Winston Ramon Caldeira (born 4 June 1941) is a Surinamese politician and consultant. A member of the

Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union The Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union (), widely known by its abbreviation PALU, is a leftist Surinamese political party founded on 12 March 1977. History The party has its origins in the pressure group by the same name founded in 1973. Th ...

, he served as the

Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname The Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname () was a title given to a member of the List of Surinamese cabinets, Cabinet of Ministers of Suriname between 1954 and 1988, often to recognize members of other parties in the Coalition government, ruling co ...

and Minister of Finance and Planning from 1983 to 1984. From December 1983 to January 1984, a major strike took place in Suriname. This was initially directed against tax increases, but later also against the cabinet Alibux and the military regime of

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 ...

. On January 7, 1984, the cabinet was dissolved, which ended Caldeira's ministry. In later years, he has been active as an advisor to the Surinamese government, among others. In 2010, he became a consultant for the

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. Caldeira was suspected of involvement in the

December murders The December murders (Dutch: ''Decembermoorden'') were the murders on 7, 8, and 9 December 1982, of fifteen prominent young Surinamese men who had criticized the military dictatorship then ruling Suriname. Thirteen of these men were arrested on De ...

, but was acquitted on 29 November 2019.Twintig jaar celstraf voor president Bouterse om Decembermoorden
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'', 29 November 2019

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caldeira, Winston 1941 births Living people Deputy prime ministers of Suriname Finance ministers of Suriname Politicians from Paramaribo Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union politicians