Astrid Susanto

Prof. Dr. Maria Antonia Astrid Sunarti Susanto (also known as Astrid Susanto-Sunario) -- deputy chairwoman of Commission I of the Indonesian legislature, the People's Representative Council -- was born 4 January 1936 in Makassar, South Celebes (now South Sulawesi), Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and died on 13 April 2006 in Jakarta [ [http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/a/astrid-susanto/index.shtml Ensiklopedi Tokoh Indonesia entry on Astrid Susanto] ] . She was also a professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Indonesia.

Dr. Susanto received her M. Phil. at the University of Münster, then-West Germany, in 1960 and a Ph.D. in Mass Communications at the Free University of Berlin in 1964.

Career

"pending translation..."
* Dekan Fakultas Publisistik, Padjajaran University, Bandung (1971-1975)
* Adjunct Professor, Communications and Developmental Sociology, University of Indonesia (1976- 2006)
* Kepala Biro Penerangan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Kebudayaan Bappenas (1974-1983)
* Asisten Menteri Negara Perencanaan Pembangunan Negara (1983-1988)
* Member, People's Consultative Assembly from Utusan Golongan (1987-1992)
* Member, PDKB DPR/MPR faction (2002)
* Member, Kesatuan Bangsa Kebangsaan Indonesia (F-KKI) faction (2002-2004)
* Adjunct Professor, Program Pascasarjana (S-2 dan S-3) - University of Indonesia, Jakarta; Sahid University, Jakarta; and Hasannudin University, Makassar

Family

Dr. Susanto was the second daughter of Prof. Mr. Soenario, S.H. (1902-1997), a former Indonesian minister of foreign affairs, and Dina Maria Geraldine Maranta (nêe Pantouw) Soenario [ [http://www.pdat.co.id/hg/apasiapa/html/S/ads,20030626-57,S.html Apa dan Siapa - SOENARIO] ] [ [http://www.citraaditya.com/pengarang.php?id=69 PT Citra Aditya Bakti article on Prof. Dr. C.F.G. Sunaryati Hartono, S.H.] ] (?-1995). Her husband was Ir. Bambang Susanto. She was survived by two sons, one daughter and two grandchildren.

Dr. Susanto's older sister is Prof. Dr. Sunaryati Hartono, vice-chairman of the National Ombudsman Commission of Indonesia. Another sister, Sunardien, is an economist. Her youngest sister, Wuryastuti Sunario, is managing director of the Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board. A younger brother, Irawan Sunario, lives in Jakarta.

Bibliography

* "The Mass Communication System in Indonesia" (1974) ASIN B0006XEDWM
* (With Simeon Itlay, Benny Hilapok, Nico Aso-Iokobal, Herman Peters and Frans Lieshout) "Kebudayaan Jayawijaya dalam pembangunan bangsa" ("Culture of Kabupaten Jayawijaya with modernization process and traditional value system; papers of a seminar") (1993) ISBN 979-416-254-X
* "Pembangunan masyarakat pedesaan: Suatu telaah analitis masyarakat Wamena, Irian Jaya" ("Study on socio-culture of Dani and Baliem ethnic groups in the context of rural community development in Wamena, Irian Jaya Province") (1994) ISBN 979-416-268-X
* "Masyarakat Indonesia memasuki abad ke dua puluh satu" ("Social, political, and cultural conditions of Indonesia in the 21st century") (1999) ISBN 979-8439-02-3

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