Barnabas Suebu Explained

Barnabas Suebu
Office:Governor of Papua
President:Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Term Start:25 July 2006
Term End:25 July 2011
Deputy:Alex Hesegem
Predecessor:Sodjuangon Situmorang
Successor:Syamsul Arief Rivai
Office2:Indonesian Ambassador to Mexico
President2:B. J. Habibie
Abdurrahman Wahid
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Term Start2:17 January 1999
Term End2:30 September 2002
Predecessor2:Usman Hasan
Successor2:Ahwil Luthan
Office3:Governor of Irian Jaya
President3:B. J. Habibie
Abdurrahman Wahid
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Term Start3:13 April 1988
Term End3:13 April 1993
Successor3:Jacob Pattipi
Birth Date:29 April 1946
Birth Place:Sentani, Afdeeling Nieuw-Guinea, Dutch East Indies
Nationality:Indonesian
Alma Mater:Cenderawasih University
Occupation:Politician
Known For:Governor of Papua, member of Congress, ambassador

Barnabas Suebu (born 29 April 1946)[1] also known as Bas Suebu, is an Indonesian politician. He was the governor of the Indonesian province of Papua for two periods: 1988–1993 and 2006–2011. He wants to protect the province's forests, and has made plans to declare a moratorium on log exports and recommended that no new logging concessions be granted to timber companies. Suebu appeared on Time magazine's list of Heroes of the Environment October 2007.[2]

Early life, education, and career

Barnabas Suebu was born on 29 April 1946 in Sentani, Papua, to Bonifasius Suebu and Salomi Monim. Suebu obtained a Bachelor of Laws at Cenderawasih University in 1988. He was also a graduate from National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) in 1984.

He was the chairman of Irian Jaya KNPI (Indonesian Youth National Committee) in 1974 and 1975, speaker of Irian Jaya Legislative Assembly (1987–1988), adviser to the Minister for Research and Technology, a member of Congress (1997–2002) and Indonesian ambassador to Mexico, Honduras and Panama (1999–2002).[3]

Personal life

Suebu is married and has six children.

References

  1. Web site: Government of Papua province . August 17, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070528145556/http://web.papua.go.id/pejabat.php/id/gub . May 28, 2007.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071021021949/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1663317_1663319_1669895,00.html "Barnabas Suebu - Heroes of the Environment"
  3. Web site: Portal InfoPublik- Ditjen Informasi dan Komunikasi Publik . October 24, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721185632/http://www.bipnewsroom.info/?_link=loadnews.php&newsid=28546 . July 21, 2011.