Suryatna Subrata (1939 – 5 April 2024) was an Indonesian military officer, bureaucrat and politician. He was a member of the Supreme Advisory Council between 1998 and 2003, and had previously become secretary-general of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Vice Governor of West Java.
Suryatna Subrata | |
|---|---|
 Subrata in 1977 | |
| Member of Supreme Advisory Council | |
| In office 13 June 1998 – 31 July 2003 | |
| President | B.J. Habibie Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Vice Governor of West Java | |
| In office 14 September 1987 – 27 October 1992 | |
| Governor | Yogie Suardi Memet |
| Preceded by | Aboeng Koesman |
| Succeeded by | Achmad Sampurna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939 Cianjur, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 5 April 2024 (aged 84–85) Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia |
Early life
editSuryatna Subrata was born in Cianjur, in what is today West Java province, in 1939.[1] After completing high school, he enrolled at the Army Academy, graduating as part of the class of 1961.[2] He would later also study at the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College and at the National Resilience Institute.[1]
Military career
editBy 1977, Subrata had been assigned to the Siliwangi Military Region, as an assistant to the unit's chief of staff.[3] In 1978, he was assigned to the Philippines as defense attache, remaining there until 1981.[1] Upon his return to Indonesia, he was appointed chief of staff of a military district within Siliwangi, then as its commander with the rank of colonel in 1982. He remained in this post until 1984.[4] He held the final rank of honorary lieutenant general.[5]
Government career
editSubrata was appointed as the Vice Governor of West Java on 14 September 1987, replacing Aboeng Kosman.[6][7] He held the post until 1992, and his replacement, Achmad Sampurna, was appointed on 27 October 1992.[8] In May 1993, he was appointed as secretary-general of the Department of Home Affairs,[9] serving until April 1998.[10]
He served as a member of the Supreme Advisory Council between 1998 and 2003.[11]
Later life and death
editHe died on 5 April 2024 at the Dustira hospital in Cimahi, West Java. He was buried at his family's cemetery in Bandung.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Awang Faroek Ishak di Mata Para Sahabat Edisi 1 Cetakan 1 (in Indonesian). Indomedia. 20 May 2003. p. 153. ISBN 978-979-97336-3-4.
- ^ "ALUMNI - 1961". Akademi Militer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Album kenangan Kodam VI/Siliwangi, 1946-1977 (in Indonesian). Kodam VI/Siliwangi. 1977.
- ^ Album kenangan perjuangan Siliwangi (in Indonesian). Badan Pembina Corps Siliwangi Jakarta Raya. 1991.
- ^ a b "Mantan Wagub Jabar Letnan Jenderal TNI (Purn) Suryatna Subrata Wafat". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Kol. Sunarso Wagub Kalsel". Mimbar Kekaryaan. No. 201. September 1987. p. 60. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Bandung: Penggantian wagub Jabar hingga sekarang belum ada penggantinya". Kompas. 21 September 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Kolonel Kav. H. Mas Achmad Sampurna Wakil Gubernur Jawa Barat". Mimbar Kekaryaan. No. 262. October 1992. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Pergantian". Tempo (in Indonesian). 22 May 1993. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Sari Berita Sosial-Politik: Depdagri Punya Sekjen dan Dirjen Baru". Kompas (in Indonesian). 29 April 1998. p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Memorabilia Dewan Pertimbangan Agung RI Masa Jabatan 1998- 2003 dan Berakhirnya Keberadaan Dewan Pertimbangan Agung RI dalam Era Reformasi (PDF) (in Indonesian). Supreme Advisory Council. 2003. p. Xa.