Sunaryati Hartono


Prof. Dr. Sunaryati Hartono, S.H. is an Indonesian attorney, lawyer, professor of law and government official. She has been vice chairman of the National Ombudsman Commission of Indonesia since 2000.

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In 1985, as part of the ASEAN Law Association's Law Professional Exchange Programme, Dr. Hartono visited ASEAN member states to give lectures on the legal system of Indonesia. The two other lecturers were Ricardo Puno, justice minister of the Philippines and Dr. Apirat Petchsiri of Thailand.
From ? to 1998, Dr. Hartono was Indonesia's delegate to CEDAW.
On 20 March 2000, President Abdurrahman Wahid issued a presidential decree establishing the National Ombudsman Commission. "The Commission was established to help create and develop a conducive climate for the fight against corruption, collusion and nepotism, along with the protection of the rights of the general public in receiving public services, justice and better welfare. The Commission has the mandate to receive, investigate, and follow through reports from the general public concerning the protection of their rights and
the services provided by the Government." Eight commission members were installed by the president at the Jakarta State Palace, including Antonius Sujata as chairman and Dr. Hartono as vice chairman.

Family

Dr. Hartono is the eldest daughter of Prof. Mr. Soenario, S.H., Indonesian minister of foreign affairs in the mid-1950s and ambassador to the court of St. James, and Dina Maria Geraldine Maranta Soenario. A sister, Astrid Susanto, deputy chairwoman of the People's Representative Council's Commission I, died in 2006. One younger sister, Sunardien, is an economist and her youngest sister, Wuryastuti Sunario, is managing director of the Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board. A brother, Irawan Sunario, lives in Jakarta.
Dr. Hartono's husband was the late Dr. Antonius Borromaeus Hartono Sosroseputro.

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