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Marinus Bee
Surinamese politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marinus Bee (born 3 July 1971) is a Surinamese politician who has been the Chair of the National Assembly since 2020. He has served in the National Assembly from the Marowijne District as a member of the General Liberation and Development Party since 2010. He has been the chair of the association football club S.V. Papatam since 2014.
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Early life and education
Marinus Bee was born in Moengo, Suriname,[1] on 3 July 1971.[2] He is descended from Maroons.[3] His grandfather had 30 children and his grandmother lived in French Guiana.[4] Bee was the eldest of four children and grew up in Paramaribo. He graduated from Anton de Kom University of Suriname with a Bachelor of Laws degree. In 2020, he graduated with a Master of Science in business administration.[1]
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Career
Sports
Bee was chair of the Albina Sports Association for ten years.[1] In 2014, he became the chair of S.V. Papatam.[5]
Politics
Ronnie Brunswijk convinced Bee to join the General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP) in 1999, and became coordinator of the party in Marowijne.[1][4] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2000 election.[4] In the 2010 election he was elected to the National Assembly.[1]
Brunswijk, chair of the National Assembly, was elected Vice President of Suriname and Bee was elected to succeed him as chair on 15 July 2020.[2][6] In 2025, he stated that he was interested in stepping down as chair and having Ashwin Adhin succeed him.[7]
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Political positions
Bee is opposed to the United States embargo against Cuba.[8] He called for the passage of legislation to recognize the collective ownership of land by indigenous peoples.[9]
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