- Ivan Fernald
Ivan Christiaan Fernald (born
7 December 1955 ) is aSuriname se politician, currently serving as the Minister of Defence since1 September 2005 . [cite web|url=http://www.dbsuriname.com/archief/nat/2005/sept05/02-09-05/Nat_President%20Venetiaan%20roept%20nieuwe%20ministers%20op%20waakzaam%20te%20zijn.asp|title=President Venetiaan roept nieuwe ministers op waakzaam te zijnPresident Venetiaan roept nieuwe ministers op waakzaam te zijn|date=2 September 2005 |publisher=Dagblad Suriname|language=Dutch|accessdate=2008-08-19]Previously Fernald was director of the Institute for Economic Administrative Secondary Education (IMEAO). [cite web|url=http://www.dbsuriname.com/archief/nat/2005/aug05/22-08-05/Nat_Ivan%20Fernald%20verlaat%20Imeao%20met%20gemengde%20gevoelens.asp|title=Ivan Fernald verlaat Imeao met gemengde gevoelens|date=
22 August 2005 |publisher=Dagblad Suriname|language=Dutch|accessdate=2008-08-19]As Defence Minister Fernald sent the military into the interior to assist with flooding in 2006, [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2006/05/060509_surfloodsupdate.shtml|title=Floods deluge Suriname villages|date=
9 May 2006 |publisher=BBC Caribbean|accessdate=2008-08-19] and was involved with planning a Jungle Warfare School in Suriname for foreign military services. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2008/02/080229_weekly_news.shtml|title=Suriname Jungle Warfare School|date=29 February 2008 |publisher=BBC Caribbean|accessdate=2008-08-19]References
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