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Juwono Sudarsono

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Juwono Sudarsono
Official portrait, 2008
16th Ambassador of Indonesia to the United Kingdom
In office
2003–2004
PresidentMegawati Soekarnoputri
Preceded byNana Sutresna
Succeeded byMarty Natalegawa
20th Minister of Defense
In office
21 October 2004 – 20 October 2009
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byMatori Abdul Djalil
Succeeded byPurnomo Yusgiantoro
In office
29 October 1999 – 26 August 2000
PresidentAbdurrahman Wahid
Preceded byWiranto
Succeeded byMahfud MD
22nd Minister of Education and Culture
In office
23 May 1998 – 20 October 1999
PresidentB. J. Habibie
Preceded byWiranto Arismunandar
Succeeded byYahya Muhaimin
3rd State Minister of Environment
In office
17 March 1998 – 21 May 1998
PresidentSuharto
Preceded bySarwono Kusumaatmadja
Succeeded byPanangian Siregar
Personal details
Born (1942-03-05) 5 March 1942 (age 82)
Ciamis, West Java, Japanese East Indies
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyIndependent
ChildrenYudhista Juwono
Vishnu Juwono
Parent
  • Sudarsono (father)
Alma materUniversity of Indonesia
London School of Economics and Political Science
Occupation

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 at 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.

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  • 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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Sarwono Kusumaatmadja
State Minister of Environment
1998–1998
Succeeded by
Panangian Siregar
Preceded by
Wiranto Arismunandar
Minister of Education and Culture
1998–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Defense
1999–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Matori Abdul Djalil
Minister of Defense
2004–2009
Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Nana Sutresna
Ambassador of Indonesia to the United Kingdom
2003–2004
Succeeded by