Soeroso

Raden Panji Soeroso (EYD: Suroso; 3 November 1893 – 16 May 1981) was an Indonesian politician and labor union activist. He served in various positions throughout his career, including as the first governor of Central Java and a minister in several cabinets. He was also the leader of the Persatuan Vakbond Pegawei Negeri union federation and was active in the Parindra political party during the colonial period. He was also a member of the BPUPK and PPKI committees. He also founded the Civil Servants Cooperative Republic of Indonesia. In 1986, he was made a national hero by presidential decree.^[1] He died in Indonesia.

Raden Panji Soeroso
Official portrait, c. 1954
1st Governor of Central Java
In office 18 August 1945 – 13 October 1945
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Wongsonegoro
Ministerial offices Minister of Public Works In office 12 August 1955 – 24 March 1956 Prime Minister Burhanuddin Harahap Preceded by Mohammad Hasan Succeeded by Mohammad Noor Minister of Social Affairs In office 9 May 1953 – 12 August 1955 Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo Preceded by Anwar Tjokroaminoto Succeeded by Soedibjo [id] Minister of Labor In office 6 September 1950 – 27 April 1951 Prime Minister Mohammad Natsir Preceded by Ma'as Succeeded by Iskandar Tedjasukmana
Personal details
Born	(1893-11-03)3 November 1893 Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java, Dutch East Indies
Died	16 May 1981(1981-05-16) (aged 87) Indonesia
Political party	Parindra

Personal life

One of his sons was Raden Panji Soejono (1926–present), an antiquities expert and senior archaeologist in Indonesia. Soejono is a professor of prehistoric archeology at several universities in Indonesia. Among others: the University of Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University, and Udayana University. He was head of the National Archaeological Research Center (Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional) from 1974 to 1989.