Mien Sugandhi (28 July 1934 – 5 January 2020) was an Indonesian politician who served as the State Minister of Women's Affairs from March 1993 to March 1998 under President

Suharto Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto ...

's rule. In 1977, Sugandhi was elected to the

Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), ...

(DPR). She was also a member of

People's Consultative Assembly The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, MPR-RI) is the legislative branch in Politics of Indonesia, Indonesia's political system. It is composed of the membe ...

. She retained her DPR membership till 1993, when Indonesian President Suharto appointed her State Minister of Women's Affairs in his

Sixth Development Cabinet The Sixth Development Cabinet ( id, :id:Kabinet Pembangunan VI, Kabinet Pembangunan VI) was the Indonesian Cabinet which served under President Suharto and Vice President Try Sutrisno from March 1993 until March 1998. The Cabinet was formed after ...

. For her services in this capacity, Sugandhi received the government honour ' in 1996. Following the

May 1998 riots of Indonesia The May 1998 riots of Indonesia ( id, Kerusuhan Mei 1998), also known as the 1998 tragedy (''Tragedi 1998'') or simply the 1998 event (''Peristiwa 1998''), were incidents of mass violence, demonstrations, and civil unrest that occurred thro ...

, Sugandhi was one of the prominent politicians who called for Suharto's resignation from the post of President. In 2001, she received her doctoral degree from Northern California Global University. Sugandhi was the President Commissioner of two Indonesian companies; Mitra Adiperkasa and Panen Lestari Internusa. On 5 January 2020, Sugandhi died at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital at age 85.

Personal life

Mien was married to Indonesian general R.H. Sugandhi Kartosubroto, who was also the chairman of military welfare organisation MKGR. After his death in 1991, Sugandhi became its chairman.

References

1934 births 2020 deaths Women government ministers of Indonesia Suharto {{Indonesia-politician-stub