Jerry Slijngard | |
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Director of the National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR) | |
Assumed office 2003 | |
Director of the Coast Guard | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Suriname |
Branch/service | Surinamese Land Forces |
Rank | Colonel |
Jerry Slijngard is a Surinamese Army colonel and public official. [1] In 2003, he was appointed to head the National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR). [2] In 2013, he was appointed to head the newly created Coast Guard. [3] [4]
At the announcement of the first COVID-19 infection in Suriname, Slijngard was appointed as a member of the National COVID-19 Crisis Management Team, tasked with coordinating the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname. After Antoine Joly, the French ambassador to Suriname, tested positive on 24 April 2020, [5] Danielle Veira, the Director of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team, went into quarantine. [6] Jerry Slijngard was appointed as Acting Director in her absence. [6] Veira returned to resume her duties on 2 April 2020. [7]
On 8 April 2020, the law Exceptional Condition Covid 19 (State of Emergency) was approved by the National Assembly. [8] This law created the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team, on which Slijngard served in his capacity as Director of the National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR) [9]
On 11 June 2020, it was announced that Jerry Slijngard, part of the COVID-19 management team, had tested positive for COVID-19. [10] He was released from hospital on 24 June after recovering. [11] After the 2020 election, the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team members were replaced on 16 July 2020 by the incoming government. [12]
Jerry Slijngard | |
---|---|
Director of the National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR) | |
Assumed office 2003 | |
Director of the Coast Guard | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Suriname |
Branch/service | Surinamese Land Forces |
Rank | Colonel |
Jerry Slijngard is a Surinamese Army colonel and public official. [1] In 2003, he was appointed to head the National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR). [2] In 2013, he was appointed to head the newly created Coast Guard. [3] [4]
At the announcement of the first COVID-19 infection in Suriname, Slijngard was appointed as a member of the National COVID-19 Crisis Management Team, tasked with coordinating the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname. After Antoine Joly, the French ambassador to Suriname, tested positive on 24 April 2020, [5] Danielle Veira, the Director of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team, went into quarantine. [6] Jerry Slijngard was appointed as Acting Director in her absence. [6] Veira returned to resume her duties on 2 April 2020. [7]
On 8 April 2020, the law Exceptional Condition Covid 19 (State of Emergency) was approved by the National Assembly. [8] This law created the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team, on which Slijngard served in his capacity as Director of the National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR) [9]
On 11 June 2020, it was announced that Jerry Slijngard, part of the COVID-19 management team, had tested positive for COVID-19. [10] He was released from hospital on 24 June after recovering. [11] After the 2020 election, the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team members were replaced on 16 July 2020 by the incoming government. [12]