Phoa Liong Gie
| Phoa Liong Gie Sia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1904 Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | Switzerland |
| Residence | Bandung, Batavia and Switzerland |
| Education | Meester in de rechten |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Occupation | Politician, jurist, newspaper owner and editor |
| Years active | 1920s-1940s |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Charlotte Ongkiehong |
| Relatives |
Phoa Tjeng Tjoan, Kapitein der Chinezen (great-grandfather) Phoa Keng Hek Sia (great-uncle) Phoa Liong Djin (cousin) |
Phoa Liong Gie Sia (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Pān lóng-yì shè: born in Bandung on June 4, 1904 – died in Switzerland) was a Chinese-Indonesian jurist, politician and newspaper owner of the late colonial era in the Dutch East Indies.
He was born into a prominent family of Peranakan Chinese roots. His great-grandfather, Phoa Tjeng Tjoan, served as Kapitein der Chinezen of Buitenzorg (now Bogor) from 1866 until 1878. This was a post in the colonial civil administration with political and legal jurisdiction over the local Chinese community. Phoa was styled 'Sia' from birth as the descendant of a Chinese officer. Phoa was also a great-nephew of the prominent community leader and landlord, Phoa Keng Hek Sia.
The younger Phoa was educated at the Europeesche Lagere School (European lower school) in Garut, and at the Hogere Burgerschool (higher civic school) in Batavia. Both institutions admitted only the children of elite Europeans and a small number of select non-Europeans. Phoa subsequently studied at the Rechtshoogeschool (law school) in Batavia before continuing his education at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He graduated as a Meester in de rechten (‘Master of Laws’) in 1925.
Upon returning to Bandung in 1927, Phoa joined the legal practice of the leading Dutch lawyer C. W. Wormser. A year later in 1928, Phoa moved to Batavia in order to open his own law firm.
Following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather and great-uncle, Phoa also went into politics. He was a vocal leader of the younger faction of Chung Hwa Hui (CHH), a centre-right political party seen by many as a mouthpiece of the Chinese establishment in colonial Indonesia.
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