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![]() Official portrait, c. 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st Governor of Central Java | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 18 August 1945 – 13 October 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Wongsonegoro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java, Dutch East Indies | 3 November 1893||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 May 1981 Indonesia | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Parindra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raden Panji Soeroso (EYD: Suroso; 3 November 1893 – 16 May 1981) was an Indonesian politician and labor union activist. He served in various positions throughout his career, including as the first governor of Central Java and a minister in several cabinets. He was also the leader of the Persatuan Vakbond Pegawei Negeri union federation and was active in the Parindra political party during the colonial period. He was also a member of the BPUPK and PPKI committees. He also founded the Civil Servants Cooperative Republic of Indonesia. In 1986, he was made a national hero by presidential decree.[1] He died in Indonesia.