Usep Ranawidjaja
Usep Ranawidjaja | |
|---|---|
Ranawidjaja, c. 1971 | |
| Ambassador of Indonesia to Vietnam | |
| In office 21 February 1973 – 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Nugroho |
| Succeeded by | Hardi |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1976–1981 | |
| In office 24 August 1964 – 9 December 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1924 Bandung, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 5 February 2010 (aged 85) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Party | PNI-Marhaenism Indonesian Democratic Party Indonesian National Party |
Usep Ranawidjaja (9 May 1924 – 5 February 2010) was an Indonesian politician and legal scholar. He was a member of the House of Representatives, initially from the Indonesian National Party from 1964 to 1972 and later the Indonesian Democratic Party from 1976 to 1981. He was also Ambassador of Indonesia to Vietnam from 1972 to 1976.
A student of Ernest Douwes Dekker and a Gadjah Mada University law graduate, Ranawidjaja entered government service in 1953 and joined the Indonesian National Party. He was secretary–general at the Constitutional Assembly of Indonesia before he was appointed to the House of Representatives in 1964. After the 30 September movement of 1965, he joined Osa Maliki's splinter faction of the party as secretary-general, and later briefly chaired the newly formed Indonesian Democratic Party between 1975 and 1976.