Christoffel Joseph Mooy (February 10, 1921 – August 12, 1971) is a member of the People's Representative Council of

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. He was chosen as the 6th general secretary of the Indonesian Christian Party at its 8th congress.

Early life

Christoffel Joseph Mooy was born in

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, Dutch East Indies, on February 10, 1921. He went to the People's School for his elementary school, and later he went to the Technical School and High School to finish his higher studies.

Military career

He was a

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infantry personnel from the 28th Brigade of the 3rd Military Regional Command.

Political career

In the Indonesian Christian Party

In the

1955 Indonesian legislative election Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 29 September 1955, to elect the 257 members of the People's Representative Council, the country's national legislature. The elections were the first national election held since the end of the Indo ...

, Mooy was elected as the member of the

People's Representative Council The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), ...

from the East Nusa Tenggara electoral district. He ended his membership on 26 June 1960, after the formation of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance, in which he wasn't chosen by the president to seat the legislative. Mooy was chosen as the general secretary of the

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at its 8th congress from 8–11 February 1962 in

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Family

Mooy was married to Paulina Susana Mboeik. He married her on 25 April 1951.

Death

Christoffel Joseph Mooy died in Jakarta on August 12, 1971, at the Cikini Hospital.

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