Manuel Sondakh

Manuel Sondakh
5th General Secretary of Indonesian Christian Party
In office
5 February 1961 – 11 February 1962
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byHadrianus Sinaga
Succeeded byChristoffel Joseph Mooy
Member of the People's Representative Council
In office
24 March 1956 – 26 June 1960
PresidentSukarno
Member of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance
In office
26 June 1960 – 15 November 1965
PresidentSukarno
Personal details
Born(1905-12-25)December 25, 1905
Motoling, Manado, Dutch East Indies
DiedNovember 18, 1984(1984-11-18) (aged 78)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting placeMotoling, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyFree Indonesia Movement Party (1947-1950)
Indonesian Christian Party (1952–1973)
EducationPeople's School
Theological School
Teacher's School

Manuel Sondakh (December 25, 1905 – November 18, 1984) was a member of the People's Representative Council. He was chosen as the 5th general secretary of the Indonesian Christian Party at its 7th congress. He was also a priest, and became the vice chairman of the Minahasa Evangelical Christian Church from 1948, and since 1950 until 1955 he became the chairman of the church. As a politician, he was the member of the Regional People's Representative Council of Minahasa from 1947 until 1952, and from 1952 until 1954, he became its chairman.

He became controversial for his concurrent position as a teacher, priest, CEO, and a legislative member.