Juwono Sudarsono

Juwono Sudarsono (5 March 1942 – 28 March 2026) was an Indonesian diplomat and the author of works on political science and international relations. He was educated at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta (B.A., M.S.); The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands; the University of California, Berkeley, USA (M.A.); and the London School of Economics, UK (Ph.D.). He was later an Emeritus Professor at the University of Indonesia.

Life and career Juwono Sudarsono was the son of Sudarsono, who was Minister of Home Affairs and Minister for Social Affairs in the late 1940s in the Second Sjahrir Cabinet. He served as head of the Department of International Relations and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia (1985–1994) and taught at The School of Public and International Affairs, Columbia University, New York City in 1986–87.

In public service, Sudarsono served as Vice Governor of The National Defence College (Lemhannas), 1995–1998; Minister of State for the Environment under President Suharto, 1998; Minister of Education and Culture under President B.J. Habibie, 1998–1999; Minister of Defence under President Abdurrahman Wahid (the first civilian to occupy this position in 50 years), 1999–2000; Ambassador to the United Kingdom under President Megawati Sukarnoputri, 2003–2004; and Minister for Defence under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 2004–2009.

Death Sudarsono died at Pondok Indah Hospital in South Jakarta, on 28 March 2026, at the age of 84.