Krishna Mathoera

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Her Excellency
Krishna Mathoera
Minister of Defense
Assumed office
16 July 2020
Preceded byRonni Benschop [NL]
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
2015
ConstituencyParamaribo District
Personal details
Born
Krishnakoemarie Mathoera

(1963-05-23) 23 May 1963 (age 60)
Wanica, Suriname[1]
Political partyProgressive Reform Party (VHP)
OccupationPolice chief, politician

Krishnakoemarie "Krishna" Mathoera (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkriʃnaːkuˌmaːri maːˈturaː]; born 23 May 1963) is a Surinamese senior policewoman who became a politician in 2015. She was a member of the National Assembly in Suriname for the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). On 16 July 2020, Mathoera was appointed as Minister of Defense.

Biography[edit]

She was born in 1963. She began her public service in about 1980[2] when she joined the Suriname police force and served for 34 years. During that time in she was Suriname's representative with the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission from 2010 for five years. When she left in 2015 she decided to run for parliament.[3]

She is a member of the National Assembly in Suriname for the Progressive Reform Party (VHP).[4]

She believes in law and order and that more of the national budget should be spent on law enforcement.[5] Her own estimate is that the proceeds from illegal drugs is contributing about a billion dollars into the Suriname economy as it estimated that only about 20% of smuggled drugs are intercepted by the police.[5]

She hoped to restore the country's economics noting that between 2010 and 2020 the value of 2000 Suriname dollars in US dollars had fallen from $714 to $142 - lowering the buying power of every citizen. The reduced exchange rate effects the large national debt. The current debt was $5,480.34, but with the reduced exchange rate this translated into a debt, per capita, of SRD 78,120.[6]

In 2011, Mathoera graduated with a master's degree in public administration at the FHR Lim A Po Institute for Social Studies in Paramaribo.[7]

2020 Surinamese general election[edit]

She was pleased to see the turnout for the 2020 Surinamese general election but although she was there at 6:30 a.m. it was taking hours to process the voters.[8] She was popularly re-elected in the 2020 election when she was the VHP party leader in Paramaribo,[9] and is one of seven elected VHP members of Paramaribo.[10] On 16 July 2020, she became the Minister of Defense in the cabinet of Santokhi.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Krishna Hussainali Mathoera". Krishna Hussainali Mathoera via Facebook (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Starnieuws - Krishna Mathoera: Politici zijn er niet voor zichzelf". www.starnieuws.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Hon. Ms. Krishna Mathoera World Forum for Ethics in Business". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Starnieuws - Mathoera, Sharman: Afwezigheid duidelijk signaal". www.starnieuws.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Krishna Mathoera: 'Criminaliteit bestrijd je niet met mooie woorden' - Parbode Sneak Peek". Parbode (in Dutch). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Krishna Mathoera: Werken moet lonen". www.shoeket.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ "mw. Krishnakoemarie Mathoera MPA". National Assembly via Archive.org (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Krishna Mathoera: 'We kijken echt uit naar een andere tijdperk'". DWTonline.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Krishna Mathoera | VHP | Red Suriname | Samen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ^ "16 vrouwen gekozen in DNA; 18 oud-leden keren terug". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Het nieuwe regeerteam dat donderdag aantreedt". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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