Djuanda Kartawidjaja

Raden Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Official portrait, 1959
11th Prime Minister of Indonesia
In office 9 April 1957 – 9 July 1959
President	Sukarno
Deputy	Idham Chalid Hardi Johannes Leimena
Preceded by	Ali Sastroamidjojo
Succeeded by	Abolished (de jure) Sukarno (de facto)
Ministerial offices Minister of Finance In office 10 July 1959 – 1 July 1960 Preceded by Sutikno Slamet [id] Succeeded by Notohamiprodjo [id] Minister of Defense In office 9 April 1957 – 9 July 1959 Preceded by Ali Sastroamidjojo Succeeded by Abdul Haris Nasution Minister of Transportation In office 6 September 1950 – 30 July 1953 Preceded by Mananti Sitompul Succeeded by Abikoesno Tjokrosoejoso In office 2 October 1946 – 4 August 1949 Preceded by Endun Abdul Karim Succeeded by Herling Laoh Minister of Public Works Ad interim In office 29 January 1948 – 4 August 1949 Preceded by Herling Laoh Succeeded by Herling Laoh
Personal details
Born	(1911-01-14)14 January 1911 Tasikmalaya, Preanger Residency, Dutch East Indies
Died	7 November 1963(1963-11-07) (aged 52) Jakarta, Indonesia
Alma mater	Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng

Djuanda Kartawidjaja (EYD: Juanda Kartawijaya; 14 January 1911 – 7 November 1963), more commonly referred to mononymously as Djuanda, was an Indonesian politician and technocrat who held various positions during the presidency of Sukarno, most notably as prime minister of Indonesia and a cabinet minister in several cabinets.

Born into a noble ethnic Sundanese family, he graduated in engineering at the Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng in Bandung. He then worked as a teacher and later an engineer. Following the proclamation of Indonesian Independence in 1945, he joined the newly-formed Republican government and served in several cabinets, mostly in economic portfolios. In 1957, Djuanda was appointed prime minister by Sukarno following the inability of the parties to form a cabinet. As prime minister, he is remembered for his role in proclaiming the Djuanda Declaration [id]. In 1959, Sukarno appointed himself prime minister but retained Djuanda as first minister with much the same duties as before. He died in 1963.

Djuanda's death and the abolition of the post of Prime Minister in the Indonesian Republican system allowed far greater power to be exercised by the President, now being given full ruling power with minimal oversight, as both Head of State and Head of Government. This had an enormous impact on Indonesian politics, allowing the constitutional legality of the autocracy of Sukarno and Suharto, also contributing to the absence of an economic policy in the later years of Sukarno's Guided Democracy.

Since his death, various landmarks have been named in his honor, including Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, and Juanda railway station in Jakarta. He is also depicted in the recent 2016 edition of Rp 50,000 Indonesian rupiah banknotes.