Suko Martono

Suko Martono (24 July 194126 December 2014) was an Indonesian politician and army officer. He was Bekasi's regent from 1983 until 1993 and a member of the People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999.

Early life and military career Suko Martono was born on 24 July 1941 in Madiun as the son of aristocrats RNG Prawiro Atmodjo and RNGT Semoro Wati. He began his education at the Madiun State Elementary School in 1953. He then continued to the Madiun state junior high school and high school in 1956 and 1960.

Suko Martono joined the Indonesian Military Academy shortly after finishing high school. He graduated in 1965 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant from the artillery corps. He began his career in 1967 as a training officer at the air defence artillery training center in Malang. His career gradually rose in the training center, receiving promotion to first lieutenant in 1969 and captain in 1971. He was appointed as the chief of general affairs in the training center. He left the post on 26 May 1979 At the start of his tenure, Suko did not make any major breakthrough and followed his predecessor's masterplan for Bekasi, which was projected to last until 2005. Suko also refused to do any major personnel reshuffles in the local government. He oversaw the construction of Bekasi's Islamic Centre and encouraged locals to cultivate soybean and maize. Under his rule, industries flourished in Bekasi, resulting in a significant increase of regional income. Suko was appointed as the director for political development in the Department of Home Affairs. In his capacity, Suko backed the chief of Surabaya civil registration office, who refused to register the marriage of a Confucian couple. Suko lauded the chief for "taking a bold action".

At the end of his tenure, Suko was appointed as the member of the 1997 Indonesian legislative election supervisory committee. Suko was also nominated by Golkar as a member of the People's Representative Council from West Java electoral district. He was elected and served for two years until 1999. Upon retirement, Suko became the chairman of the Nurul Islam foundation, a foundation that manages the Islamic Center he had established. and a road in Bekasi after him.