Yldiz Pollack-Beighle
Dew Sharman (2017)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 February 2017 – 16 July 2020
Preceded byNiermala Badrising
Succeeded byAlbert Ramdin
Personal details
Born
Yldiz Deborah Pollack-Beighle

(1983-04-21) 21 April 1983
Paramaribo, Suriname
Political partyNDP
SpouseJozef Pollack
Children1
ResidenceParamaribo

Yldiz Deborah Pollack-Beighle (born 21 April 1983)[1] is a Surinamese politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2017 to 16 July 2020.

Early life and education

Pollack-Beighle was born in Paramaribo on 21 April 1983. She has a master's degree in law from the Anton de Kom University of Suriname (2009) and a master's degree in public administration and governance from the FHR Lim a Po Institute for Social Studies (2012).[2]

Career

Pollack-Beighle worked as a youth ambassador for Caribbean Community from 2005 and in 2008 was seconded by Suriname to the Secretariat in Guyana where she was a policy officer before becoming deputy program manager for youth development in 2013.[3][4][2]

On 1 February 2017, Pollack-Beighle was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Dési Bouterse.[5][6] She served until 16 July 2020.[7]

Personal life

Pollack-Beighle is married to Jozef Pollack and has a daughter.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pollack-Beighle, Yildiz Deborah - Biografie: Fischer Weltalmanach". www.weltalmanach.de.
  2. 1 2 3 "Curriculum of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname". Republic of Suriname.
  3. ↑ Oosterwolde, Terence (1 February 2017). "Pollack-Beighle jaren op radar Bouterse". dwt online (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "National Youth Council launches under 'Change' inspired theme". Guyana Chronicle. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Buza-minister Pollack: "Wroko bari"; nieuw begin voor Buza en Suriname". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Composition of the Government of the Republic of Suriname". Consulate of Suriname.
  7. ↑ "Het nieuwe regeerteam dat donderdag aantreedt". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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