Iskandar Tedjasukmana

Iskandar Tedjasukmana (22 July 1915 – 30 October 1981) was a former Minister of Labor from 1951 to 1953. He was a teacher and judge.

Early life and education Tedjasukmana was born in Cianjur 22 July 1915. He finished his elementary education at HIS Cianjur. He continued his high school in Jakarta at MULO and AMS B and graduated in 1936. Afterwars, Tedjasukmana enrolled in the law school, from 1936 to 1937.

Career Tedjasukmana began his career by becoming a teacher at an Islamic school, Normal Islam School in Padang from 1937 to 1938. During the Japanese Occupation era, he worked at the Ministry of Law in Bukittinggi from 1942 to 1945.

As the United States of Indonesia was founded, he became a temporary People's Representative Council member from 1950 to 1951. Besides, he established the Women's Labor Social Committee in 1951. He also served as the chairman of the Labour Party's political bureau from 1951 to 1956. In 1958, he authored a book titled "The Political Character of the Indonesian Trade Union Movement." He finished his dissertation at Cornell University in 1961 with the title of "The Development of Labor Policy and Legislation in the Republic."

Personal life Tedjakusuma was married to a Minangkabau woman and had five children. His grandson, , is the Head of Corporate Communications at Google Indonesia (2016–present).