Archibald Currie (Surinamese politician)

Archibald Currie (7 March 1888 – 28 November 1986)^[1] was Prime Minister and Governor of Suriname.

Preceded byJan van Tilburg

Succeeded byFrançois Haverschmidt

Preceded byAdriaan Alberga

Succeeded byJohan Ferrier

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Archibald Currie
Archibald Currie in 1963
Governor-General of Suriname
In office 19 March 1963 – 22 August 1964
Preceded by	Jan van Tilburg
Succeeded by	François Haverschmidt
Prime Minister of Suriname
In office 15 December 1954 – 16 April 1955
Preceded by	Adriaan Alberga
Succeeded by	Johan Ferrier
Personal details
Born	(1888-03-07)7 March 1888 Beneden-Cottica, Surinam
Died	28 November 1986(1986-11-28) (aged 98) Rijswijk, Netherlands
Party	National Party of Suriname

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Currie started his career as a surveyor. Later he was appointed as Chief of Police in Paramaribo. Between 1950 and 1954, he was first Minister of Finances and later Minister of Economic and Social Affairs.^[2] Currie became Prime Minister of Suriname from 1952 to 1955 and Governor of Suriname from 1962 to 1964. Between 19 March 1962 until 3 March 1963 as an Acting Governor, and 23 March 1963 to 24 September 1964 as appointed Governor.^[3] He was the first governor born in Suriname and was a member of the National Party of Suriname.^[4]

There is a statue of Currie made by Jozef Klas in front of the Presidential Palace.^[5]