President Johan Ferrier was eventually forced out of office in August 1980, and several months after the coup d'état by Bouterse most of the political authority transferred to the military leadership.
The first President of the country was Johan Ferrier, with Henck Arron (leader of the Surinam National Party) as Prime Minister.
Johan Christian Fabricius | Kathleen Ferrier | Johan Galtung | Johan Petter Johansson | Johan Norberg | Johan Niclas Byström | Johan Museeuw | Johan Henric Kellgren | Johan de Witt | Johan Jeremiassen | Johan Gunnar Andersson | Johan Cruyff | Johan Bojer | Nils Johan Berlin | Johan Wohlert | Johan Vande Lanotte | Johan Svendsen | Johan Reinhard | Johan Jakobsson | Johan Ferrier | Johan Falkberget | Johan de Meij | Johan Banér | Ole-Johan Dahl | Lars Johan Hierta | Johan van Oldenbarnevelt | Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science | Johan Martin Preisler | Johan Lundbye | Johan Hultin |
CDA politicians that can be considered centrist or centre-left: Jack Biskop (MP), Ad Koppejan (MP), Kathleen Ferrier (MP; daughter of the late Johan Ferrier, president of Suriname 1975–1980), Dries van Agt (former Prime Minister), Ruud Lubbers (former Prime Minister) and Herman Wijffels (former chairman of the Social Economic Council, former informateur).