Global InformationSoemanang Soerjowinoto information
Raden Mas Soemanang Soerjowinoto | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, c. 1954 | |
| 10th Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 1952 – 3 June 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Wilopo |
| Preceded by | Wilopo |
| Succeeded by | Iskaq Tjokrohadisurjo |
| Member of the People's Representative Council | |
| In office 16 August 1950 – 13 March 1954 | |
| United States of Indonesia Senator from the Republic of Indonesia | |
| In office 16 February 1950 – 16 August 1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1908 Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 13 June 1988 (aged 80) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | Indonesian National Party |
Soemanang Soerjowinoto (EYD: Sumanang Suryowinoto, 1 May 1908 – 13 June 1988) was an Indonesian journalist, politician, and banker.
Born in Yogyakarta, Soemanang entered journalism after working in law for some time, founding his first newspaper in 1937. He was one of the co-founders of the Antara news agency and he was a chief editor of the Pemandangan newspaper during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. After Indonesia's independence, he founded the Nasional newspaper, became the first chairman of the Indonesian Journalists Association, and joined the Central Indonesian National Committee, becoming a senator in the United States of Indonesia and later Minister of Economic Affairs under Wilopo's prime ministership. Following this political career, Soemanang served as a director in two banks before becoming an executive director at the International Monetary Fund.