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Admiral (Tit.) Dr. Johannes Leimena
Portrait, date unknown
Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia
In office 18 February 1960 – 25 July 1966 Serving with See list
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Djuanda Kartawidjaja
Succeeded by	Office disestablished
In office 29 April 1957 – 5 July 1959 Serving with Hardi and Idham Chalid
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Idham Chalid
Succeeded by	Djuanda Kartawidjaja
3rd Chairman of the Indonesian Christian Party
In office 9 April 1950 – 5 February 1961
Preceded by	Basuki Probowinoto
Succeeded by	Albert Mangaratua Tambunan
Ministerial posts 14th Minister of Social Affairs In office 9 April 1957 – 24 May 1957 Preceded by Fatah Jasin Succeeded by Muljadi Djojomartono 3rd Minister of Health In office 12 August 1955 – 24 April 1956 Preceded by Lie Kiat Teng Succeeded by Ferdinand Lumbantobing In office 3 July 1947 – 30 July 1953 Deputy Satrio (until 1948) Preceded by Darma Setiawan Succeeded by Hadrianus Sinaga 1st Coordinating Minister for Distribution In office 10 July 1959 – 27 March 1966 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Hartarto Sastrosoenarto 1st Deputy Minister of Health In office 12 March 1946 – 27 June 1947 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Satrio
Council posts Deputy Speaker of the Supreme Advisory Council (Acting) In office 26 July 1966 – 14 February 1968 Preceded by Muhammad Ilyas Succeeded by M. Sarbini Member of the Supreme Advisory Council In office 26 July 1966 – 8 August 1973 Serving with 18 other members Deputy Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly In office 9 November 1956 – 5 July 1959 Serving with 4 other members Member of the People's Representative Council In office 24 March 1956 – 10 August 1959 Constituency Maluku
Personal details
Born	Johannes Leimena (1905-03-06)6 March 1905 Ambon, Maluku, Dutch East Indies
Died	29 March 1977(1977-03-29) (aged 72) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Kalibata Heroes Cemetery
Nationality	Indonesian
Political party	Indonesian Christian Party (Until 1973) Indonesian Democratic Party (From 1973)
Spouse	Tjitjih Wiyarsih Leimena ​ ​ (m. 1933)​
Children	8, including Melani Leimena Suharli
Parents	Dominggus Leimena (father) Elizabeth Sulilatu (mother)
Alma mater	STOVIA
Occupation	Politician physician
Signature
Nickname	"Om Jo"
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian National Navy
Rank	Admiral (Titular)
Awards	National Hero of Indonesia

Johannes Leimena (Often abbreviated as J. Leimana; 6 March 1905 – 29 March 1977), more colloquially referred to as Om Jo, was an Indonesian politician, physician, and National Hero of Indonesia. One of the longest-serving government ministers in Indonesia and the longest-serving under Sukarno's presidency, he filled the roles of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health. An Ambonese Christian, he served in the People's Representative Council and the Constitutional Assembly during the 1950's, and was the chairman of the Indonesian Christian Party from 1951 until 1960.

Leimena was born in Ambon, Maluku, but he grew up in Cimahi and later Batavia (today Jakarta). He became involved in Indonesian nationalist movements through the Ambonese youth group Jong Ambon, and he took part in the two Youth Congresses in 1926 and 1928. In addition, he participated in the Christian ecumenical movement during his time at Batavia's medical school (STOVIA), from which he graduated in 1930. After briefly working in a Batavian hospital, he moved to work at a missionary hospital in Bandung. In 1941, he became a chief physician of hospitals in Purwakarta and Tangerang throughout the Japanese occupation, during which he was briefly arrested and imprisoned. Following the proclamation of independence and the beginning of the Indonesian National Revolution, Leimena was appointed Deputy Health Minister, and later Health Minister. He retained his ministerial position through nine different cabinets across six years, and was a member of the Indonesian delegations in the Linggadjati, Renville, and Roem–Van Roijen Agreements, as well as the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference. During this time, Leimena founded the Indonesian Christian Party (Parkindo), and was elected the party's chairman in 1950. He also participated in national Christian organizations such as the Communion of Churches in Indonesia.

As Health Minister, Leimena envisioned a plan to provide preventive healthcare in rural areas, which, despite encountering difficulties during its 1954 implementation, became the precursor of the modern Puskesmas system. Leimena became Deputy Prime Minister in 1957 and became one of President Sukarno's closest aides. During the 30 September Movement and the ensuing political shifts, Leimena was heavily affected, his own house being attacked on the night of the incident. Leimena took part in many meetings to advise Sukarno, with some giving him credit for convincing Sukarno to take a course of action which avoided a civil war. Witnessing the signing of the Supersemar, he lost his position as a government minister after Sukarno's fall. Unlike many of his imprisoned colleagues, Leimena was still involved in politics, becoming a member of the Supreme Advisory Council until 1973. He died in 1977, and his body was interred at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery. In 2010, he was declared a National Hero of Indonesia by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Political career

National Revolution

See also: Indonesian National Revolution