Djuanda Kartavidjaja
Djuanda Kartawidjaja (born January 14, 1911 in Tasikmalaya , Dutch East Indies , today: Jawa Barat ; † November 7, 1963 in Jakarta ) was an Indonesian politician who was Prime Minister of Indonesia between 1957 and 1959 and then First Minister from 1959 to 1963 was.
Life
After Indonesia's independence, Djuanda Kartawidjaja became Communications Minister (Menteri Perhubungan) on October 2, 1946 and held this office in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Sutan Syahrir , Amir Sjarifoeddin and Mohammad Hatta until August 4, 1949. At the same time he was between January 29, 1948 and August 4, 1949 Minister for Public Works (Menteri Pekerjaan Umum) . After he was Minister of Economic Affairs between 1949 and 1950, he again took over the post of Minister of Communications from September 6, 1950 to July 30, 1953 and was later Minister of Planning between 1956 and 1957.
On April 9, 1957, Kartawidjaja Ali Sastroamidjojo replaced as Prime Minister (Perdana Menteri) and also took over the post of Defense Minister (Menteri Pertahanan) in his cabinet between April 9, 1957 and July 9, 1959 . Most recently he was first minister from July 10, 1959 until his death on November 7, 1963 and also held the office of finance minister (Menteri Keuangan) in his government between July 10, 1959 and March 6, 1962 . At this time there were discussions about the Jakarta Charter after the repeal of the 1945 constitution . In the course of the discussions, he stated that the Jakarta Charter, although not part of the 1945 constitution, was nonetheless a historical document which had considerable significance for the freedom struggle of the Indonesian people and for the drafting of the preamble to the constitution. Achmad Sjaichu of the Nahdhlatul Ulama wanted to know whether the recognition of the Jakarta Charter should gain the force of law, so that the expression "Faith in God" ( ketuhanan ) in the preamble of 1945 would be supplemented by the famous seven words. And he asked whether it would be possible on this basis to create legislation that is in accordance with Islamic law? Djuanda replied that recognizing the existence of the Jakarta Charter as a historical document for the government also recognized its influence on the 1945 constitution. This influence extends not only to the preamble, but also to Article 29 on religion and religious freedom , which must be the basis for further legislation in the religious field.
Djuanda Kartawidjaja is one of the national heroes of Indonesia . In the banknote series issued in 2016, his image was featured on the front of the 50,000 rupiah note.
Web links
- Entry in rulers.org
- Indonesia: Prime Ministers
Individual evidence
- ^ BJ Boland: The Struggle of Islam in Modern Indonesia . Springer, Dordrecht 1982, ISBN 978-94-011-7897-6 , p. 93 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kartavidjaja, Djuanda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian politician and prime minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tasikmalaya , Dutch East Indies , today: Jawa Barat |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1963 |
| Place of death | Jakarta |