11 Facts About Sunarjo Kolopaking

Sunarjo Kolopaking, sometimes spelled as Sunario Kolopaking, was an Indonesian lawyer and sociologist.

Sunarjo Kolopaking was appointed as Minister of Finance in 1945, though rejecting the post, and he later became one of the first Indonesian professors at the University of Indonesia.

Sunarjo Kolopaking continued his studies in law, first in Batavia before going to Leiden University and graduating from there in 1931.

Sunarjo Kolopaking was appointed as the Minister of Finance in the First Sjahrir Cabinet on 14 November 1945.

Sunarjo Kolopaking had been a member of the Central Indonesian National Committee, while not being part of any political parties.

Sunarjo Kolopaking was appointed as a member of the 15-man Working Committee within the body.

Sunarjo Kolopaking was mostly active in academia and education, being appointed as chairman of the "Indonesian Congress of Education" upon its founding in 1947, and cofounding the Institute of Indonesian Culture in 1948.

Sunarjo Kolopaking took part in the founding of the Indonesian Police Academy in 1946, for a time serving as its chairman.

Sunarjo Kolopaking became a professor of sociology at the University of Indonesia by 1949, becoming one of its first Indonesian professors.

In 1950, when the faculty of economics was established there, Sunarjo Kolopaking was appointed as its first dean, due to a shortage of economists.

Sunarjo Kolopaking died on the evening of 31 March 1972 and his body was interred at the Menteng Pulo Public Cemetery the next day.