I Gusti Gde Subamia

I Gusti Gde Subamia (4 May 1921 – 31 December 1986) was an Indonesian politician who became the speaker of the Mutual Assistance People's Representative Council (DPR-GR) from 26 February to 2 May 1966.

I Gusti Gde Subamia
Speaker of the People's Representative Council
In office 26 February 1966 – 2 May 1966
Preceded by	Arudji Kartawinata
Succeeded by	Achmad Sjaichu
Parliamentary group	Indonesian National Party
Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council
In office 26 December 1960 – 26 February 1966
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Asmara Hadi
Parliamentary group	Indonesian National Party
Member of the People's Representative Council
In office 26 March 1956 – 16 June 1966
Parliamentary group	Indonesian National Party
Constituency	East Nusa Tenggara (until 1960)
Personal details
Born	(1921-05-04)4 May 1921 Tabanan, Bali and Lombok Residency, Dutch East Indies
Died	31 December 1986(1986-12-31) (aged 65) Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia
Political party	Indonesian National Party

Subamia was born on 4 May 1921 in Tabanan. He began his career as the head of the subdistrict from 1 December 1940 to 1 March 1950, and from 1 May 1945 to 1 January 1946, he became a mantripolitie (a title for indigenous officials) and the head of the customs affairs in Tabanan. After 1 January 1946, he was transferred to Denpasar, where he became an employee at the Paruman Agung.[1]

On 2 July 1947, due to his subversive activities in the State of East Indonesia, he was arrested by the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration, and was freed on 31 July 1949.[1]

He was appointed as a member of the Bali Executive Council on 1 September 1950. He retained the position until he was elected as the member of the People's Representative Council representing East Nusa Tenggara at the 1955 Indonesian legislative election. He would retained the position after the council was dissolved.[2]

During the era of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance, Subamia was appointed by Sukarno, the president of Indonesia, as the deputy speaker of the council on 26 December 1960.[3] He retained the position until 24 February 1966, when he was appointed as the speaker of the council, replacing Arudji Kartawinata.[4] He did not hold the position for long, as on 2 May 1966, the leadership of the council was dissolved, and an acting triumvirate was installed in its place.[5] He became an ordinary member of the council until he was dismissed on 16 June 1966.[6] After his dismissal, he returned to his hometown, Tabanan.[7]