Jacques Drielsma

[3] After receiving his praktizijn [nl] (non-academic law degree) in Suriname in 1916, he started to work as a lawyer.

[7] On 27 June 1949, he became Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Julius Caesar de Miranda.

[8] In January 1952, he resigned due to a conflict of interest, because the Vervuurts Bank of which he was a commissioner was in bankruptcy court.

[9] On 5 April 1951, he was appointed acting Prime Minister of Suriname,[10] and served until 4 June 1951, when he was succeeded by Jan Buiskool.

His notary office also acted as a mortgage bank where people could deposit their money at interest.