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Melvin Bouva

Politician

Melvin Bouva is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Hr. Melvin W.J. Bouva, LLB. · Melvin Bouva · Melvin W. J. Bouva				[sources]
Birth date	1982-09-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Paramaribo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Suriname				[sources]
Country	Suriname				[sources]
Citizenship	Suriname				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	m.bouva@dna.sr				[sources]
First name	Melvin				[sources]
Phone	+597545338 · +5978511108				[sources]
Political association	National Democratic Party				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q17269756				[sources]
Position	Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname · Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, & International Cooperation · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015) · member of the National Assembly of Suriname				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-15	Last processed	2026-02-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Surinamese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, & International Cooperation	-	-

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US CIA World Leaders10,958

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,072

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,007

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-757c609a-ae1a-4be5-84fc-45aeed66b813 · NK-cMYCRiePm3ufcHYbp6crP3 · unprot-3da6f708a43fcb2888c027090e9a01b99ba1f077 · unprot-e2c06cb111fb95b64d10ccd55427376e34ebfb22 · us-cia-suriname-melvin-bouva-minister-of-foreign-affairs-international-business-international-cooperation

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