Aswismarmo Explained

Aswismarmo
Office:General Secretary of the General Elections Institution
Term Start:1983
Term End:1987
Office2:Member of the People's Consultative Assembly
Term Start2:1987
Term End2:1992
Ambassador From3:Indonesia
Country3:Vietnam
Term Start3:17 February 1988
Term End3:15 January 1992
Predecessor3:Johanes Petrus Louhanapessy
Successor3:Juwana
President3:Suharto
Ambassador From4:Indonesia
Country4:Italy
Term Start4:17 January 1976
Term End4:14 December 1977
Successor4:R. Sri Subyakto
President4:Suharto
Birth Date:27 November 1925
Birth Place:Jogjakarta, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality:Indonesian

Aswismarmo (Jogjakarta, Dutch East Indies, 27 November 1925  - Jakarta, Indonesia, 12 January 2011) was an Indonesian Military major general who served as the general secretary of the General Elections Institution from 1983 until 1987.

Early life

Aswismarmo was born on 27 November 1925 in Yogyakarta. He was the son of Djayengdimedjo.

He began his studies by learning at the RK HIS II, which he graduated in 1934, Gout HIK, which he graduated in 1942, and SMT Negeri Yogyakarta, which he graduated in 1945.

Military career

After pursuing civil education, he enrolled in the newly formed Indonesian Armed Forces. He became part of the intelligence service, serving in Okinawa in 1960, and in West Germany since 1961.

After serving in intelligence, he became a teacher in the Officer Advanced Course from 1967, and in the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College from 1968.

Political career

After retiring from the military, he was offered a position as the ambassador of Indonesia for Italy from 1976 until 1977, and for Vietnam from 1988 until 1992.

On 1983, he was appointed as the general secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs at that time, Soepardjo Rustam. During his tenure, the 1987 Indonesian legislative election was held. As the general secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, he was also the general secretary of the General Elections Institution, which organizes the election.