Astrid Susanto
Prof. Dr. Maria Antonia Astrid Sunarti Susanto -- deputy chairwoman of Commission I of the Indonesian legislature, the People's Representative Council—was born 4 January 1936 in Makassar, South Celebes, Dutch East Indies and died on 13 April 2006 in Jakarta. 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
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- Dekan Fakultas Publisistik, Padjajaran University, Bandung
- Adjunct Professor, Communications and Developmental Sociology, University of Indonesia
- Kepala Biro Penerangan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Kebudayaan Bappenas
- Asisten Menteri Negara Perencanaan Pembangunan Negara
- Member, People's Consultative Assembly from Utusan Golongan
- Member, PDKB DPR/MPR faction
- Member, Kesatuan Bangsa Kebangsaan Indonesia faction
- Adjunct Professor, Program Pascasarjana - University of Indonesia, Jakarta; Sahid University, Jakarta; and Hasannudin University, Makassar
Family
Dr. Susanto was the second daughter of Prof. Mr. Soenario, S.H., a former Indonesian minister of foreign affairs, and Dina Maria Geraldine Maranta Soenario. 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.
