Raymond Pos
Raymond Pos | |
|---|---|
 Raymond Pos (1954) | |
| Ambassador of the Netherlands to Cuba | |
| In office July 1963 – 5 November 1964 | |
| Minister Plenipotentiary of Suriname | |
| In office 29 December 1954 – 1 August 1963 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Severinus Emanuels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond Henri Pos 9 March 1910 Paramaribo, Surinam |
| Died | 5 November 1964 (aged 54) Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Political party | Independent[1] |
| Occupation | diplomat, lawyer |
Raymond Henri Pos (9 March 1910 – 5 November 1964) was a Surinamese diplomat and lawyer. He served as first Minister Plenipotentiary of Suriname from 29 December 1954 until 1 August 1963. Subsequently, he was appointed Dutch Ambassador of Cuba.[2] Pos played a major role in the creation of the 1954 Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands which established the political relationship between the Netherlands and its former colonies.
Biography
Pos was born on 9 March 1910 in a Jewish family who had been living in Suriname for generations.[1] Hugo Pos was his older brother.[3] He left Suriname for the Netherlands to study at the grammar school in Alkmaar and studied law at Leiden University.[1] He was promoted in 1939 for his thesis Evenredige vertegenwoordiging en volksvertegenwoordiging (Proportional representation and people's representation)[4]
Pos returned to Suriname, and started to work for the Justice Department. He was promoted deputy attorney general in 1942.[1][5] In November 1947, Pos was appointed representative for Suriname in the Netherlands. A better representation was needed, and in January 1949, Henry Lucien de Vries succeeds him as commissioner.[6] In 1953, Pos is appointed Chairman of the Suriname delegation to the Round Table Conference to establish a new relation between the Netherlands and its former colonies.[1] He would become one of the main authors of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in which Suriname became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[1][2]
On 29 December 1954, Pos is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary of Suriname, and served until 1 August 1963.[2] In July 1963, he is appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands to Cuba with an accreditation for Haiti.[2][7]
In 1964, the Estates of Suriname nominated Pos as Governor-General to replace Currie. The nomination was returned by the States General of the Netherlands, because it only contained one name.[8] On 29 October 1964, he was present on a Netherlands Antilles ambassador reception in Bonaire. During the reception, he became unwell, and was taken to hospital in Willemstad, Curaçao. Pos died on 5 November 1964, at the age of 54.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Naar diplomatieke post". Nieuwe Haarlemsche courant via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 13 May 1963. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Dr. R.H. Pos". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ J. van de Walle (1975). Een oog boven Paramaribo (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Em. Querido. p. 114. ISBN 9021414007.
- ^ "Evenredige vertegenwoordiging en volksvertegenwoordiging". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Ambassadeur Pos overleden". Tubantia via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 6 November 1964. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Kennen beleidsmakers onze diplomatieke geschiedenis?". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Pos ambassadeur op Cuba". Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 26 July 1963. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Mr. H.L. de Vries Surinames gouverneur". Het Parool via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 20 January 1965. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Mr. dr. R.H Pos op Curaçao overleden". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 6 November 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
