Background
Sastrosoenarto, Ir. H. Hartarto was born on May 30, 1932 in Delanggu, Surakarta, Indonesia.
Sastrosoenarto, Ir. H. Hartarto was born on May 30, 1932 in Delanggu, Surakarta, Indonesia.
Graduate in chemical engineering with honors, University New South Wales, Australia, 1959. Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science (honorary), Nagpur (India) University, 1992. Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science (honorary), University New South Wales, 1993.
Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science (honorary), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1995. Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science (honorary), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1995. Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science (honorary), Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, 1996.
Head expansion project Leces Paper Mill, Indonesia, 1960. Director Leces Paper Company, Indonesia, 1961-1964, Pulp and Paper Holding Company, Indonesia, 1964-1965. Staff Director General Chemical Industry Ministry of Industry, Indonesia, 1966-1973, director development, Directorate General Chemical Industry Indonesia, 1973-1975, director silicate and fertilizer industries Indonesia, 1975-1979, director general basic chemical industry Indonesia, 1979-1983.
Minister of industry Indonesia, 1983-1993. Coordinator minister industry and trade Indonesia, 1993-1995. Coordinator minister production and distribution Indonesia, 1995-1998.
Coordinator minister development supervision and state administrative reform Indonesia, 1998, Development Reform Cabinet, Indonesia, since 1998. Chairman board Gresik Petrochem. Company, 1978-1983, Tonasa Cement Company, 1978-1983.
Member People Consultative Assembly of Rhode Island, since 1983. Leader Indonesian Ministerial Delegation for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Meeting, chairman Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, since 1994. Also leader Indonesian Ministerial Delegation for Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Ministers Meeting.
Chairman ministerial committee Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle, Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle, Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia and Philippines East Association of Southeast Asian Nations Growth Area. Chairman Ministerial Delegation for Asia-Europe Economic Ministers Meeting, Indonesia-Singapore Bilateral Meeting, Indonesia-Australia Bilateral Meeting, numerous other meetings and ministerial activities, all since 1994.
Married Hartini Soekardi. Children: Ir. Gunadharma, Ir. Airlangga, Indira Hartarto, Gautama, Maya Dewi Lutfi.