Former minister Soedjarwo dies

Former minister Soedjarwo dies

JAKARTA: Former forestry minister Soedjarwo died on Monday
after receiving treatment for some time at the Mt. Elizabeth
Hospital in Singapore. He was 82 years old.

The forestry ministry said in a release the body of Soedjarwo
would arrive home on Tuesday for burial at Bonoloyo cemetery in
the Central Java town of Surakarta on Wednesday.

He is survived by a wife and four children.

Soedjarwo served as the forestry minister between 1983 and
1988 in the Cabinet of former president Soeharto.

Born in Surakarta's neighboring town of Wonogiri on April 15,
1922, Soedjarwo graduated from the Forestry Academy in 1953 and
was among the first graduates of the National Resilience
Institute.

Following his term in the Cabinet, he was appointed a member
of the now defunct Supreme Advisory Council for the 1988-1993
period.

He received a number of awards, both domestic and
international, including from the Louise Pasteur Foundation and
the World Wildlife Fund for his contributions to forestry.
-- Antara