caption predecessor successor death_date birth_place president death_place citizenship religion office birth_date order term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
santoso 1955 a.d. tjokronegoro soeparjo 15 april 1988 serang , banten , dutch east indies sukarno jakarta , indonesia indonesian muslim kahin 1989 119 -- 120 social minister of indonesia 18 august 1911 3rd 12 march 1946 r. sastrosatomo -lrb- 1964 -- 1988 -rrb- santoso wirodihardjo -lrb- 1938 -- 1946 -rrb- soebadio maria ulfah santoso.jpg maria ulfah santoso
 26 june 1947 maria ulfah santoso
maria ulfah santoso

meester hajjah maria ulfah soebadio sastrosatomo -lrb- 18 august 1911 -- 15 april 1988 -rrb- , better known by her first married name maria ulfah santoso , was an indonesian women 's rights activist and politician .
she was the first indonesian woman to receive a degree in law as well as the first female indonesian cabinet member .
santoso , the daughter of a politician , became interested in women 's rights after seeing numerous injustices in her youth .
despite pressure to become a doctor , she graduated with a degree in law from leiden university in 1933 ; while in the netherlands she also became involved in the indonesian nationalist movement , upon returning to the dutch east indies , santoso began teaching and working towards marriage reform .
she was a member of the committee for preparatory work for indonesian independence , and later became the social minister from 12 march 1946 to 26 june 1947 .
after her term , she continued to work with the government in various capacities .
chosen for the cabinet post in part for her emancipatory activities , santoso paved the way for other female cabinet members , including s. k. trimurti in 1947 .
she received several awards from the indonesian government for her activities .
