Diederik Boer
Diederik Boer | |
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| President of Pomeroon | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ruud van Eyck |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 15 April 2013 – 18 November 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Dirk Borst |
| Preceded by | Johannes Press |
| Succeeded by | Katelijne Amos |
| Minister for the Interior | |
| In office 4 December 1998 – 21 January 2005 | |
| President | Bram van Houten |
| Preceded by | Job Spiker |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard ter Beek |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 3 February 1996 – 4 December 1998 | |
| Leader | Bram van Houten |
| Preceded by | Clemens van Ogtrop |
| Succeeded by | Susanna Alders |
| Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | |
| In office 28 March 1993 – 3 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Reinier Akkermans |
| Succeeded by | Servaas Kloet |
| Member of the Volksraad | |
| In office 21 January 2005 – 15 April 2013 | |
| In office 8 March 1985 – 28 March 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diederik Boer 1 February 1947 Stabroek, Pomeroon |
| Political party | National Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Madelijn Marle |
| Children | 3 |
Diederik Boer (born 1 February 1947) is a Pomeroonian politician currently serving as the 7th and current President of Pomeroon.
Boer began his career as trade union representative in the public service. He was elected to the Volksraad (parliament) as a member of the centre-left National Democratic Party in 1985 and was promoted to Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries in 1993. His commitment to, and pragmatism in, the role saw him promoted again to the senior Cabinet position of Minister for the Interior in 1998. Boer returned to the Volksraad while the NDP was in opposition from 2005. Upon the NDP's returned to government in 2013, Boer was appointed Minister for Justice.
Long touted as a future presidential candidate, Boer won the NDP's nomination process and went on to win the 2015 presidential election by a comfortable majority in the second, run-off round. He was re-elected in the first-round of the 2020 presidential election.