Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo

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Prof. Dr. Mr.
Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo
Minister of Justice
In office
21 January 1950 – 6 September 1950
PresidentSukarno
Preceded bySoepomo
Succeeded byWongsonegoro
Personal details
Born24 August 1904
Masyumi

Prof. Mr. Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo (24 August 1904 – 1988) was the Minister of Justice of Indonesia from 21 January to 6 September 1950.

Biography

Pringgodigdo was born in

cum laude degree in Indoloogie, the study of the Dutch East Indies.[1]

After returning to Indonesia, Pringgodigdo took a job as a scribe (

Committee for Preparatory Work for Indonesian Independence as secretary for Radjiman Widyoningrat, chair of the committee.[4] He was also part of the Committee of Five (Panitia Lima) responsible for formulating the state philosophy, Pancasila.[5]

Once

Dutch seized Yogyakarta in December 1948, Pringgodigdo was captured and flown to Bangka with other Indonesian leaders;[6] he also reported that large parts of his archives were burned.[2] From 21 January to 6 September 1950, he served as Minister of Justice, representing the Masyumi Party.[4]

Pringgodigdo (far left) with other leaders in Bangka in 1949

After retiring from politics, Pringgodigdo began teaching. He began as a guest lecturer on law at Gadjah Mada University, later moving to Surabaya and teaching at Airlangga University.[4] At Airlangga, he served as the first Dean of Law from 1953 to 1954, later serving as the university's president from November 1954 to September 1961.[4] After a brief period as acting president at Hasanuddin University in Ujung Pandang, he returned to Surabaya and taught at the Surabaya State Teachers College.[4] He later founded the Institute of Legal Theory in Surabaya with Kho Siok Hie and Oey Pek Hong.[7] The institute was merged into the Faculty of Law at Airlangga University sometime later.[8]

In 1971 he became a member of the

People's Representative Council.[7]

Personal life

Pringgodigdo was married to Nawang Hindrati Joyo Adiningrat.[1]

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c d e Bahari 2011, p. 22.
  2. ^ a b Kusuma & Elson 2011, p. 198.
  3. ^ Bahari 2011, pp. 22–23.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Bahari 2011, p. 23.
  5. ^ Presidential Library, A. G. Pringgodigdo.
  6. ^ Kusuma & Elson 2011, p. 199.
  7. ^ a b Bahari 2011, p. 24.
  8. ^ Trisnawati, Putri Ayu (2019-11-19). "Kompetisi National Moot Court Competition A. G. Pringgodigdo VII | Persekutuan Perdata Doni Budiono & Rekan". Retrieved 2021-12-10.
Bibliography
Political offices
Preceded by
Established
State Secretary

19 August 1945 – 14 November 1945
Succeeded by
Mohammad Ichsan and Abdul Wahab Surjodiningrat