Winston Jessurun

Winston Jessurun
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1991–2015
Personal details
Political party Democratic Alternative '91

Winston Jessurun is a Surinamese politician and plastic surgeon.[1] He was member of the National Assembly for the Democratic Alternative '91 between 1991 and 2015.

Career

The party Democratic Alternative '91 (DA'91) was founded in 1991 when it split off from the National Party of Suriname.[2] Jessurun was one of the founders, together with Gerard Brunings.[1] Jessurun contested the Surinamese general election, 1991 for the DA'91 and won a seat. He has been member since and has served five terms.[2]

For the 2010 elections Jessurun and the DA'91 joined the political alliance New Front for Democracy and Development.[3]

For the 2015 elections Jessurun was named the top candidate on the party list.[2] He and the DA'91 entered the elections as part of the political alliance V7.[2] He was not re-elected.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Pieter van Maele (15 January 2014). "Winston Jessurun" (in Dutch). Parbode. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Winston Jessurun blijft belangrijkste DA'91-kandiaat voor Assemblee" (in Dutch). De Surinaamse Krant. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. "Winston Jessurun: het is ons om Suriname te doen" (in Dutch). Waterkant.net. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. "Leden 2015 - 2020" (in Dutch). National Assembly of Suriname. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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