# Arthur Johan May > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arthur_Johan_May > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arthur_Johan_May.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Johan_May > Source revision: 1222111935 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Surinamese politician}} {{Infobox politician | name = Arthur May | image = | office1 = [Prime Minister of Suriname](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Suriname) (acting) | term_start1 = 5 March 1969 | term_end1 = 20 November 1969 | predecessor1 = [Johan Adolf Pengel](/source/Johan_Adolf_Pengel) | successor1 = [Jules Sedney](/source/Jules_Sedney) | monarch1 = [Queen Juliana](/source/Queen_Juliana) | birth_name = Arthur Johan May | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1903|7|2}} | birth_place = [Paramaribo](/source/Paramaribo), [Surinam](/source/Surinam_(Dutch_colony)) | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1979|2|8|1903|7|2}} | death_place = [Leidschendam](/source/Leidschendam), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) | party = [Independent politician](/source/Independent_politician) }} '''Arthur Johan May''' (2 July 1903 – 8 February 1979) was a Surinamese and Dutch civil servant, and served as acting [Prime Minister of Suriname](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Suriname) in 1969. ==Biography== May was born on 2 July 1903 in [Paramaribo](/source/Paramaribo). He studied to become a civil servant. From 1945 to 1947, he was stationed in [Commewijne District](/source/Commewijne_District), and temporarily served as District Commissioner for [Marowijne](/source/Marowijne_District). In 1947, he was appointed government secretary.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=arthur+may&coll=ddd&page=1&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1970-1979%7C&identifier=ddd:011187726:mpeg21:a0004&resultsidentifier=ddd:011187726:mpeg21:a0004&rowid=2 |title=In memoriam Ex-min.pres. Arthur May|website=Vrije Stem via Delpher.nl|date=10 February 1979|access-date=22 December 2021|language=nl}} In 1948, May was asked to form the first ''College van Algemeen Bestuur'' (cabinet) in the run up to the first election with [universal suffrage](/source/universal_suffrage). From 3 April 1948 until 18 June 1949, he served as president of the ''College van Algemeen Bestuur''.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=arthur+may&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1940-1949%7C&page=2&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010480346:mpeg21:a0029&resultsidentifier=ddd:010480346:mpeg21:a0029&rowid=2 |title=Het Kabinet|website=Het nieuws Algemeen Dagblad |date=2 April 1948|access-date=22 December 2021|language=nl}} After the [1949 elections](/source/1949_Surinamese_general_election), he moved to the Netherlands, and worked for the [Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_the_Netherlands). In 1966, he was appointed Director Western Hemisphere. In August 1968, he retired and returned to Suriname.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=arthur+may&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1960-1969%7C&page=1&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011020483:mpeg21:a0002&resultsidentifier=ddd:011020483:mpeg21:a0002&rowid=2 |title=Levensbeschrijving Arthur J. May|website=Vrije Stem via Delpher.nl|access-date=22 December 2021|date=7 March 1969|language=nl}} In 1969, the government of [Pengel](/source/Johan_Adolf_Pengel) fell. May was asked to form a temporary government.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=arthur+may&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1960-1969%7C&page=1&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010554586:mpeg21:a0011&resultsidentifier=ddd:010554586:mpeg21:a0011&rowid=4 |title=Nu kabinet May dat van Pengel opvolgt|website=Nederlands Dagblad via Delpher.nl|date=7 March 1969|access-date=22 December 2021|language=nl}} From 5 March 1969 until 20 November, May served as acting [Prime Minister of Suriname](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Suriname) and Interior Minister. May died on 8 February 1979 in [Leidschendam](/source/Leidschendam), at the age of 75.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1970-1979%7C&query=arthur+may+leidschendam&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:110607775:mpeg21:a0251&resultsidentifier=ddd:110607775:mpeg21:a0251&rowid=1 |title=Obituary|website=De Telegraaf via Delpher.nl|date=14 February 1979|access-date=22 December 2021|language=nl}} == Honours == * Officer of the [Order of Orange-Nassau](/source/Order_of_Orange-Nassau). == References == {{Reflist}} {{Prime Ministers of Suriname}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:May, Arthur Johan}} Category:1903 births Category:1979 deaths Category:Prime ministers of Suriname Category:Politicians from Paramaribo Category:Dutch_civil_servants Category:Government ministers of Suriname Category:Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau {{Suriname-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Arthur Johan May](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Johan_May) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Johan_May?action=history)). 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