| Frans Seda | |
|---|---|
| 20 Minister of Transportation | |
| In office June 6, 1968 – March 28, 1973 |
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| President | Soekarno |
| Preceded by | Jatidjan Sutopo |
| Succeeded by | Basuki Rachmat |
| 14 Minister of Finance | |
| In office July 25, 1966 – June 6, 1968 |
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| President | Soekarno |
| Preceded by | Sumarno |
| Succeeded by | Ali Wardhana |
| 13 Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office February 24, 1966 – July 25, 1966 |
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| President | Soekarno |
| Preceded by | Sadjarwo |
| Succeeded by | Sutjipto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 4, 1926 Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Dutch Indies |
| Died | December 31, 2009 (aged 83) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Franciscus Xaverius Seda (4 October 1926 – 31 December 2009),[1] popularly known as Frans Seda, was an Indonesian finance minister in the early days of Suharto's presidency. He also served as a minister during the final days of Indonesia's founding President Sukarno rule in 1966.
He served as plantation minister from 1964 to 1966, agriculture minister in 1966, finance minister from 1966 to 1968 and transportation minister from 1968 to 1973. Seda was a former chairman of Indonesian Catholic Party and a senior advisor to the Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDI-P) Party. [2][3]
In 1999 he was appointed an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM), "for service to the development of trade links between Australia and Indonesia".[4]