Ermaya Suradinata
{{Short description|Indonesian academic and civil servant (born 1954)}}
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| office = Rector of the Institute for Home Governance Affairs
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| term_start = 1 July 2015
| term_end = 4 December 2018{{efn|Acting until 7 August 2015}}
| predecessor = Suhajar Diantoro
| successor = Murtir Jeddawi
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| office2 = Governor of the National Resilience Institute
| term_start2 = 15 February 2001
| term_end2 = 30 August 2005
| president2 = Megawati Sukarnoputri
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
| predecessor2 = Johnny Lumintang
| successor2 = Muladi
| office3 = Director General of National Unity and Societal Protection
| term_start3 = 3 March 2000
| term_end3 = 14 February 2001
| president3 = Megawati Sukarnoputri
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
| predecessor3 = Ragam Santika
| successor3 = Muhanto A. Q.
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| birth_place = Purwakarta, West Java, Indonesia
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| education = School of Administrative Sciences of the State Administration Institute
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Ermaya Suradinata (born 5 June 1954) is an Indonesian academic, civil servant, and former Governor of the National Resilience Institute of Indonesia (Lemhannas, Lembaga Ketahanan Nasional). He became the first civilian to lead Lemhannas, breaking a longstanding tradition of military leadership at the institution.
Early life and education
Ermaya was born in Purwakarta, West Java, on 5 June 1954. He completed both his master’s and doctoral degrees with a near-perfect GPA of 3.99 by 1993. Ermaya later became a full professor in governmental management at the Institute for Home Governance Affairs and the Padjadjaran University in Bandung.{{Cite news |last=Pour |first=Julius |date=23 October 2003 |title=Mengubah Citra Militer Lemhannas |trans-title=Changing the Military Image of Lemhannas |url=http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0310/23/naper/590499.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115120626/http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0310/23/naper/590499.htm |archive-date=15 January 2005 |newspaper=Kompas |language=id}}
Career
He began his public service career in 1972 as a low-ranking civil servant and a municipal police officer in Irian Jaya (now Papua).{{Cite news |last=Tjahjono |first=Subur |date=14 February 2001 |title=Menghilangkan Kesan Militeristik Lemhannas |trans-title=Removing the Militaristic Impression of Lemhannas |url=http://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/2001/02/13/0052.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025095332/http://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/2001/02/13/0052.html |archive-date=25 October 2014 |newspaper=Kompas}} He then became the personal secretary to governor Soetran before being assigned to the provincial secretariat as the head of communication security. His career slowly rose in the provincial secretariat, becoming the head of administration, protocol, and work travels. He was then reassigned to the Department of Home Affairs training agency as the chief of population, law, and socio-political affairs. After obtaining his doctorate from the Padjadjaran University, he was appointed as the chief of education at the School for Governance Affairs in 1995. He then served as the Director for National Unity in the Home Affairs Department's Directorate General of Socio-Political Affairs.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yb-lDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA151 |title=Apa Siapa Orang Sunda |date=2013 |publisher=PT Kiblat Buku Utama and Yayasan Kebudayaan Rarange |isbn=9789794199800 |editor1-last=Rosidi |editor1-first=Ajip |editor1-link=Ajip Rosidi |location=Jakarta |page=151}}
His engagement with the military began in 1992, when General Feisal Tanjung invited him to teach management at the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College. Over the years, Ermaya became a lecturer across numerous military institutions, including the Armed Forces Command and General Staff College, the Indonesian National Police Leadership and General Staff College, and several training centers of the Indonesian Army. He also held the academic position of the Director of the Postgraduate Program at the Satyagama University in Jakarta.
