Widjojo Nitisastro
Prof. Dr. Widjojo Nitisastro (23 September 1927 – 9 March 2012) was an Indonesian economist, who was known as the main architect of the Indonesian economy during the New Order regime of President Suharto, serving as Minister for National Development (1971–1983) and Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry (1973–1983). He was one of Indonesia's best-known and most respected economic policy-makers, both within Indonesia and overseas.
Widjojo Nitisastro | |
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Widjojo Nitisastro in 1977 | |
| 2nd Coordinating Minister for Economics, Finance, and Industry of Indonesia | |
| In office 29 March 1973 – 19 March 1983 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Hamengkubuwono IX |
| Succeeded by | Ali Wardhana |
| Head of National Development Planning Agency | |
| In office 8 June 1967 – 19 March 1983 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Ruslan Abdulgani |
| Succeeded by | J. B. Sumarlin |
| Minister of State for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform | |
| In office 9 September 1971 – 28 March 1973 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Ruslan Abdulgani |
| Succeeded by | J. B. Sumarlin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1927 Malang, East Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 9 March 2012 (aged 84) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Resting place | Kalibata Heroes Cemetery |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Political party | Golkar |
| Spouse | Siti Sudarsih |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Indonesia University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Economist |
He joined the Indonesian Student Army during the Indonesian National Revolution and fought in Surabaya. After the end of the revolution, he taught at a junior high school, before, attending and later graduating from the University of Indonesia. He would go on to become a professor at the university.
In the late 1960s, after the fall of President Sukarno, he became one of Indonesia's most important economic policy-makers under the New Order regime of President Suharto. He was generally considered to be the foremost member of the well-known 'Berkeley Mafia' group of economists.