Henry Neijhorst

Henry Roëll Neijhorst (also Neyhorst; born 7 January 1940)[1][2] is a Surinamese economist who served as Prime Minister of Suriname from 31 March to 9 December 1982. He also served as Minister of Finance from 15 March to 15 August 1980.

Henry Neijhorst
Prime Minister of Suriname
In office
31 March 1982 – 9 December 1982
PresidentFred Ramdat Misier
Preceded byHenk Chin A Sen
Succeeded byErrol Alibux
Minister of Finance
In office
15 March 1980 – 15 August 1980
Prime MinisterHenk Chin A Sen
Preceded byLesley Goede
Succeeded byMarcel Chehin
Personal details
Born
Henry Roëll Neijhorst

(1940-01-07) 7 January 1940
NationalitySurinamese
Political partyIndependent
Spouse1
Children4
Alma materTilburg University
OccupationEconomist

Education and early career

Neijhorst studied economics at the University of Amsterdam and the School of Economics in Rotterdam, eventually receiving his drs. in economics from the Catholic University of Tilburg in 1972. During his studies, he was active in the Nationalist Student Movement, an organisation of Surinamese students in the Netherlands.[2]

Cabinet

When Henk Chin A Sen became Prime Minister after the 1980 Sergeants' Coup, he chose Neijhorst as his Finance Minister. Neijhorst at the time had been serving as the economic director of the National Development Bank.[3] After the serving Minister of Economic Planning was dismissed in June, Neijhorst took over that position as well.[4] However, when President Ferrier was forced by the military to resign in August, Neijhorst voluntarily resigned from the Cabinet soon after.[5][6] He was the basis for a fictional Finance Minister in Joop van der Broek's 1981 novel Afrekening in Paramaribo (Settling in Paramaribo).[7]

After his resignation, Neijhorst became a member of the Committee for Netherlands-Suriname Cooperation.[6] He also joined the Surinaams Postspaarbank (Surinamese Postal Savings Bank) as a director.[2]

In March 1982, Neijhorst was jointly appointed as Prime Minister and acting Finance Minister to succeed Chin A Sen.[8] He was part of the four-member Policy Centre, a governing body whose other members were Foreign Minister Harvey Naarendorp, Military Council Chairman Desi Bouterse, and Military Council Vice-Chairman Roy Horb. In theory, the Policy Centre would provide a buffer between the National Military Council and the civilian Cabinet of Ministers.[9] However, Neijhorst and the rest of the Cabinet chose to resign after the National Military Council unilaterally decided to eliminate opposition leaders.[10]

In 1991, Neijhorst became an economic advisor to the Venetiaan government.[11]

Later career

Neijhorst contributed photographs of 1960's sports teams to The First Surinamese Sports Encyclopaedia (1893-1988).[12] He also edited a 1998 volume of articles by Jnan Adhin.[13] In honor of Humphrey Mijnals' eightieth birthday (2010), Neijhorst published a tribute brochure in cooperation with the Surinamese Football Association. Neijhorst drew attention to Mijnals' pioneering records: one of the first foreign players in Brazilian football and the first nonwhite captain of USV Elinkwijk.[14]

References
  1. Profile of Henry Roëll Neijhorst
  2. "PREMIER NEIJHORST VAN SURINAME: 'Geen man van lange filosofieën'". Het Vrije Volk via kb.nl (in Dutch). 6 April 1982. p. 4.
  3. "Regering Suriname vandaag bekend". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 14 March 1980. p. 1.
  4. "Bij nadering bezoek van De Koning: Nog meer ontslagen in kabinet Suriname". Leeuwarder Courant via kb.nl (in Dutch). 21 June 1980.
  5. van Klaveren, Frans (16 August 1980). "Chin A Sen snijdt links en rechts de pas af". NRC Handelsblad via kb.nl (in Dutch). p. 4.
  6. van Klaveren, Frans (25 September 1980). "Vroegere Surinaamse minister van financiën en economische zaken Neijhorst: 'Terwijl we op het betere wachten komt het goede niet'". NRC Handelsblad via kb.nl (in Dutch). p. 18.
  7. "Thriller van Joop van den Broek: De Surinaamse onderwereld". NRC Handelsblad via kb.nl (in Dutch). 27 November 1981.
  8. "Econoom Neijhorst wordt premier: Suriname heeft nieuwe regering". Limburgsch Dagblad via kb.nl (in Dutch). 31 March 1982. p. 3.
  9. "Leden beleidscentrum Suriname in functie". Nederlands Dagblad via kb.nl (in Dutch). 7 April 1982. p. 3.
  10. Janssen, Roger (2011). In Search of a Path: An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Suriname from 1975 to 1991. Leiden: Brill. p. 146. ISBN 978-90-04-25367-4. JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctt1w8h0wm.
  11. Bagijn, Karel (18 November 1991). "'De hulp is hersteld, dat is een doorbraak'". Algemeen Dagblad via kb.nl (in Dutch). p. 3.
  12. Stutgard, Ricky W. (1990). De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988) (in Dutch). Paramaribo: Alberga. ISBN 99914 949 3 6.
  13. Rolfes, Irene (May 1999). "Recente publicaties". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis. (in Dutch). 18 (1): 106.
  14. Herewood, Stan (28 July 2019). "Humphrey Mijnals opende deur voor Surinamers". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch).
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