Claudie Sabajo (married Doornkamp) is a Surinamese politician. She has been a member of the National Assembly of Suriname since 2020, representing Marowijne District for the National Democratic Party (NDP).

Claudie Sabajo
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyMarowijne District
Personal details
Political partyNDP

Biography

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Sabajo is a mother[1] and of Lokono indigenous descent.[2] She is a member of the women's organization of Marijkedorp.[3] From at least 2018[4] to 2020, she was a board member of the Regional Health Service.[5] In 2018, she started a business in wedding and birthday cakes, which grew out of a hobby she had since the age of 20. She is also employed by the national electricity utility Energiebedrijven Suriname.[1]

Since at least 2012, Sabajo has been the chairperson of the National Democratic Party's Albina subdivision.[6] In 2018, she joined the Marowijne District Council.[1] In 2019, she was part of the ruling NDP's delegation that made a working visit to the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing.[7] During the 2020 general elections, she was the lijsttrekker for her party in Marowijne,[8] and won a seat in the National Assembly.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stichting Bureau's NGO's, Interview with Claudie Doornkamp : beneficiary from Albina, 5 februari 2018
  2. ^ De Ware Tijd, VIDS rekent op goodwill inheemse parlementariërs Archived 4 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, 22 juni 2020
  3. ^ Starnieuws, Jongeren Albina willen eigen bedrijf beginnen, Isaak Poetisi, 10 maart 2013
  4. ^ Starnieuws, Nieuw bestuur RGD voor twee jaar aangesteld, 21 november 2018
  5. ^ Dagblad Suriname, Minister Elias stelt nieuw RGD-bestuur in voor 6 maanden, 2 april 2020
  6. ^ Starnieuws, Veel huiswerk voor NDP Jongerenbestuur Marowijne, 7 november 2012
  7. ^ Starnieuws, 10 personen tellende NDP-delegatie naar China, 16 februari 2019
  8. ^ Starnieuws, In Marowijne zetelverdeling onveranderd, 26 mei 2020
  9. ^ Suriname Herald, Parlementariërs worden vandaag beëdigd, 29 juni 2020
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