Wonnie Boedhoe
Wonnie Boedhoe | |
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.jpg) Bodhoe in 2016 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 August 2010 – 10 June 2011 | |
| President | Dési Bouterse |
| Preceded by | Humphrey Hildenberg |
| Succeeded by | Adelien Wijnerman |
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Wonnie Boedhoe is a Surinamese economist and politician who was Minister of Finance from 2010 until 2011 and director of the National Development Bank until 2019.
Biography
[edit]Wonnie Boedhoe worked as director of the National Development Bank (NOB).[1] On 12 August 2010, she became Minister of Finance in the first Bouterse cabinet.[2] As minister, she inherited an opaque accounting system from the third Venetiaan cabinet.[3] In March 2011 she dismissed Surpost director Carlo Godlieb due to financial irregularities.[4]
Boedhoe resigned on 10 June 2011[2] and was succeeded by Adelien Wijnerman.[1] Although she said that her resignation was for personal reasons,[2] it had occurred amidst reports of disagreements within the government involving her.[1] She was non-partisan when she took office as Minister of Finance.[5]
Following her resignation as minister, Boedhoe remained as director of the NOB.[6] In February 2019, the Supervisory Board (RvC) suspended her as NOB director after she had signed a collective agreement with a 12% wage increase without the permission of the RvC, which had opposed it due to potential financial issues with the NOB.[6]
Boedhoe is a former chair of the Economist Association Suriname.[7] In April 2021, Boedhoe became chair of the National Wage Council, created by minister Rishma Kuldipsingh to advise the government on the introduction of a minimum wage;[8] she was renewed as chair in April 2023.[9] In April 2024, she became part of Gi Sranan, a group of economists who provide free training to people planning to work in the Surinamese government.[10] In September 2024, she published an analysis of the Ministry of Justice and Police budget, particularly the economic costs of crime.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nieuwe minister van Financiën". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Wonnie Boedhoe opgestapt om strikt privéredenen". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 20 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Einde van het begin: Woelig jaar Bouterse/Ameerali 1". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Surpost-directie de laan uitgestuurd". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Weekly Report". Latin News.
- ^ a b "Wonnie Boedhoe, directeur NOB, geschorst". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "VES maandag 50 jaar: Duurzame oplossingen crises nodig". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Wonnie Boedhoe, voorzitter Nationale Loonraad". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Nationale Loonraad gestart met nieuwe zittingsperiode". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Traning voor 'integere' toekomstige bestuurders". United News (in Dutch). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Wonnie Boedhoe: Toename criminaliteit direct en indirect gevolg economische neergang". DWT Online (in Dutch). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.