Yldiz Pollack-Beighle
{{short description|Surinamese politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Yldiz Pollack-Beighle
| image = Yildiz Pollack-Beighle.jpg
| caption = Dew Sharman (2017)
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| office1 = Minister of Foreign Affairs
| term_start1 = 1 February 2017
| term_end1 = 16 July 2020
| predecessor1 = Niermala Badrising
| successor1 = Albert Ramdin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|04|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paramaribo, Suriname
| birth_name = Yldiz Deborah Pollack-Beighle
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| nationality = Surinamese
| party = NDP
| spouse = Jozef Pollack
| children = 1
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| residence = Paramaribo
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Yldiz Deborah Pollack-Beighle (born 21 April 1983){{cite web|url=https://www.weltalmanach.de/personen/details/pollack_beighle_yildiz_deborah/|title=Pollack-Beighle, Yildiz Deborah - Biografie: Fischer Weltalmanach|website=www.weltalmanach.de}} is a Surinamese politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2017 to 16 July 2020.
Early life and education
Pollack-Beighle was born in Paramaribo on 21 April 1983. She has a master's degree in law from the Anton de Kom University of Suriname (2009) and a master's degree in public administration and governance from the FHR Lim a Po Institute for Social Studies (2012).
Career
Pollack-Beighle worked as a youth ambassador for Caribbean Community from 2005 and in 2008 was seconded by Suriname to the Secretariat in Guyana where she was a policy officer before becoming deputy program manager for youth development in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2017/02/01/pollack-beighle-jaren-op-radar-bouterse/|language=nl|title=Pollack-Beighle jaren op radar Bouterse|date=1 February 2017|access-date=16 April 2017|work=dwt online|first=Terence|last=Oosterwolde}}{{cite web|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2014/10/01/national-youth-council-launches-under-change-inspired-theme|title=National Youth Council launches under 'Change' inspired theme|work=Guyana Chronicle|date=1 October 2014|access-date=16 April 2017}}
On 1 February 2017, Pollack-Beighle was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Dési Bouterse.{{cite web|url=http://www.srherald.com/suriname/2017/02/03/buza-minister-pollack-wroko-bari-nieuw-begin-voor-buza-en-suriname/|language=nl|date=3 February 2017|access-date=16 April 2017|title=Buza-minister Pollack: "Wroko bari"; nieuw begin voor Buza en Suriname|work=Suriname Herald}}{{cite web|url=http://consulaatsuriname.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64:adressen-kabinet&catid=34:adressen&Itemid=42&lang=english|title=Composition of the Government of the Republic of Suriname| publisher=Consulate of Suriname}} She served until 16 July 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/59627|title=Het nieuwe regeerteam dat donderdag aantreedt |website=Star Nieuws|access-date=14 July 2020|language=nl}}
Personal life
Pollack-Beighle is married to Jozef Pollack and has a daughter.{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.sr/ministerie-van-buza/actueel/curriculum-of-the-minister-of-foreign-affairs-of-the-republic-of-suriname.aspx|title=Curriculum of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname|publisher=Republic of Suriname}}
References
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Category:Politicians from Paramaribo
Category:Anton de Kom University of Suriname alumni
Category:Caribbean Community people
Category:Women government ministers of Suriname
Category:Ministers of foreign affairs of Suriname
Category:Female foreign ministers
Category:21st-century women politicians
Category:Surinamese women diplomats
Category:National Democratic Party (Suriname) politicians