Marijke Djwalapersad

Marijke Djwalapersad
Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname
In office
10 October 1996  23 July 2000
Preceded byJagernath Lachmon
Succeeded byJagernath Lachmon
Personal details
Born
Marijke Indradebie Djwalapersad

(1951-12-28) 28 December 1951
Saramacca Polder, Wanica District, Suriname
NationalitySuriname
Political partyNaya Kadam (1999-2005)
Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy (BVD) (1996-1999)
Progressive Reform Party (VHP) (-1996)

Marijke Indradebie Djwalapersad (28 December 1951) is a Surinamese politician who served as Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname from 1996 until 2000. She was the first women to serve as chairperson. In 1999, Djwalapersad founded the political party Naya Kadam, but was not re-elected.