Remembering Kwik Kian Gie: The Founder Of The School To The Chinese Economist Who Became Minister Gus Dur

YOGYAKARTA Kwik Kian Gie's profile became a hot topic of conversation after he reportedly died on Monday, July 28 at around 22.00 WIB. Kwik Kian Gie himself is known as an economist of Chinese descent who is dedicated to Indonesia's development. This article will discuss who and Kwik Kian Gie's track record will be.

Kwik Kian Gie is the son of the Nation born in Pati, Central Java. He was born in 1935 in Juwana and died in 2025 at the age of 90 years. During his lifetime, he was known as an economist of Chinese descent. Interestingly, he has been trusted to occupy important positions in the Indonesian government several times.

Kwik Kian Gie does have an educational background in the economic sector. After graduating from high school, Kwik Kian Gie continued to study at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia (UI) for one year.

After graduating from high school, in 1956 he continued his Bachelor's degree (S1) education at Nederlandsche Economyche Hogeschool Rotterdam, a college that is now Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. He successfully completed his education in 1963.

One of the facts that Kwik Kian Gie cannot deny is his services in establishing quality schools in Indonesia. He has even started his youth at school.

Kwik became one of the founders of SMA Erlangga in Surabaya in 1954. At that time he was not even 20 years old. Not only did Kwik decide to go to high school which he founded and successfully graduated in 1955.

Not only that, Kwik again founded the Management Institute Prasetiya Mulya in 1982. He was not alone because he collaborated with Prof. Panglaykim is his fellow economist. Kwik was later known as the founder of the first Master of Business Administration (MBA) educational institution in the country.

The business school established by Kwik and still exists today is the Kwik Kian Gie Institute of Business and Informatics, also known as Kwik Kian Gie School of Business. He founded the business school in 1987 with Djoeaedi Joesoef and Kaharuddin Ongko. All three are committed to serving in economic and business education.

Reporting from the official website of the Kwik Kian Gie School of Business, after returning to Indonesia, Kwik often writes in various mass media. The writing published in newspapers with the theme of economics and politics. Kwik's frequent criticism through his writings is related to economic policies that are not in favor of the people.

In addition, he still has a lot of criticism regarding economic development. One of them is Kwik Kian Gie, called the luxury toll road specifically for the rich.

In 1987 Kwik then registered with the Indonesian Democratic Party. Even in the same year he became a member of the MPR Working Body representing the party bearing the bull head logo.

Kwik also serves as Chairman of the DPP concurrently as Chairman of the Research and Development Agency at the PDI-P. The PDIP cadre further extended his political track record after he managed to walk to Senayan as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives.

In the era of President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), Kwik Kian Gie was also trusted as Coordinating Minister for Economic, Finance and Industry (Equity) for the 1999-2000 period. In the era of President Megawati, Kwik was also trusted to sit on the chair of the Minister of National Development Planning and the Chairman of Bappenas.

The figure of Kwik also drew the spotlight during the 2019 Presidential Election. At that time he was one of the economic advisers of Paslon Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno who received serial number 02.

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