Muchtar Pakpahan
Muchtar Pakpahan | |
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| Chairman of Labour Party | |
| In office 1999 – February 2010 | |
| President | Megawati Sukarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Chairman of Indonesian Workers Welfare Union | |
| In office 1992–2003 | |
| In office 2012 – 21 March 2021 | |
| President | Soeharto Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Sukarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo |
| Vice President of World Confederation of Labor | |
| In office 2001–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1953 Bah Jambi II, Tanah Jawa, Simalungun, North Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Died | 21 March 2021 (aged 67) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | Labour Party (1998–2010) |
| Spouse(s) |
Rosintan Marpaung, S.Si.
(m. 1979) |
| Children | Binsar Jonathan Pakpahan Johanes Darta Pakpahan Ruth Damai Hati Pakpahan |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of North Sumatra (S.H.) University of Indonesia (M.A., Dr.) |
| Website | www |
Muchtar Pakpahan (21 December 1953 – 21 March 2021) was an Indonesian labor leader who founded the first independent trade union in Indonesia. Pakpahan was active as a lawyer at Muchtar Pakpahan & Associates Law Firm and taught at the law faculty of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI).