Juwono Sudarsono

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Juwono Sudarsono
Official portrait, 2008
16th Ambassador of Indonesia to the United Kingdom
In office 2003–2004
President	Megawati Soekarnoputri
Preceded by	Nana Sutresna
Succeeded by	Marty Natalegawa
20th Minister of Defense
In office 21 October 2004 – 20 October 2009
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Matori Abdul Djalil
Succeeded by	Purnomo Yusgiantoro
In office 29 October 1999 – 26 August 2000
President	Abdurrahman Wahid
Preceded by	Wiranto
Succeeded by	Mahfud MD
22nd Minister of Education and Culture
In office 23 May 1998 – 20 October 1999
President	B. J. Habibie
Preceded by	Wiranto Arismunandar
Succeeded by	Yahya Muhaimin
3rd State Minister of Environment
In office 17 March 1998 – 21 May 1998
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Sarwono Kusumaatmadja
Succeeded by	Panangian Siregar
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-05) 5 March 1942 (age 83) Ciamis, West Java, Japanese East Indies
Nationality	Indonesian
Political party	Independent
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Indonesia London School of Economics and Political Science
Occupation	Politician Diplomat

Juwono Sudarsono (born Banjar Ciamis, West Java; 5 March 1942) is an Indonesian former diplomat and the author of works on political science and international relations. He was educated at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta (B.A., M.S.); The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands; the University of California, Berkeley, USA (M.A.); and the London School of Economics, UK (Ph.D.). He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Indonesia.

He is the son of Sudarsono, who was Minister of Home Affairs and Minister for Social Affairs in the late 1940s in the Second Sjahrir Cabinet. He served as head of the Department of International Relations and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia (1985–1994) and taught at The School of Public and International Affairs, Columbia University, New York City in 1986–87.

In public service, Juwono Sudarsono has served as Vice Governor of The National Defence College (Lemhannas), 1995–1998; Minister of State for the Environment under President Suharto, 1998; Minister of Education and Culture under President B.J. Habibie, 1998–1999; Minister of Defence under President Abdurrahman Wahid (the first civilian to occupy this position in 50 years), 1999–2000; Ambassador to the United Kingdom under President Megawati Sukarnoputri, 2003–2004; and Minister for Defence under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 2004–2009.