Wonnie Boedhoe

Wonnie Boedhoe
Bodhoe in 2016
Minister of Finance
In office
12 August 2010 – 10 June 2011
PresidentDési Bouterse
Preceded byHumphrey Hildenberg
Succeeded byAdelien Wijnerman
Personal details
Occupation
  • Politician
  • economist

Wonnie Boedhoe is a Surinamese economist and politician who was Minister of Finance from 2010 until 2011 and director of the National Development Bank until 2019.

Biography

Wonnie Boedhoe worked as director of the National Development Bank (NOB).[1] On 12 August 2010, she became Minister of Finance in the first Bouterse cabinet.[2] As minister, she inherited an opaque accounting system from the third Venetiaan cabinet.[3] In March 2011 she dismissed Surpost director Carlo Godlieb due to financial irregularities.[4]

Boedhoe resigned on 10 June 2011[2] and was succeeded by Adelien Wijnerman.[1] Although she said that her resignation was for personal reasons,[2] it had occurred amidst reports of disagreements within the government involving her.[1] She was non-partisan when she took office as Minister of Finance.[5]

Following her resignation as minister, Boedhoe remained as director of the NOB.[6] In February 2019, the Supervisory Board (RvC) suspended her as NOB director after she had signed a collective agreement with a 12% wage increase without the permission of the RvC, which had opposed it due to potential financial issues with the NOB.[6]

Boedhoe is a former chair of the Economist Association Suriname.[7] In April 2021, Boedhoe became chair of the National Wage Council, created by minister Rishma Kuldipsingh to advise the government on the introduction of a minimum wage;[8] she was renewed as chair in April 2023.[9] In April 2024, she became part of Gi Sranan, a group of economists who provide free training to people planning to work in the Surinamese government.[10] In September 2024, she published an analysis of the Ministry of Justice and Police budget, particularly the economic costs of crime.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nieuwe minister van Financiën". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Wonnie Boedhoe opgestapt om strikt privéredenen". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 20 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Einde van het begin: Woelig jaar Bouterse/Ameerali 1". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Surpost-directie de laan uitgestuurd". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Weekly Report". Latin News.
  6. ^ a b "Wonnie Boedhoe, directeur NOB, geschorst". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  7. ^ "VES maandag 50 jaar: Duurzame oplossingen crises nodig". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Wonnie Boedhoe, voorzitter Nationale Loonraad". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Nationale Loonraad gestart met nieuwe zittingsperiode". Starnieuws (in Dutch). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Traning voor 'integere' toekomstige bestuurders". United News (in Dutch). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Wonnie Boedhoe: Toename criminaliteit direct en indirect gevolg economische neergang". DWT Online (in Dutch). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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