{{Short description|Surinamese doctor and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dew Sharman | image = Dew Sharman 2017, 1 (cropped).png | caption = Dew Sharman (2017) | order = | office1 = Vice Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname | term_start1 = 29 June 2020 | term_end1 = 28 June 2025 | predecessor1 = Ruth Wijdenbosch<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nickerie.net/News2010/2010-06-30%20-%20nnet%20-%20Jenny%20Simons%20nieuwe%20DNA-voorzitter%20en%20Ruth%20Wijdenbosch%20vice-voorzitter.htm|title=Jenny Simons nieuwe DNA-voorzitter en Ruth Wijdenbosch vice-voorzitter |website=Nickerie.net|access-date=29 June 2020|language=nl}}</ref> | successor1 = Ronnie Brunswijk | office2 = Member of the National Assembly | term_start2 = 2015 | term_end2 = | constituency2 = Paramaribo District | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|02|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Paradise, Nickerie, Suriname | birth_name = Dewanchandrebhose Sharman | death_date = | death_place = | party = Progressive Reform Party (VHP) | spouse = | children = | relations = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Dewanchandrebhose Sharman''' (20 February 1965) is a Surinamese doctor and politician. He is a member of the National Assembly for the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). In 2015, he was first elected to the National Assembly by preferential votes.<ref name="elect2015">{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/607|title=Twaalf nieuwe gezichten op VHP-kandidatenlijst |website=Star Nieuws|access-date=30 June 2020|language=nl}}</ref> In 2020, Sharman was elected Vice Chairman of the National Assembly in an uncontested election.<ref name="elect2020">{{cite news|url=http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/06/29/live-blog-verkiezing-parlementsvoorzitter/|title=Live blog: Verkiezing parlementsvoorzitter|website=De Ware Tijd|access-date=30 June 2020|language=nl|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121234510/http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/06/29/live-blog-verkiezing-parlementsvoorzitter/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Biography== Sharman was born on 20 February 1965 in the rural village of Paradise, Suriname. After graduating from high school, he went to the boarding school Zaailand Internaat in Paramaribo,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nickerie.net/News2010/2010-05-18%20-%20nnet%20-%20Dew%20Sharman%20-%20AZV%20buiten%20politieke%20invloed%20houden.htm|title=Dew Sharman: ‘AZV buiten politieke invloed houden’|website=Dagblad Suriname via Nickerie.net|access-date=30 June 2020|language=nl}}</ref> and graduated from the Anton de Kom University as a medical doctor at the primary health level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.connectedtoindia.com/politicians-of-indian-origin-this-pbd-449.html|title=Politicians of Indian origin this PBD|website=Connected to India|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref> Sharman started to work at the Regional Health Service (RGD).<ref name="doctor">{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/29629|title=Sharman tegen etnische politiek en enge partijtradities|website=Star Nieuws|access-date=30 June 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
Sharman first tried to run for National Assembly for the VHP in the 2010 elections, however the VHP campaign was based on a vote for the main candidate, and he did not receive enough votes.<ref name="elect2010">{{cite news|url=https://dagbladdewest.com/2015/05/18/dokter-dew-sharman-op-nummer-16-op-de-v-7-lijst/|title=Dokter Dew Sharman op nummer 16 op de V-7 lijst|website=Dagblad De West|access-date=30 June 2020|language=nl}}</ref> Sharman tried again in the 2015 elections, and campaigned for direct votes. He was elected with 12,217 votes, the second highest number of votes for a single candidate in Paramaribo after Desi Bouterse.<ref name="elect2015"/>
==2020 Elections== During the 2020 elections Sharman was re-elected.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/59199|title=16 vrouwen gekozen in DNA; 18 oud-leden keren terug |website=Star Nieuws|access-date=30 June 2020|language=nl}}</ref> On 29 June 2020, Sharman was nominated for Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, and was elected in an uncontested election. Ronnie Brunswijk was elected Chairman.<ref name="elect2020"/> On 6 July, Gregory Rusland was elected as first replacement. {{ill|Harriët Ramdien|nl}} and Soerjani Mingoen-Karijomenawi will be second and third replacements respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/07/07/santokhi-en-brunswijk-kandidaat-president-en-vicepresident/|title=Santokhi en Brunswijk kandidaat president en vicepresident|website=De Ware Tijd|access-date=7 July 2020|language=nl|archive-date=7 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707215549/http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/07/07/santokhi-en-brunswijk-kandidaat-president-en-vicepresident/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 14 July 2020, Marinus Bee succeeded Ronnie Brunswijk as Chairman.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/07/13/nieuwe-voorzitter-dna-wordt-dinsdag-gekozen/|title=Nieuwe voorzitter DNA wordt dinsdag gekozen|website=De Ware Tijd|access-date=13 July 2020|language=nl|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118211136/http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/07/13/nieuwe-voorzitter-dna-wordt-dinsdag-gekozen/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2020/07/14/marinus-bee-neemt-voorzitterschap-dna-over/|title=Marinus Bee neemt vandaag voorzitterschap DNA over|website=Waterkant.net|access-date=14 July 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharman, Dew}} Category:Living people Category:1965 births Category:Anton de Kom University of Suriname alumni Category:Members of the National Assembly (Suriname) Category:People from Nickerie District Category:Progressive Reform Party (Suriname) politicians Category:Surinamese medical doctors Category:Indo-Surinamese people Category:Surinamese politicians of Indian descent