Prof. Dr. Carolina Felicita Gerardine Sunaryati Hartono, S.H. (born June 7, 1931 in Medan

Medan

- Demography :The city is Indonesia's fourth most populous after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung, and Indonesia's largest city outside of Java island. Much of the population lies outside its city limits, especially in Deli Serdang....

, North Sumatra

North Sumatra

North Sumatra is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java. It is slightly larger than Sri Lanka in area.- Geography and population :...

) is an Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n attorney, professor of law and government official. She has been vice chairman of the National Ombudsman Commission of Indonesia since 2000.

Delegate and representative

In 1985, as part of the ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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 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

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 and Dr. Apirat Petchsiri of Thailand

Thailand

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From ? to 1998, Dr. Hartono was Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

's delegate to CEDAW

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women is an international convention adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly....

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On 20 March 2000, President Abdurrahman Wahid

Abdurrahman Wahid

Abdurrahman Wahid, born Abdurrahman Addakhil , colloquially known as , was an Indonesian Muslim religious and political leader who served as the President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001...

 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. (1902–1997), Indonesian minister of foreign affairs

Foreign minister

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 in the mid-1950s and ambassador to the court of St. James, and Dina Maria Geraldine Maranta (nêe Pantouw) Soenario (?-1995). A sister, Astrid Susanto

Astrid Susanto

Prof. Dr. Maria Antonia Astrid Sunarti Susanto -- deputy chairwoman of Commission I of the Indonesian legislature, the People's Representative Council -- was born 4 January 1936 in Makassar, South Celebes , Dutch East Indies and died on 13 April 2006 in Jakarta...

, deputy chairwoman of the People's Representative Council

People's Representative Council

The People's Representative Council , sometimes referred to as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia....

's Commission I

Commission I

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, 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

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

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Dr. Hartono's husband was the late Dr. Antonius Borromaeus Hartono Sosroseputro.

As editor

• (with Hendarman Djarab and Lili Irahali) Semangat Kebangsaan Dan Politik Luar Negeri Indonesia : Peringatan 100 Tahun Prof. Mr. Sunario, Mantan Menteri Luar Negeri, Perintis Kemerdekaan, 28 Agustus 1902-28 Agustus 2002. Bandung: Penerbit Angkasa Bandung, 2002. ISBN 979-665-193-9