Martinus Putuhena

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Martinus Putuhena (27 May 1901 – 20 September 1982) was an Indonesian civil engineer and politician. He was the Minister of Public Works between 1945 and 1947 under Sutan Sjahrir during the Indonesian National Revolution, and in 1950 briefly served as the prime minister of the State of East Indonesia (NIT) prior to its dissolution. Originating from Saparua, Putuhena was educated at the Technische Hoge School in Bandung before working as an engineer for the colonial government. He was appointed public works minister during the Indonesian National Revolution and then served in the government of the NIT. In NIT, he was initially head of a commission overseeing takeover of NIT security forces, before the political situation resulted in a complete government takeover which he supervised. He continued to work under the Indonesian government's ministry of public works, before entering the private sector as a consultant.