Jules George Sof (born 25 February 1914[1]) was, before Suriname became independent, a member of the Estates of Suriname for the NPS.
Jules Sof | |
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Estates of Suriname | |
In office 1954–1955 | |
In office 1958–1969 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jules George Sof 25 February 1914 Paramaribo, Suriname |
Political party | National Party of Suriname |
Biography
editSof was born as a son of Egbertus Charles Godfried Sof in Paramaribo. In 1954, he joined the main board of the NPS of which he for some time also was the secretary. A few months later he was elected in the parliament at a by-election (caused by the death of NPS member of parliament F.J.A. Murray) in the Marowijne District.[2] At the 1955 Surinamese general election the NPS lost almost all the seats in parliament and also Sof was not reelected. He was civil servant in Moengo when he could return in 1958 to the Estates of Suriname. This time he would stay 11 years member of parliament and he was also the NPS-faction leader.[3] At the general election in 1969 Sof was unsuccessfully the NPS candidate for the district Upper-Marowijne.[4]
Honours
edit- Suriname: Officer in the Honorary Order of the Palm (1985).[5]
- Netherlands: Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[6]
References
edit- ^ Census 1921
- ^ De Surinamer, 23-07-1954
- ^ Amigoe di Curacao, 25-02-1969
- ^ "Sof (NPS) in Bov.Marowijne verslagen door Paulus Fransman (PNP)". Vrije Stem via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 27 October 1969. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Benoemingen in de Ereorde". Government of Suriname (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Decoration (in the year 1815-1993)". OpenArch.nl. Retrieved 25 December 2021.