Susanto Tirtoprodjo

Susanto Tirtoprodjo
Susanto Tirtoprodjo, 1947
Prime Minister of Indonesia
Acting
In office
20 December 1949 – 21 January 1950
PresidentAssaat
Preceded byMohammad Hatta
Succeeded byAbdul Halim
8th Minister of Home Affairs
In office
20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byWongsonegoro
Succeeded byAssaat
3rd Minister of Justice
In office
2 October 1946 – 21 January 1950
PresidentSukarno
Preceded bySoewandi
Succeeded byAbdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo
Personal details
Born(1900-03-03)3 March 1900
Soerakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died16 November 1969(1969-11-16) (aged 69)
Surakarta, Indonesia
Political party
SpouseRaden Ayu Wasiti Tinah
Alma materLeiden University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • jurist

Susanto Tirtoprodjo (3 March 1900 – 16 November 1969)[1] was the acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Indonesia (part of the United States of Indonesia from 20 December 1949 to 16 January 1950 after being sworn in very rapidly alongside Mohammad Hatta when the Dutch recognised Indonesia's independence.[2] He was also a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPK) and served in several early Indonesian cabinets. He represented Indonesia in Paris and Holland and also served as the head of the National Institute of Legal Studies.[3] and the Institute of National Legal Development which was tasked with drafting a new civil code before falling ill in 1964.[4] He also served as the governor of the Lesser Sunda Islands[5]

  1. ^ Profile of Susanto Tirtoprodjo
  2. ^ Poeze, Harry; Nordholt, Henk. Merdeka.
  3. ^ Nichterlein, Sue. Historicism and Historiography in Indonesia. Wiley.
  4. ^ "The Lady and the Banyan Tree: Civil-Law Change in Indonesia". The American Journal of Comparative Law.
  5. ^ Klinken, Gerry. The Making of Middle Indonesia: Middle Classes in Kupang town, 1930s-1980s,. p. 187.