Gustav Sinaga Explained

Honorific Prefix:Drs.
Gustav Sinaga
Office:Regent of North Tapanuli
Governor:Kaharuddin Nasution
Raja Inal Siregar
Term Start:16 February 1984
Term End:16 February 1989
Predecessor:Salmon Sagala
Successor:Lundu Panjaitan
Birth Date:23 September 1939
Birth Place:Tanah Jawa, Simalungun, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Children:Justina Mariana
Henrad Ronald
Honer Bochem
Hestina Sinaga

Drs. Gustav Sinaga (23 September 1939 – 29 October 1991) was a Simalungun politician and bureaucrat person who served as the Regent of North Tapanuli from 1984 until 1989.

Early life

Sinaga was born on 23 September 1939 at Tanah Jawa, Simalungun. He went to study at the Tanah Jawa elementary school in 1945, and continued to study at the Junior High School and High School in Pematangsiantar. He continued to study at the Gajah Mada University, and graduated in 1960.[1]

Career

Sinaga began his career as an employee for financial and administration affairs in the office of the Governor of North Sumatra. In 1967, he became the Junior Superintendent in the Financial Bureau, and he became Superintendent in the Financial Bureau four years later. On 1 April 1977, he was appointed as the head of the Bureau, and in 1982, he became an assistant to the Regional Secretary of North Sumatra.[1]

As the Regent of North Tapanuli

Sinaga was inaugurated as the Regent of North Tapanuli on 16 February 1984. He replaced the previous regent, Salmon Sagala.[1]

Infrastructure Development

During his term, Sinaga began to attract investment into North Tapanuli. Since June 1988, various national companies such as pulp factories, tea plantations, kaolinite mine, and mica mine, began to operate in North Tapanuli.[1]

Later life and death

After his term as the Regent of North Sumatra had expired, he was reappointed to his previous position, the Assistant to the Regional Secretariat of North Sumatra. He died on 29 October 1991 after attending the inauguration for the new office of the Government Tourism Bureau in Pancing Street, Medan.[1]

Family

He was married to Astillia Pardede on 23 September 1963. The marriage resulted in two sons and two daughters.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gustav Sinaga, Birokrat Pemikir Dari Kantor Gubernur. Simanjuntak. Leonardo TS. 27 August 2016. batakindonews.blogspot.com. BatakIndoNews. 25 June 2020.