Radius Prawiro

Radius Prawiro (29 June 1928 – 26 May 2005) was an Indonesian economist and politician.

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name. The name Prawiro is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Radius.

Radius Prawiro
Radius in 1983
4th Coordinating Minister for Economics, Finance, Industry and Development Supervision
In office 23 March 1988 – 17 March 1993
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Ali Wardhana
Succeeded by	Saleh Afiff
16th Minister of Finance
In office 19 March 1983 – 21 March 1988
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Ali Wardhana
Succeeded by	J. B. Sumarlin
20th Minister of Trade and Cooperatives [lower-alpha 1]
In office 28 March 1973 – 19 March 1983
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Sumitro Djojohadikusumo
Succeeded by	Rachmat Saleh
6th Governor of Bank Indonesia
In office 27 March 1966 – 5 April 1973
President	Sukarno Suharto
Preceded by	Jusuf Muda Dalam
Succeeded by	Rachmat Saleh
Deputy Minister for the National Audit Office
In office 17 March 1965 – 27 March 1966
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1928-09-19)19 September 1928 Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died	26 May 2005(2005-05-26) (aged 76) München, Jerman
Nationality	Indonesian
Spouse	Leonie Supit
Alma mater	University of Indonesia
Profession	Economist Politician

Education

The son of Suradi Prawiro, a teacher, Radius attended school in Yogyakarta. In 1942, while still at Middle School he became a cigarette vendor. After finishing school, he continued his education in the Nederlands Economische Hogeschool in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Returning to Indonesia, he completed a doctorate at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta.

Career

His economic and political career began as the Secretary of the People's Security Committee (Badan Keamanan Rakyat) in Yogyakarta in 1945 and continued as TRI [id] Liaison Officer (Perwira Markas Tertinggi Perhubungan TRI) in Yogyakarta from 1947 to 1948, was on the Staff of the Military Governor of the Yogyakarta from 1945 to 1951 and worked as a Technical Officer in the National Accounting Office (Pegawai Teknis Direktorat Akuntan Negara) from 1960 to 1965. He then held the position of Deputy Minister for the National Audit Office of Indonesia (Deputi Menteri Pemeriksa Keuangan Negara) (1965), Deputy Minister for the central bank (1965), Governor of the National Bank of Indonesia (1966), Governor of Bank Indonesia (1966–1973), and served concurrently as Governor of the International Monetary Fund and the Vice-Governor of the Asian Development Bank for Indonesia from 1967 to 1971.

Radius became a member of the President's Economic Experts Team, and served as Head of the Governing Committee of the World Bank (1971–1973). He was then appointed Minister of Trade in both the Second Development Cabinet and the Third Development Cabinet (1973–1983), Finance Minister in the Fourth Development Cabinet (1983–1988) and was Coordinating Minister of the Economics, Finance and Industry and Development Supervisory Board from 1993.

He recorded his views of economic policy in Indonesia in a useful book Indonesia's Struggle for Economic Development published in 1998.^[1]

Honours

National

•  Indonesia
  • Star of the Republic of Indonesia (3rd Class) (1998) (Indonesian: Bintang Republik Indonesia Utama)^[2][3]
  • Star of Mahaputera (2nd Class) (1973) (Indonesian: Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana)^[3]

Foreign Honours

•  Belgium:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
•  Japan:
  • Order of the Sacred Treasure 1st Class (1994)
•  Netherlands
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1986)
•  Spain:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (1984)^[4][5]

Notes

1. Known as Minister of Trade until March 1978

References

1. Prawiro, Radius (1998), Indonesia's Struggle for Economic Development: Pragmatism in Action, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
2. Daftar WNI yang Menerima Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Republik Indonesia 1959 - sekarang (PDF). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
3. Daftar WNI yang Mendapat Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Mahaputera tahun 1959 s.d. 2003 (PDF). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
4. "Menerima tanda penghargaan". Tempo. 15 December 1984. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
5. "Bollettino Ufficiale di Stato" (PDF).

External links

• "Radius Prawiro Meninggal Dunia", Liputan 6, 26 May 2005 (Indonesian)
• Profil di tokohindonesia.com (Indonesian)
• "Radius Prawiro Meninggal Dunia", KOMPAS, 26 May 2005 (Indonesian)
• Profil di pdat.co.id^[usurped] (Indonesian)
• "Radius Prawiro Wafat", DetikCom, 26 May 2005 (Indonesian)

Political offices
Preceded by Ali Wardhana	Coordinating Minister for Economics, Finance, Industry and Development Supervision 1988–1993	Succeeded by Saleh Afiff
Preceded by Ali Wardhana	Minister of Finance 1983–1988	Succeeded by J. B. Sumarlin
Preceded by Sumitro Djojohadikusumo	Minister of Trade and Cooperatives 1973–1983	Succeeded by Rachmat Saleh
Government offices
Preceded by Jusuf Muda Dalam	Governor of Bank Indonesia 1966–1973	Succeeded by Rachmat Saleh