Chairman of Estates of Suriname
Voorzitter van De Staten van Suriname
Longest serving officeholder Karel Johannes van Erpecum [nl] 14 May 1935 – 6 April 1942
Seat	Paramaribo
Appointer	Estates of Suriname
Formation	14 May 1935
First holder	Karel Johannes van Erpecum [nl]
Final holder	Emile Wijntuin
Abolished	25 November 1975
Succession	Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname

The chairman of the Estates of Suriname (Dutch: Voorzitter van De Staten) was the presiding officer of the Estates of Suriname.

List of chairmen

The following is a complete list of office-holders from 1935 to 1975:^[1]

Political parties

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Karel Johannes van Erpecum [nl] (1881–1963)	14 May 1935	6 April 1942	6 years, 327 days	Independent
2		Julius del Prado [nl] (1886–1945)	7 April 1942	8 October 1943	1 year, 184 days	Independent
3		Gerrit Fikkert [nl] (1911–2008)	25 October 1943	4 April 1944	162 days	Independent
(2)		Julius del Prado [nl] (1886–1945)	4 April 1944	31 March 1945	361 days	Independent
4		Frederik Lim A Po [nl] (1900–1957)	3 April 1945	31 March 1947	1 year, 362 days	NPS
5		Henry Lucien de Vries (1909–1987)	1 April 1947	6 January 1949	1 year, 280 days
6		Gerard van der Schroeff [nl] (1913–2000)	22 March 1949	1 April 1951	2 years, 10 days	NPS
(4)		Frederik Lim A Po [nl] (1900–1957)	10 May 1951	6 May 1953	1 year, 361 days	NPS
7		Huerta Milano Celvius Bergen [nl] (1915–1994?)	15 May 1953	3 January 1955	1 year, 233 days	NPS
8		Johan Adolf Pengel (1916–1970)	26 January 1955	9 May 1955	103 days	NPS
9		Hendrik Carel van Ommeren [nl] (1896–1996)	14 May 1955	28 January 1957	1 year, 259 days	NPS
10		Stuart Harry Axwijk [nl] (1920–1961)	7 February 1957	9 July 1958	1 year, 152 days	SDP [nl]
11		Johan Kraag (1913–1996)	16 July 1958	14 May 1963	4 years, 304 days	NPS
12		Emile de la Fuente [nl] (1898–1977)	30 May 1963	6 January 1964	221 days	NPS
13		Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001)	28 February 1964	11 May 1967	3 years, 72 days	VHP
14		Olton van Genderen (1913–1990)	16 May 1967	1 September 1969	2 years, 108 days	NPS
15		Clemens Ramkisoen Biswamitre [nl] (1897–1980)	1 September 1969	18 November 1969	78 days	SDP [nl]
(13)		Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001)	18 November 1969	15 December 1973	4 years, 27 days	VHP
(14)		Olton van Genderen (1913–1990)	15 December 1973	28 December 1973	13 days	NPS
16		Emile Wijntuin (1924–2020)	28 December 1973	25 November 1975	1 year, 332 days	PSV