In light of the fall of Suharto and demands to reduce political intervention of the central government, Minister of Home Affairs Soerjadi Soedirdja announced the dissolution of the Directorate General of Socio-Political Affairs. The Directorate General of National Unity and Societal Protection was established in its place, and Ermaya was entrusted to lead the new agency on 3 March 2000. As director-general, Ermaya oversaw the abolishment of social-political offices, which acted as the Directorate General of Socio-Political Affairs representative offices in regions in Indonesia. Unlike the old directorate general, the new directorate general was only responsible in supervising and facilitating political affairs.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=4 March 2000 |title=Kantor Sospol Daerah Direstrukturisasi |trans-title=Regional Socio-Political Office Restructured |url=http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0003/04/nasional/kant06.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030217002319/http://www.kompas.com:80/kompas-cetak/0003/04/nasional/kant06.htm |archive-date=17 February 2003 |access-date=26 April 2025 |newspaper=Kompas |page=6}} He was replaced from the position by Muhanto A. Q. on 14 February 2001, a few weeks after he was announced as the Governor of the National Resilience Institute.{{Cite news |date=15 February 2001 |title=Woman gets top post at Home Ministry |url=https://www.google.co.id/books/edition/Indonesia_News_Service/WzrkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22The+appointment+is+another+component+of+the%22&dq=%22The+appointment+is+another+component+of+the%22&printsec=frontcover |work=Jakarta Post}}
Governor of the National Resilience Institute
On 15 February 2001, at the age of 47, Ermaya was appointed Governor of the National Resilience Institute, becoming the first civilian to lead the institute since its founding in 1965.{{Cite news |last=Kurniawan |first=Doni |last2=Zakaria |first2= |date=15 February 2001 |title=Ermaya Suradinata Dilantik Menjadi Gubernur Lemhanas |trans-title=Ermaya Suradinata Inaugurated as Governor of Lemhanas |url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/8070/ermaya-suradinata-dilantik-menjadi-gubernur-lemhanas |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Liputan6}} His nomination, initially for the role of vice governor, came from then Minister of Defense Mahfud MD. Prior to his appointment, National Resilience Institute had been led exclusively by military generals, mostly from the Army. Suradinata's leadership marked a paradigm shift and symbolized the detachment of the institute from the defense department. He sought to reposition National Resilience Institute into national institution focusing on resilience from a civilian and multidimensional perspective. Ermaya also expanded National Resilience Institute' academic and intellectual framework to include a wider array of stakeholders. He also re-focused the institute to include a wide array of national issues and opened up internal discourse.
Later career
After leading the National Resilience Institute, Ermaya joined the President University Foundation and became its rector. He held this position until 5 September 2012.{{Cite web |date=13 September 2012 |title=Serah Terima Jabatan Rektor dan Ketua Yayasan Baru President University |url=http://extension.president.ac.id/2012/09/serah-terima-jabatan-rektor-dan-ketua-yayasan-baru-president-university/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130014412/http://extension.president.ac.id/2012/09/serah-terima-jabatan-rektor-dan-ketua-yayasan-baru-president-university/ |archive-date=30 November 2012 |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=President University}} In 2013, Ermaya became the deputy rector of the Institute of Home Governance Affairs, serving under rector Suhajar Diantoro.{{Cite website |last= |first= |date= |title=Profil Pimpinan |trans-title=Leadership Profile |url=http://www.ipdn.ac.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99&Itemid=127 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214012552/http://www.ipdn.ac.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99&Itemid=127 |archive-date=14 February 2015 |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri |language=id}} Suhajar became the expert staff of home affairs minister Tjahjo Kumolo on 1 July 2015 and Ermaya took over his duties as acting rector.{{Cite news |last=Ridwan |first=M Fauzi |last2=Putra |first2=Erik Purnama |date=2 July 2015 |title=Suhajar Diangkat Jadi Staf Ahli Mendagri, Kursi Rektor IPDN Kosong |trans-title=Suhajar Appointed as Expert Staff to the Minister of Home Affairs, IPDN Rector Seat Vacant |url=https://news.republika.co.id/berita/nqthl7/suhajar-diangkat-jadi-staf-ahli-mendagri-kursi-rektor-ipdn-kosong |access-date=26 April 2025 |newspaper=Republika Online |language=id}} A week after becoming acting rector, Ermaya gathered all officials in the institute in a "consolidation meeting".{{Cite website |last=Admin |first= |date=8 July 2015 |title=PLT Rektor Pimpin Rapat Konsolidasi |trans-title=Acting Rector Leads Consolidation Meeting |url=http://www.ipdn.ac.id/index.php/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1209:plt-rektor-pimpin-rapat-konsolidasi&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=163 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831230818/http://www.ipdn.ac.id/index.php/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1209:plt-rektor-pimpin-rapat-konsolidasi&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=163 |archive-date=31 August 2015 |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=IPDN |language=id}} He permanently assumed the office on 7 August.{{Cite news |last=Purnama |first=Feri |date=7 August 2015 |title=Mendagri lantik Rektor IPDN Ermaya Suradinata |trans-title=Minister of Home Affairs inaugurates IPDN Rector Ermaya Suradinata |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/511149/mendagri-lantik-rektor-ipdn-ermaya-suradinata |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=ANTARA News |language=id}} According to Ermaya, he had held at least 49 different positions by the time he was appointed as rector.{{Cite news |last=Abdullah |first=Azis |date=7 September 2017 |title=Ermaya Suradinata, Gubernur IPDN Yang Pernah Jadi Kasi Trantib |trans-title=Ermaya Suradinata, IPDN Governor Who Once Served as Head of Public Order Section |url=https://kabarpriangan.co.id/ermaya-suradinata-gubernur-ipdn-yang-pernah-jadi-kasi-trantib/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907213654/https://kabarpriangan.co.id/ermaya-suradinata-gubernur-ipdn-yang-pernah-jadi-kasi-trantib/ |archive-date=7 September 2017 |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=Kabar Priangan Online}}