Frans Seda

Frans Seda
20th Minister of Transportation
In office
6 June 1968  28 March 1973
President Soekarno
Preceded by Jatidjan
Sutopo
Succeeded by Basuki Rachmat
14th Minister of Finance
In office
25 July 1966  6 June 1968
President Soekarno
Preceded by Sumarno
Succeeded by Ali Wardhana
13th Minister of Agriculture
In office
24 February 1966  25 July 1966
President Soekarno
Preceded by Sadjarwo
Succeeded by Sutjipto
Personal details
Born Fransiscus Xaverius Seda
October 4, 1926
Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Dutch Indies
Died December 31, 2009 (aged 83)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Religion Roman Catholicism

Franciscus Xaverius Seda, AM (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 is one of the most well-known figures from the eastern province of Nusa Tenggara Timur.

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]

References

  1. "Frans Seda passes away". ANTARA. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. Wardany, Irawaty (2 January 2010). "Indonesia loses a leading 'man of principle'". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  3. Adlin, Sutan Eries (2 January 2010). "Dan Pak Frans pun menyusul Gus Dur". Bisnis Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  4. It's an Honour