Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro

Mr.
Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo
Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro
Photograph of Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro
Official portrait, c. 1954
Personal details
Born(1917-08-03)3 August 1917[a]
Surakarta, Surakarta Sunanate
Died6 May 1996(1996-05-06) (aged 78)
Jakarta, Indonesia
SpouseEndang Soemarti Sadjarwo
Parent
  • Djajengwirodjo (father)
Legislative posts
Member of the
People's Representative Council
In office
28 October 1971 – 1 October 1977
Member of the
People's Consultative Assembly
In office
29 February 1967 – 1 October 1971
Ministerial posts
Coordinating Minister of Agriculture
In office
27 August 1964 – 27 March 1966
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Agriculture
In office
6 March 1962 – 22 February 1966
Preceded byAzis Saleh
Succeeded byFrans Seda
In office
9 April 1957 – 10 July 1959
Preceded byEny Karim
Succeeded byAzis Saleh
In office
30 July 1953 – 12 August 1955
Preceded byMohammad Sardjan
Succeeded byMohammad Sardjan
In office
21 January 1950 – 6 September 1950
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byTandiono Manu
Minister of Agrarian Affairs
In office
10 July 1959 – 13 November 1963
Preceded bySunarjo
Succeeded byRudolf Hermanses

Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro (3 August 1917 – 6 May 1996) was a Javanese politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Agrarian Affairs, and member of the People's Representative Council and People's Consultative Assembly. He was also the rector of the Untag (17 August University) in Jakarta.

Sadjarwo was educated in a Dutch school for indigenous people and continued his studies until high school. He participated in a nationalist organization during this time. After graduating from high school, he worked as an employee in the Ministry of Labor, founded the Peasants Front of Indonesia, and participated in political activities in Madiun. His career began to rise as he was appointed to the Working Body of the Central Indonesian National Committee.

After the recognition of Indonesia, Sadjarwo was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia, representing the Peasants Front of Indonesia. During his time in the ministry, he enacted several policies, including the merger of several academies owned by the Ministry of Agriculture to form the Academy of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the nationalization of Dutch plantations and farms.

He was re-appointed as the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs in 1959. He was involved in the creation of the Basic Agrarian Law, which had been proposed since 1948. He proposed the bill to the People's Representative Council, and it was enacted shortly thereafter. After the enactment of the law, he began to implement land reform in Indonesia, but failed due to the prolonged conflicts between various political groups. He was appointed as a member of the People's Consultative Assembly and the People's Representative Council after his appointment as minister was not renewed for the next term. After he resigned from his former position, he became the rector of the Untag (17 August University), a private university in Indonesia.

In 1989, seven years before his death, he was accused of being a communist by Soegiarso Soerojo, a book author, and Ruben Nalenan, a lecturer from Untag. He proved his innocence of these accusations.[citation needed]


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