Kartasasmita is an Indonesian statesman who has held many high-level government positions in Indonesia, including Coordinating Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry. He has received honorary doctorate degrees from several universities. Currently, he holds positions as a professor and as a member of the Advisory Council of the President of Indonesia.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Kartasasmita (family name), Ginandjar (first name)
Degrees/Titles : 1. Air Marshal (Ret)
2. Degree in Chemical Engineering
3. Degree in Public Administration
4. Honorary Doctorate Degree (Takushoku University,
Tokyo, Japan)
5. Honorary Doctorate Degree (Northeastern University,
Boston, USA)
6. Honorary Doctorate Degree (Gadjah Mada University)
7. Professor (Brawijaya University)
8. Honorary Doctorate Degree (Tokyo University for
Agricultural and Technology, Tokyo, Japan)
Present positions : 1. Advisory Council of the President, Republic of Indonesia.
2. Professor of Public Administration, Brawijaya University.
Place and date of birth : Bandung, April 9, 1941
Private Address : Jl. Daksa II No. 9, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12110
Mailing Address : Jl. Veteran III No.3 Jakarta 10110
Website : www.ginandjar.com
Religion : Moslem
Government/Public Office
1. Member, Advisory Council of the President, Republic of Indonesia 2009-present
2. Chairman, House of Regional Representatives (DPD) 2004-2009
3. Vice Chairman, the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) 1999-2004
4. Member, concurrently Executive Chairman, Council for the May 1998-Sep 30, 1999
Stabilization of Economic and Financial Resilience
5. Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industry May 1998-Sep 30, 1999
6. Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industry/ March 1998-May 1998
Chairman of National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)
7. Minister of State for National Development Planning/ Chairman of 1993-1998
National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)
8. Member, Board of Government Commissioners, Pertamina 1993-1998
9. Minister of Mines and Energy 1988-1993

2. 10. Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) 1985-1988
11. Junior Minister for the Promotion of Domestic Products 1983-1988
12. Assistant to the State Secretary for Government Administration and 1978-1983
Non-Departmental Government Institutions
13. Assistant to the State Secretary for Government Administration 1976-1978
14. Chief, Bilateral Cooperation Division, Bureau of International 1972-1976
Technical Cooperation, Cabinet Secretariat
15. Chief, Evaluation Division, Bureau of International Technical 1971-1972
Cooperation, Cabinet Secretariat
16. Chief, Research Division, Bureau of Analysis and Legislation, 1968-1971
Cabinet Secretariat
17. Directorate General of Research and Development of the Indonesian 1965–1967
Air Force
18. Member of G-5 KOTI (Supreme Operational Command) 1965–1966
Lecturer/Academic Activities
1. Visiting Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Starting 2012
Tokyo, Japan
2. Professor of Development Administration, Pasundan University 2008 – present
3. Lecturer, School of Administration, Institute of Public 2000-Present
Administration (STIA-LAN)
4. Professor of Public Administration, Brawijaya University 1995 – present
5. Visiting Professor, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Graduate School 2001 – 2011
of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
6. Senior Fellow (2000-2001) and Visiting Scholar (2001-2003), 2000 – 2003
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University,
Boston, USA
7. Senior Lecturer, Post Graduate Program on Development Studies, 1995 – 1998
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
Social Activities
1. Chairman of the Board, Islamic Secondary Teachers’ Association 2008
(PGM)
2. Chairman of the Board, Committee for the Comemoration of 50th 2008
Aniversary (Golden Year) of Indonesia-Japan Diplomatic Relations
3. Chairman of the Board, Indonesia-Japan Friendship Association 2008
4. Chairman, Expert Council of Indonesian Islamic Scholars 2005-2010
Association (ICMI)
5. Chairman, Association of Public Administration Scholars 2005-2010

3. Awards & Medals
1. The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan 2008
2. Bintang Republik Indonesia Utama 1998
3. Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Pratama 1995
4. Bintang Yudha Dharma Pratama 1995
5. Bintang Legiun Veteran RI 1993
6. Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Nararya 1992
7. Satyalancana Kesetiaan 24 Tahun 1990
8. Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Gwang Hwa Medal, Republic of 1988
South Korea
9. Orden del Libertador Gran Cordon, Republic of Venezuela 1988
10. Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana 1987
11. Ordre National du Merite, France 1987
12. Grosse Goldene Ehrenzeichnen (Commader’s Cross), Austria 1986
13. Satyalancana Kesetiaan 16 Tahun 1983
14. Bintang Jasa Pratama 1982
15. Satyalancana Kesetiaan 8 Tahun 1978
16. Order of Kuwait Fourth Class, Kuwait 1978
17. Third Class of the Order of the Republic, Egypt 1978
18. Satyalancana Wirakarya 1973
Publications
January 2004 Indonesia: A Country at a Crossroad, a monograph for the Graduate
School of Asia and Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Japan
March 2002 Reinventing Indonesia, Harvard University Asia Center, Modern Asia
Series, Spring 2002, Harvard University, U.S.A
April 2001 Globalization and the Economic Crisis: The Indonesian Story, Working
Paper Series No. 01-03, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,
Harvard University, U.S.A
April 1997 Pembangunan Untuk Rakyat: Memadukan Pertumbuhan dan
Pemerataan, PT Pustaka CIDESINDO Jakarta, Indonesia
October 1996 Administrasi Pembangunan: Perkembangan Pemikiran dan Praktiknya di
Indonesia, PT Pustaka LP3ES Publishers, Jakarta, Indonesia