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Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is a Surinamese politician and former physician who is serving as the eleventh president of Suriname since 16 July 2025. A member of the National Democratic Party (NDP), she has been the party's president since 2024.
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science · President of Suriname since 2025 · politician · physician · also Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, Jennifer Simons, Geerlings-Simons
Born 5 September 1953 · Q440403
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2025· 3 entries
Digital Journal: Jennifer Geerlings-Simons Becomes Suriname's First Woman President
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Career landmark: President of Suriname (2025).
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2010· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname (2010–2020).
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1996· 2 entries
Joined politics and was elected to the National Assembly in the general elections
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Representing the district of Paramaribo for the National Democratic Party, which was founded by Dési Bouterse
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1983· 1 entry
Simons briefly worked at the Academic Hospital Paramaribo, before transferring to the Dermatology Division
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1981· 1 entry
“It must also mean protecting the ecosystems that regulate the climate and supporting the people who care for them.”
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-09-05.
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