Satrio

Satrio
Minister of Health
In office
10 July 1959 – 25 July 1966
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byAbdul Azis Saleh
Succeeded byG. A. Siwabessy
Personal details
Born(1916-05-28)28 May 1916
Banyuwangi, Dutch East Indies (now East Java, Indonesia)
Died5 May 1986(1986-05-05) (aged 69)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Military service
Allegiance Indonesia
Years of service1945–1970
Rank Major general
CommandsSurgeon General of the Armed Forces

Satrio (28 May 1916 – 5 May 1986) was an Indonesian military doctor. He served as Minister of Health during the Guided Democracy period, between 1959 and 1966, and as General Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross between 1970 and 1982.

A graduate of the Batavia Medical College during the Japanese occupation period, Satrio was an early member of the Indonesian Red Cross during the Indonesian National Revolution, active in Jakarta, Banten and West Java as a military doctor. After the revolution, he continued his career as an army doctor until his appointment as health minister. After a seven-year ministerial tenure, he returned to military service before heading the Indonesian Red Cross.


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