Herling Laoh
Herling Laoh | |
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| Minister of Transportation, Power, and Public Works | |
| In office 14 December 1949 – 15 August 1950 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hatta |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Djuanda (Transportation) Herman Johannes (Public Works) |
| Minister of Transportation | |
| In office 4 August 1949 – 14 December 1949 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hatta |
| Preceded by | Djuanda |
| Succeeded by | Combined with Public Works |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 4 August 1949 – 14 December 1949 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hatta |
| Preceded by | Djuanda |
| Succeeded by | Combined with Transportation |
| In office 13 April 1948 – 19 December 1948 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hatta |
| Preceded by | Djuanda |
| Succeeded by | Combined with Transportation |
| In office 11 August 1947 – 23 January 1948 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Prime Minister | Amir Sjarifuddin |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Enoch |
| Succeeded by | Djuanda |
| Junior Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 3 July 1947 – 11 August 1947 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Prime Minister | Amir Sjarifuddin |
| Succeeded by | Position eliminated |
| In office 12 March 1946 – 3 July 1947 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Prime Minister | Sutan Sjahrir |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1902[note 1] Tompaso, Minahasa, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | ?[note 2] |
| Nationality | Indonesia |
Ir. Herling Laoh (23 August 1902[note 1] – ?[note 2]) was a former cabinet minister in several Indonesian cabinets. He received an Ingenieur degree (abbreviated as "Ir.", a Dutch type engineer's degree) in 1928 from Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng (Bandung Institute of Technology).[4] After the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, Laoh joined the Indonesian National Party or Partai Nasional Indonesia and was appointed to several cabinets from 1946 to 1950:
- Second Sjahrir Cabinet and Third Sjahrir Cabinet as Junior Minister of Public Works.[5]: 131 [6]: 195
- First Amir Sjarifuddin Cabinet as Junior Minister of Public Works and then as Minister of Public Works when Mohammad Enoch resigned.[6]: 211
- Second Amir Sjarifuddin Cabinet as Minister of Public Works.[7]: 11
- First Hatta Cabinet as Minister of Public Works replacing Djuanda Kartawidjaja.[8]: 279
- Second Hatta Cabinet as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Transportation.[8]: 308
- Republic of the United States of Indonesia Cabinet as Minister of Transportation, Power, and Public Works.[9]: 37
In 1949, Laoh served as an advisor in the Indonesian delegation during negotiations with the Dutch that produced the Roem–van Roijen Agreement.[9]: 35 In 1950s, Laoh started several business ventures including NV Birokarpi, N.V. Perintis, and N.V. Paka. Perintis and Paka were joint ventures with the government.[10]: 50 The Port of Bitung was constructed by Birokarpi under the supervision of Laoh.[11]: 78
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Notes
- ^ a b At least two publications state that the date of birth was 23 August 1902.[1]: 219 [2]: 58 At least one publication states that the date of birth was 23 August 1904.[3]: 426 The Indonesian Wikipedia states that the date of birth was 6 March 1905.
- ^ a b The Indonesian Wikipedia states that the date of death was 5 March 1970.
References
- ^ The Asia Who's Who 1958. Hong Kong: Pan-Asia Newspaper Alliance. 1958.
- ^ Dahlan, A. (1950). R.I.S. Lahir [R.I.S. was Born] (in Indonesian). Medan: Saiful.
- ^ Anderson, Benedict R. O'G. (2006). Java in a Time of Revolution: Occupation and Resistance 1944–1946. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing Indonesia. ISBN 979-3780-14-2.
- ^ "Examen Technische Hoogeschool" [Technical University Exam]. Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). Rotterdam. 2 June 1928. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Hatta, Mohammad (1981). Untuk Negeriku: Sebuah Otobiografi [For My Country: An Autobiography] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kompas. ISBN 978-979-709-540-6.
- ^ a b Kahin, George McTurnan (2003). Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia. Ithaca: Cornell University.
- ^ Finch, Susan; Lev, Daniel S. (1965). Republic of Indonesia Cabinets: 1945–1965. Ithaca: Cornell University.
- ^ a b Hatta, Mohammad; Penders, C.L.M. (1981). Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian Patriort: Memoirs. Singapore: Gunung Agung. ISBN 997-1927-04-7.
- ^ a b Soegito, A.T. (1977). Prof. Mr. Dr. R. Soepomo (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
- ^ Robison, Richard (1986). Indonesia: the Rise of Capital. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. ISBN 978-979-3780-65-8.
- ^ Drs. H. R. Ticoalu: Sebuah Biography, Profil Seorang Abdi Masyarakat [Drs. H. R. Ticoalu: A Biography, A Profile of a Civil Servant] (in Indonesian). Manado: Yayasan Drs. H. R. Ticoalu. 1996.