Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo
| Prof. Dr. Mr. Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo | |
|---|---|
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| Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo, c. 1950 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 21 January 1950 – 6 September 1950 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Preceded by | Soepomo |
| Succeeded by | Wongsonegoro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 21, 1904 Bojonegoro, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 1988 (aged 83–84) |
| Citizenship | Indonesia |
| Political party | Masyumi |
Prof. Mr. Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo (24 August 1904 – 1988) was the Minister of Justice of Indonesia from 21 January to 6 September 1950.
Biography
Pringgodigdo was born in Bojonegoro, East Java, Dutch East Indies on 24 August 1904.[1] He was the older brother of diplomat Abdoel Kareem Pringgodigdo.[2] After two years of elementary school, he studied at a Europeesche Lagere School from 1911 to 1918, then to the Hogere Burger School.[1] After graduating in 1923, he went to Leiden, Netherlands, to study at Leiden University, which he graduated in 1927 with a degree in law.[1] He also received a cum laude degree in Indoloogie, the study of the Dutch East Indies.[1]
After returning to Indonesia, Pringgodigdo took a job as a scribe (Dutch: sekretaris), later becoming the leader (Indonesian: wedana) of Karang Kobar in the eastern part of Purbalingga Regency.[3] Towards the end of the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Pringgodigdo served on the Committee for Preparatory Work for Indonesian Independence as secretary for Radjiman Widyoningrat, chair of the Committee.[4] He was also part of the Committee of Five (Panitia Lima) responsible for formulating the state philosophy, Pancasila.[5]
Once Indonesia became independent, Pringgodigdo served as state secretary under President Sukarno until January 1950;[4] from June to September 1948 he also served as the commissioner for Sumatra.[4] After the Dutch seized Yogyakarta in December 1948, Pringgodigdo was captured and flown to Bangka with other Indonesian leaders;[6] he also reported that large parts of his archives were burned.[2] From 21 January to 6 September 1950, he served as Minister of Justice, representing the Masyumi Party.[4]
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After retiring from politics, Pringgodigdo began teaching. He began as a guest lecturer on law at Gadjah Mada University, later moving to Surabaya and teaching at Airlangga University.[4] At Airlangga, he served as the first Dean of Law from 1953 to 1954, later serving as the university's president from November 1954 to September 1961.[4] After a brief period as acting president at Hasanuddin University in Ujung Pandang, he returned to Surabaya and taught at the Surabaya State Teachers College.[4] He later founded the Institute of Legal Theory in Surabaya with Kho Siok Hie and Oey Pek Hong.[7]
In 1971 he became a member of the People's Representative Council.[7]
Personal life
Pringgodigdo was married to Nawang Hindrati Joyo Adiningrat.[1]
References
- Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bahari 2011, p. 22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kusuma & Elson 2011, p. 198.
- ↑ Bahari 2011, pp. 22–23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Bahari 2011, p. 23.
- ↑ Presidential Library, A. G. Pringgodigdo.
- ↑ Kusuma & Elson 2011, p. 199.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bahari 2011, p. 24.
- Bibliography
- "A. G. Pringgodigdo" (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Presidential Library of Indonesia. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- Bahari, Adib (2011). Pendekar Hukum Indonesia [Indonesian Legal Giants] (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Pustaka Yustisis. ISBN 978-979-3411-04-0.
- Kusuma, A.B.; Elson, R.E. (2011). "A note on the sources for the 1945 constitutional debates in Indonesia". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 167 (2–3): 196–209. doi:10.1163/22134379-90003589. ISSN 0006-2294. Retrieved 1 December 2011.