Jennifer van Dijk-Silos

Jennifer Victorine van Dijk-Silos (born 13 December 1954)[1] is a Surinamese politician of the National Democratic Party. She has been Minister of Justice and Police since August 2015.[2] She succeeded Edward Belfort.[3]

Van Dijk-Silos was chair of the Independent Electoral Commission (Dutch:Onafhankelijke Kiescommissie) for twelve years before she was appointed as minister. She also had her own law firm, which she transferred to her daughter.[2]

On 7 July 2016 the oppositions parties Democratic Alternative '91 and Surinamese Labour Party, demanded the resignation of Van Dijk-Silos due to comments she had made about the trial over the December murders.[4] The next day more parliamentarians joined the call.[5] Van Dijk-Silos reacted by first saying the had no message to the calls for her resignation and subsequently that the opposition parliamentarians had lied in their letter to President Dési Bouterse.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Over ons". Advocatenkantoor Van Dijk-Silos. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Van Dijk-Silos nieuwe minister van Justitie en Politie". Starnieuws. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Belfort draagt over aan Van dijk-Silos". LPM News. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Aftreden Suriname's minister van Justitie geëist". Waterkant. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ook oppositionele fracties eisen ontslag Jennifer Van Dijk- Silos". Dnieuws. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Jerrel Harderwijk (7 July 2016). "Van Dijk-Silos: "Ik heb geen boodschap aan weg met Silos"". Suriname Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Minister Van Dijk-Silos: Gore leugen in brief oppositie". Starnieuws. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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