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Soepomo (EYD: Supomo; 22 January 1903 – 12 September 1958) was an Indonesian politician and lawyer who served as the country's first Minister of Justice from August until November 1945 and again from December 1949 until 6 September 1950. Known as the father of Indonesia's constitution, he was posthumously declared an Indonesian National Hero by President Sukarno in 1965.

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Raden
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Soepomo
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Soepomo.jpg
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220px
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Official portrait of Soepomo
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Official portrait,
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2nd
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List of ambassadors of Indonesia to the United KingdomAmbassador of Indonesia tothe United Kingdom
Officeholder.term_start
1954
Officeholder.term_end
1956
Officeholder.predecessor
Subandrio
Officeholder.successor
Soenario
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1st
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List of ministers of law and human rights of IndonesiaMinister of Justice
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20 December 1949
Officeholder.term_end1
6 September 1950
Officeholder.predecessor1
Susanto Tirtoprodjo
Officeholder.successor1
A. G. Pringgodigdo

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Position held
justice minister
Image
Supomo (Photographs by Daan Noske).jpg
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date of death
1958-09-12
date of birth
1903-01-22
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  • Early life and education
  • Promulgation of the constitution
  • Post-independence career
  • Footnotes
  • References
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  • Sources

Soepomo (EYD: Supomo; 22 January 1903 – 12 September 1958) was an Indonesian politician and lawyer who served as the country's first Minister of Justice from August until November 1945 and again from December 1949 until 6 September 1950. Known as the father of Indonesia's constitution, he was posthumously declared an Indonesian National Hero by President Sukarno in 1965.

== Early life and education == Soepomo was born on 22 January 1903, in Sukoharjo, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He came from a noble family; his maternal and paternal grandfathers were both high-ranking government officials. He began his education in 1917 when he was enrolled at a Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) in Boyolali. He graduated in 1920 and continued his studies at Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO) in Surakarta. In 1923, he moved to Batavia (now Jakarta) and attended the Rechts Hogeschool (RHS). After graduating from RHS, he took a job at a court in Surakarta, before leaving for the Netherlands to pursue further education. In the Netherlands, he enrolled at Leiden University and studied law under Cornelis van Vollenhoven.

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