Frans Seda

Template:Short description Franciscus Xaverius Seda (4 October 1926 – 31 December 2009), popularly known as Frans Seda, was an Indonesian finance minister in the early days of Suharto's presidency. He also served as a minister during the final days of Indonesia's founding President Sukarno's rule in 1966. He is one of the most well-known figures from the eastern province of Nusa Tenggara Timur.

He served as plantation minister from 1964 to 1966, agriculture minister in 1966, finance minister from 1966 to 1968 and transportation minister from 1968 to 1973. Seda was a former chairman of the Indonesian Catholic Party and a senior advisor to the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Party.

Honours

National

• File:Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana rib.svg Star of Mahaputera (2nd Class) (Template:Langx) (1973)

Foreign honours

• Australia:
  • File:Order of Australia (Civil division) ribbon bar.png Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM) (1999)
• Belgium:
  • File:BEL Order of Leopold II - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (1970)
• Cambodia:
  • File:Royal Order of Sahametrei Grand Cross Ribbon Bar.png Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sahametrei (1968)
• Holy See:
  • File:Order of Pope Sylvester BAR.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sylvester (1964)
• Netherlands:
  • File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1968)

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