Overview
Prof. Dr. Maria Antonia Astrid Sunarti Susanto (also known as Astrid Susanto-Sunario) -- deputy chairwoman of Commission I of the Indonesian legislature, the People's Representative Council—was born 4 January 1936 in Makassar, South Celebes (now South Sulawesi), Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and died on 13 April 2006 in Jakarta. She was also a professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Indonesia.
Dr. Susanto received her M. Phil. at the University of Münster, then-West Germany, in 1960 and a Ph.D. in Mass Communications at the Free University of Berlin in 1964.
Career
Dean of the publication faculty, Padjajaran University, Bandung (1971–1975)
Adjunct Professor, Communications and Developmental Sociology, University of Indonesia (1976–2006)
Head of the Bureau of the Study of Cultures in the Ministry of National Development (1974–1983)
Asistent Minister in the Ministry of Development (1983–1988)
Member, People's Consultative Assembly from Utusan Golongan (1987–1992)
Member, PDKB DPR/MPR faction (2002)
Member, Kesatuan Bangsa Kebangsaan Indonesia (F-KKI) faction (2002–2004)
Adjunct Professor, in the post graduate program (S-2 dan S-3) - University of Indonesia, Jakarta; Sahid University, Jakarta; and Hasannudin University, Makassar
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