Juwono Sudarsono | |
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 Official portrait, 2008 | |
| 16th Ambassador of Indonesia to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| President | Megawati Soekarnoputri |
| Preceded by | Nana Sutresna |
| Succeeded by | Marty Natalegawa |
| 20th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 21 October 2004 – 20 October 2009 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Matori Abdul Djalil |
| Succeeded by | Purnomo Yusgiantoro |
| In office 29 October 1999 – 26 August 2000 | |
| President | Abdurrahman Wahid |
| Preceded by | Wiranto |
| Succeeded by | Mahfud MD |
| 22nd Minister of Education and Culture | |
| In office 23 May 1998 – 20 October 1999 | |
| President | B. J. Habibie |
| Preceded by | Wiranto Arismunandar |
| Succeeded by | Yahya Muhaimin |
| 3rd State Minister of Environment | |
| In office 17 March 1998 – 21 May 1998 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Sarwono Kusumaatmadja |
| Succeeded by | Panangian Siregar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1942 Ciamis, West Java, Japanese East Indies |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | Yudhista Juwono Vishnu Juwono |
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| Alma mater | University of Indonesia London School of Economics and Political Science |
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Juwono Sudarsono (born Banjar Ciamis, West Java; 5 March 1942) is an Indonesian former diplomat and the author of works on political science and international relations. He was educated at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta (B.A., M.S.); The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands; the University of California, Berkeley, USA (M.A.) ; and the London School of Economics, UK (Ph.D.). He is currently an Emeritus Professor of the University of Indonesia.
He is the son of Dr. Sudarsono, who was Minister of Home Affairs and Minister for Social Affairs in the late 1940s in the Second Sjahrir Cabinet. He served as head of the department of International Relations and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia (1985-1994) and taught at The School of Public and International Affairs, Columbia University, New York City in 1986-87.
In public service, Juwono Sudarsono has served as Vice Governor of The National Defence College (Lemhannas), 1995-1998; Minister of State for the Environment under President Suharto, 1998; Minister of Education and Culture under President B.J. Habibie, 1998-1999; Minister of Defence under President Abdurrahman Wahid (the first civilian to occupy this position in 50 years), 1999-2000; Ambassador to the United Kingdom under President Megawati Sukarnoputri, 2003-2004; and Minister for Defence under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 2004-2009.
External links
Media related to Juwono Sudarsono at Wikimedia Commons- Juwono Sudarsono
- Profile at TokohIndonesia.com (In Indonesian)
- "'Wiranto had it coming': Interview with Juwono Sudarsono, Indonesia's first civilian defense minister". TIME Asia. 28 February 2000. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011.
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