Winston Jessurun
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1991–2015
ConstituencyParamaribo District
Personal details
Born (1952-04-05) 5 April 1952
Coronie District, Suriname
Political partyDemocratic Alternative '91

Winston Jessurun (born 5 April 1952) is a Surinamese politician and plastic surgeon.[1][2] He was member of the National Assembly for the Democratic Alternative '91 between 1991 and 2015 for Paramaribo District.[3]

Career

Jessurun was born on 5 April 1952 in Coronie District.[4] The party Democratic Alternative '91 (DA'91) was founded in 1991 when it split off from the National Party of Suriname.[5] Jessurun was one of the founders, together with Gerard Brunings.[1] Jessurun contested the 1991 Surinamese general election for the DA'91 and won a seat. He served five more terms.[5]

For the 2010 elections Jessurun and the DA'91 joined the political alliance New Front for Democracy and Development.[6] For the 2015 elections Jessurun was named the top candidate on the party list.[5] He and the DA'91 entered the elections as part of the political alliance V7.[5] He was not re-elected.[7] On 30 September 2015 he was succeeded as chairperson of Democratic Alternative '91 by Angelic Alihusain-del Castilho. Jessurun became honorary chairperson.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Pieter van Maele (15 January 2014). "Winston Jessurun" (in Dutch). Parbode. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Mildred S. Carson. "Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Practice". Skills Workshop. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hr. Dr. Winston Jessurun" (in Dutch). National Assembly of Suriname. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "DA'91: Democratisch Alternatief '91". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. ↑ "Winston Jessurun: het is ons om Suriname te doen" (in Dutch). Waterkant.net. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Leden 2015 - 2020" (in Dutch). National Assembly of Suriname. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Angelic Alihusain-del Castilho nieuwe voorzitter DA'91" (in Dutch). Suriname Herald. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.
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