Gustaaf Adolf Maengkom

Gustaaf Adolf Maengkom (11 March 1907 – 25 May 1984) was a former Indonesian Minister of Justice in the Djuanda Cabinet and Indonesian ambassador to Poland. He studied at the College of Law or Rechtshoogeschool te Batavia (RHS) in Batavia, but did not finish.[1]:21 After the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, Maengkom became a member of the Tamtomo Battalion in the Siliwangi Division from 1947 to 1949.[1]:21 He subsequently served as a District Court judge in the cities of Denpasar in Bali, Sukabumi and Cianjur in West Java, and Jakarta.[2]:221 From 1957 to 1959 Maengkom served as Minister of Justice in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Djuanda. Subsequently from 1962 to 1966, Maengkom served as Indonesian ambassador to Poland.[1]:21

Gustaaf Adolf Maengkom
Minister of Justice
In office
9 April 1957  6 July 1959
PresidentSukarno
Prime MinisterDjuanda Kartawidjaja
Preceded byMuljatno
Succeeded bySahardjo
Personal details
Born(1907-03-11)March 11, 1907
Tondano, Minahasa, Dutch East Indies
DiedMay 25, 1984(1984-05-25) (aged 77)
Jakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesia

References

  1. Ensiklopedi Nasional Indonesia, Jilid 10 [Indonesian National Encyclopedia] (in Indonesian). 10. Jakarta: Cipta Adi Pustaka. 1988.
  2. The Asia Who's Who 1958. Hong Kong: Pan-Asia Newspaper Alliance. 1958.
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