi
|Santokhi |