Ram Sardjoe

Ramdien Sardjoe ( born October 10, 1935 in Suriname ) is a Surinamese politician with Hindustani descent.

Sardjoe, is a trained educator. He joined the early United Hindustani Party ( VHP ) today Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij ( Progressive Reform Party ) of Jagernath Lachmon to.

He founded in 1953 the socio - cultural association Hindustani Nawyuwak Sabha ( HNS), in which he both the Office of the Secretary, and the Chairman's exercised.

In 1964, Sardjoe for the VHP Member of Parliament De Staten van Suriname, since 1987, De Nationale Assemblée ( DNA). His political career led him simultaneously in a leadership position at the Ministry of Education.

From November 2001 to mid- 2005, he was chairman of the DNA.

After the death of Jagernath Lachmon in October 2001, he was also Chairman of the Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij ( VHP).

On 12 August 2005 Sardjoe was sworn in along with the old and the new president, Ronald Venetiaan, in the center of Paramaribo Church Vice - President of the Republic of Suriname. His tenure ended after the parliamentary elections of May 2010.

Sardjoe was confirmed in the elections of July 16, 2006 in his position as Chairman of the VHP. However, it appeared for the first time in the party's history with Bholanath Narain a rival candidate for the post of. Of the 1,009 valid votes were cast 617 votes (61 %) to Sardjoe and 372 votes (37 %) to Narain. In July 2011, he was replaced the former Minister of Justice and Police of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, from in office as Chairman of the VHP. Thus ended his political career.