Background
SIREGAR, Melanchton was born on August 7, 1913 in Pea-Arung Numbang, N. Tapanuli.
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Melanchton SIREGAR
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Christian Teachers" Training College (H.I.K.), Solo, and College, for Headmasters’ Degree, Bandung.
Career
Teacher and politician. Teacher and Headmaster in various schools 1938-1945. Director Higher Technology School, Pematang Siantar 1945-1947.
Head of General and Vocational Training Divisions of Service of Education, Instruction and Culture, Pematang Siantar, Sumatra 1947, similar senior appointments in Education Sendee and Inspector of Secondary Schools in North. Sumatra 1947-1951.
Company-ordinator of Office for Inspection of Education of North. Sumatra Region, Medan 1952-1956. Chairman Manager Board 1960-1964, General Chair, of Executive Board 1964-1967, General Chairman 1967-1973.
Vice-Chairman Peoples’ Congress of Republic of Indonesia (MPRS) 1966-1972. Minister of Trade March since 1988.
Membership
Of; of Indonesian Dels, to United Nations 1957, 1967. Leisure interest: reading about politics, literature and theology.
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Connections
Married 1st Bertha Ramian Siburian in 1940 (died in 1947), 2nd Setjawan Siburian in 1948.
