William Soemita (1 March 1936 – 23 September 2022[1]) was a Surinamese parliamentarian and minister.

His father Iding Soemita was born in West Java and came as an indentured labourer to Suriname where he founded the political party Kerukunan Tulodo Pranatan Inggil (KTPI) in 1949.

In August 1972, Willy succeeded his father as chairman of the Javanese Surinamese party.

[2] Soemita became head of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, then Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in 1973.

In November 2019, Soemita retired from his position as party chairman, and was succeeded by Iwan Ganga.