Chan Santokhi

His Excellency
Chan Santokhi
His Excellency Chan Santokhi
चान संतोखी
	Official portrait, 2020
9th President of Suriname
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 July 2020
Vice President	Ronnie Brunswijk
Preceded by	Dési Bouterse
Leader of the Progressive Reform Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 July 2011
Preceded by	Ramdien Sardjoe
Member of the National Assembly
	In office; 12 August 2010 – 16 July 2020
Constituency	Wanica District
Minister of Justice and Police
	In office; 1 September 2005 – 13 August 2010
President	Ronald Venetiaan
Preceded by	Siegfried Gilds
Succeeded by	Lamuré Latour (ad interim) ; Martin Misiedjan
Chairman of the Caribbean Community
	In office; 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022
Secretary-General	Carla Barnett
Preceded by	Johnny Briceño
Succeeded by	Philip Davis
Personal details
Born	Chandrikapersad Santokhi; 3 February 1959 (age 65); Lelydorp, Suriname District, Suriname (present-day Wanica District, Suriname)
Political party	Progressive Reform Party
Spouse(s)	Mellisa Kavitadevi Seenacherry (m. 2020); 1 previous wife
Children	2
Alma mater	Nederlandse Politieacademie, Apeldoorn (BS)
Awards	Honorary Order of the Yellow Star (2010); Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (2023)
Nickname	Sheriff

Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi (Sarnami: चंद्रिकापेर्साद सांतोखी; Hindi pronunciation: [cⁿdrikɑːpərəsɑːdə sⁿtoːkʰiː]; Dutch: [cɑnˈdrikaːpɛrˌsɑt sɑnˈtɔki]; born 3 February 1959) is a Surinamese politician and former police officer who is the 9th president of Suriname, since 2020. After winning the 2020 elections, Santokhi was the sole nominee for president of Suriname. On 13 July, Santokhi was elected president by acclamation in an uncontested election. He was inaugurated on 16 July.^[3]

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