Prof. Dr. Maria Antonia Astrid Sunarti Susanto (also known as Astrid Susanto-Sunario) -- deputy chairwoman of

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of the Indonesian legislature, the

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—was born 4 January 1936 in

Makassar Makassar (, mak, ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, Mangkasara’, ) is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Med ...

, South Celebes (now

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(now

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) and died on 13 April 2006 in

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. She was also a professor in the Department of International Relations at the

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. Dr. Susanto received her M. Phil. at the

University of Münster The University of Münster (german: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. With more than 43,000 students and over ...

, then-West Germany, in 1960 and a Ph.D. in Mass Communications at the

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in 1964.

Career

* Dean of the publication faculty, Padjajaran University,

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(1971–1975) * Adjunct Professor, Communications and Developmental Sociology,

(1976–2006) * Head of the Bureau of the Study of Cultures in the Ministry of National Development (1974–1983) * Asistent Minister in the Ministry of Development (1983–1988) * Member,

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from Utusan Golongan (1987–1992) * Member, PDKB DPR/MPR faction (2002) * Member, Kesatuan Bangsa Kebangsaan Indonesia (F-KKI) faction (2002–2004) * Adjunct Professor, in the post graduate program (S-2 dan S-3) -

; Sahid University,

; and Hasannudin University,

Family

Dr. Susanto was the second daughter of Prof. Mr.

Soenario Soenario Sastrowardoyo ( EYD: Sunario Sastrowardoyo; 28 August 1902 – 18 May 1997), more commonly known simply as Soenario, was an Indonesian politician, and diplomat, who served as the 7th Foreign Minister of Indonesia, from 1953 until 1 ...

, S.H. (1902–1997), a former Indonesian

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, and Dina Maria Geraldine Maranta (née Pantouw) Soenario (?-1995). Her husband was Ir. Bambang Susanto. She was survived by two sons, one daughter and two grandchildren. Dr. Susanto's older sister is Prof. Dr.

Sunaryati Hartono Prof. Dr. Sunaryati Hartono, S.H. (born Carolina Felicita Gerardine Sunaryati Sastrowardoyo; July 7, 1931) is an Indonesian attorney, lawyer, professor of law and government official. She has been vice chairman of the National Ombudsman Commissio ...

, vice-chairman of the National Ombudsman Commission of Indonesia. Another sister, Sunardien, is an economist. Her youngest sister, Wuryastuti Sunario, is managing director of the Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board. A younger brother, Irawan Sunario, lives in

Bibliography

* ''The Mass Communication System in Indonesia'' (1974) ASIN B0006XEDWM * (With Simeon Itlay, Benny Hilapok, Nico Aso-Iokobal, Herman Peters and Frans Lieshout) ''Kebudayaan Jayawijaya dalam pembangunan bangsa'' (''Culture of Kabupaten Jayawijaya with modernization process and traditional value system; papers of a seminar'') (1993) * ''Pembangunan masyarakat pedesaan: Suatu telaah analitis masyarakat Wamena, Irian Jaya'' (''Study on socio-culture of Dani and Baliem ethnic groups in the context of rural community development in Wamena, Irian Jaya Province'') (1994) * ''Masyarakat Indonesia memasuki abad ke dua puluh satu'' (''Social, political, and cultural conditions of Indonesia in the 21st century'') (1999)

Notes and references

1936 births 2006 deaths People from Makassar Javanese people Minahasa people Sastrowardoyo family Indonesian Christians University of Münster alumni Free University of Berlin alumni Members of the People's Representative Council Indonesian writers Indonesian women writers {{Indonesia-writer-stub