P. W. T. Simanjuntak

Parlindungan Wilfritz Togar Simanjuntak (16 July 1935 – 30 May 2021) was an Indonesian Lutheran minister. He was a member of the People's Representative Council from 1967 until 1971 and the Ephorus (chairman) of the Batak Christian Protestant Church (HKBP) from 17 February 1993 to 1 November 1998.

Early life Parlindungan was born on 16 July 1935 in Sidikalang, Dairi, as the son of Cyrellus Simanjuntak. Cyrellus was a priest in the Batak Christian Protestant Church and one of the first disciples of Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen.

At the age of two and a half years old, Parlindungan suffered a severe disease that caused his skin to be covered in boils. Cyrellus then prayed and stated that he would make his son a "servant to God" if he recovered from the disease. Parlindungan recovered from the disease several days later.

Evangelical career Parlindungan was consecrated as a HKBP pendeta (reverend) on 22 June 1958 and graduated from the Pematangsiantar Theological School with a degree in theology in 1961. He began his career as a reverend at HKBP Jakarta until 1965.

Parlindungan was appointed a member of the People's Representative Council on 27 January 1967, representing Christian prelates. He was sworn in as a member five days later. He and three other Christian prelates in the council later joined the Indonesian Christian Party parliamentary group. His term as a member ended when the council was dissolved and replaced by a new one on 28 October 1971. He then attended the University of Hamburg and graduated in 1973 with a doctorate in theology.

In 1979, Parlindungan was reprimanded by the ephorus of HKBP at that time, G. H. M. Siahaan, due to alleged misconduct. He left the church and was employed at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology in Jakarta until 1981. He then went to West Germany and conducted missionary work for two years. He resumed his evangelical career in 1990 as a lecturer at the Pematangsiantar Theological School. Another election was held to elect the secretary-general and S. M. Siahaan received the majority of votes for that position. The two were sworn into office on 17 February. It would take several more years to resolve the split in reality.

Family Parlindungan was married to Mutiara Flora Napitupulu on 16 July 1964. The couple had two children.