Danielle Veira

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Danielle Reana Karin Veira
Danielle Veira, circa 2016
Director of National Security
In office
30 September 2016[1] – 17 February 2021[1]
Director of the National COVID-19 Crisis Management Team
In office
13 March 2020 – 16 July 2020
Personal details
Born (1970-11-11) 11 November 1970 (age 53)
LL.M.)
Duke University (M.A.)
National Defense University (M.A.)
Military service
Allegiance Suriname
Branch/service Surinamese Land Forces
RankColonel

Danielle Veira (born 11 November 1970 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese Army colonel and public official.[2]

Veria graduated from the

Washington DC.[3] Between 2010 and 2016, Veira was Deputy Director of the Surinamese Ministry of Defence. As of 2016, Veira is a part-time professor at the Anton de Kom University.[3]

In 2016 she was appointed to head the Central Intelligence Agency, which she merged with the Bureau National Security into the Directorate National Security.

President of Suriname.[6] On 15 February 2021, Vera was dismissed as Director of National Security effective 17 February.[1]

COVID-19 pandemic

Further information: COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname

At the announcement of the first COVID-19 infection in Suriname in 2020, Danielle Veira was put in charge of coordinating and managing the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname[5] After mass events were outlawed, her response - "Doe 't! = Do it!" - to a planned tequila party by the youth went viral.[7]

After Antoine Joly, the French ambassador to Suriname, tested positive on 24 March 2020,[8] Veira and some members of her team went into quarantine as they had been in close contact with Joly the previous week.[9] Colonel Jerry Slijngard was appointed as Acting Director in her absence.[9] She returned to resume her duties on 2 April 2020.[10]

On 8 April 2020, the law Exceptional Condition COVID-19 (State of Emergency) was approved by the National Assembly.[11] This law formally authorized the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team, on which Veira served in her capacity as Director of National Security.[12] After the 2020 election, the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team members were replaced on 16 July 2020 by the incoming government.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Daniëlle Veira ontheven". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Colonel Veira in home quarantine". Dagblad Suriname. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "LinkedIn profile Danielle Veira". Archived LinkedIn profile. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Lieutenant Colonel Danielle Veira takes on CIVD (in Dutch)". Star Nieuws. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "First Corona case in Suriname (in Dutch)". De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Cabinet of the President (in Dutch)". president.gov.sr. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ^ ""Do It!" warning Veira goes viral (in Dutch)". De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ^ "French Ambassador in isolation in Wanica Hospital (in Dutch)". De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "France Ambassador 8th Covid 19 victim (in Dutch)". Suriname News. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Director DNV Veira out of quarantine". Suriname Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Law Exceptional Condition Covid 19 has been approved (in Dutch)". Suriname Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Law Exceptional Condition - Article 2 (pdf in Dutch)" (PDF). Foundation for Law in Suriname (SRiS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Malti Sardjoe mogelijk nieuwe voorzitter Covid-19 Managementteam". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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