Ulrich Edward Aron (1944 or 1945 – 20 April 2025) was a Surinamese politician who served as

Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname The chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname () is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the National Assembly (Suriname), National Assembly of Suriname. List of chairmen The following is a complete list of office-holders since inde ...

from 1986 until the aftermath of the

1987 Surinamese general election General elections were held in Suriname on 25 November 1987. They were the first held in the country since the first post-independence elections in 1977 Surinamese general election, 1977,Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data han ...

, under the

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Dési Bouterse Desiré Delano Bouterse (; 13 October 1945 – 23 December 2024De Ware Tijd‘Bouterse maandagavond overleden’ 27 december 2024 StarnieuwsAmbassades tekenen condoleanceregister in Ocer 27 december 2024 ) was a Surinamese military officer, poli ...

. Aron was a member of the National Democratic Party (NDP).

Life and career

Aron was a public administrator and fellow student of

Jules Wijdenbosch Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (2 May 1941 – 30 April 2025) was a Surinamese politician who was President of Suriname from 1996 to 2000 and prime minister from 1987 to 1988. Life and career Wijdenbosch was born in Paramaribo on 2 May 1941. He was ...

. Before

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became

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at the end of 1975, he was director of the Dutch foundation 'Back to Suriname' (Tenasu), which supported

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when they returned to Suriname. Led by Lt. Col. Bouterse, the Surinamese Armed Forces (SKM) seized power on 25 February 1980 in a

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. Shortly before or after the

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in 1982, Aron returned to Suriname and was subsequently appointed District Commissioner of Marowijne. Aron became a member of the 'February 25th Movement' (VFB) and as such became the

in January 1986. The parliament then consisted of 31 members: 14 appointed by the military (including Aron), 11 by the trade unions and 6 by the employers. During that period, Aron was actively involved in drafting a new constitution to replace the 1975 constitution. The first general election after the 1980 coup d'état was held in November 1987, signaling the restoration of democracy. A month later,

Jagernath Lachmon Jagernath Lachmon, also Jaggernath Lachmon, (21 September 1916 – 19 October 2001) was a Surinamese politician. He was one of the founders of the Progressive Reform Party (VHP), an Indo-Surinamese party founded in 1947 of which he served as Pre ...

became the Chairman of the National Assembly. During the 1996–2000

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of Wijdenbosch, Aron was appointed chairman of the in 1998, which he would remain until 2008. Later he was active as chairman of the Political Documentation Center (PolDoc) foundation which is also the publisher of the book ''Sabi yu sten: choose consciously'', written by him. In addition, he was founder and chairman of the Institute for Administrative Civil Service Training in Suriname (IBAS). He was also part of the Tripartite Consultation, which was established by a decree of

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on March 23, 2011. This consultation was composed of representatives from the government, the business community and workers' organisations. Aron died following a brief illness in Paramaribo, on 20 April 2025, at the age of 80.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aron, Ulrich 1940s births Year of birth uncertain 2025 deaths Members of the National Assembly (Suriname) Speakers of the National Assembly (Suriname) National Democratic Party (Suriname) politicians