Yasonna Laoly

Yasonna Laoly
Official portrait, 2019
30th Minister of Law and Human Rights
In office
23 October 2019  19 August 2024
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byTjahjo Kumolo (acting)
Succeeded bySupratman Andi Agtas
In office
27 October 2014  1 October 2019
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byAmir Syamsuddin
Personal details
Born
Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly

(1953-05-27) 27 May 1953
Sorkam, Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia
CitizenshipIndonesian
Political partyIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
Alma materUniversity of North Sumatra (S.H.)
Virginia Commonwealth University (M.Sc.)
North Carolina State University (Ph.D.)
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Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly (born 27 May 1953) is the former Minister of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia, serving from 2019 to 2024. He was a member of the North Sumatra regional legislature from 1999 to 2003 and of the People's Consultative Assembly from 2004 to 2014. He is the first ethnic Nias to hold a cabinet position. He is one of the leaders on the central executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.