#	Picture	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1		Johan Ferrier	25 November 1975	13 August 1980\n(resigned after a\nFebruary coup d'état)	Independent
2		Hendrick Chin A Sen	15 August 1980	4 February 1982	PNR
3		Fred Ramdat Misier	8 February 1982	25 January 1988	Independent
4	60px	Ramsewak Shankar	25 January 1988	24 December 1990\n(deposed)	VHP
5	60px	Johan Kraag	29 December 1990	16 September 1991	NPS
6		Ronald Venetiaan	16 September 1991	15 September 1996	NPS
7		Jules Wijdenbosch	15 September 1996	12 August 2000	NDP
(6)		Ronald Venetiaan	12 August 2000	12 August 2010	NPS
8		Dési Bouterse	12 August 2010	Incumbent	NDP