Henk Ngantung

• Name — Henk Ngantung • Order — 2nd • Office — Governor of Jakarta • Term Start — 27 August 1964 • Term End — 15 July 1965 • Deputy — Satoto Hoepoedio Soewondo • Predecessor — Soemarno Sosroatmodjo • Successor — Soemarno Sosroatmodjo • Order1 — 1st • Office1 — Vice Governor of Jakarta • Term Start1 — 29 January 1960 • Term End1 — 26 August 1964 • Governor1 — Soemarno Sosroatmodjo • Predecessor1 — Office established • Successor1 — Satoto Hoepoedio Soewondo • Born — 1 March 1927 • Birthplace — Manado, Dutch East Indies • Died — 12 December 1991 • Place of death — Jakarta, Indonesia • Resting Place — Menteng Pulo War Cemetery • Children — 4 • Occupation — * Politician • painter

Ngantung was born in the Minahasa heartland of North Sulawesi province, in the capital city of Manado to a poor family. Henk was an autodidact painter without any formal education. Together with Chairil Anwar and Asrul Sani, he co-founded the Indonesian artistic movement Gelanggang (meaning the arena). He was also member of the China-Indonesia Friendship from 1955 to 1958. Ngantung was married to Hetty Evelyn "Evie" Mamesah and they had four children, Maya Ngantung, Genie Ngantung, Kamang Ngantung and Karno Ngantung. He became Vice Governor of Jakarta during the reign of governor Soemarno Sosroatmodjo. President Sukarno entrusted him to turn Jakarta into a city of culture based on his work as an artist. After holding the post of deputy governor from 1960 to 1964, he succeeded Sosroatmodjo as Governor of Jakarta from 1964–1965 before Sosroatmodjo retook the position in 1965. Ngantung's appointment was vehemently opposed due to his left-wing ideology, with some opponents accusing him of being a communist. From 1965 onwards, Ngantung consecrated his life to the arts. He lived in poverty, suffered bad health and developed heart disease and glaucoma. He lost eyesight completely in his right eye, and had just 30% vision in the left eye, but continued painting with great difficulty. In 1990, the Indonesian businessman and philanthropist Ciputra sponsored Ngantung's only official exhibition just a month before his death on 12 December 1991. His portrait of Brigadier John Mellsop (1907–1980), painted in Java in 1946, is in the collection of the National Army Museum, London.

Henk Ngantung is recorded with the occupation politician. Recorded as a citizen of Indonesia.