Saskia Walden became the first Seventh-day Adventist in Suriname to be appointed as a cabinet official to the new head of state and head of government President Chandrikapersad Santokhi. Walden was sworn in as the Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation, during a special ceremony of the National Assembly, at Independence Square, in Paramaribo, Suriname, on July 16, 2020.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://spectrummagazine.org/news/2020/seventh-day-adventist-appointed-presidents-cabinet-suriname