{{Short description|Dutch lawyer, professor, and senator}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jonathan Soeharno | office1 = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start1 = 28 September 2021 | term_end1 = 1 February 2022 | predecessor1 = [[Ben Knapen]] | successor1 = Ben Knapen | birth_name = Jonathan Emanuël Soeharno<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.parlement.com/id/vkvxchopztfa/j_e_jonathan_soeharno |title = Prof.Dr.Mr. J.E. (Jonathan) Soeharno |website = Parlement.com |access-date = 16 December 2021 |language = nl }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[The Hague]], Netherlands | party = [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] | alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Utrecht University]]|[[Radboud University]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Lawyer|professor|politician}} }}
'''Jonathan Emanuël Soeharno''' (born 27 July 1977) is a Dutch lawyer, professor, and politician. He has been working for law firm [[De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek]] since 2008 and as a professor at the [[University of Amsterdam]] since 2012. He served as a member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] on behalf of the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA) for four months between 2021 and 2022 as the replacement of [[Ben Knapen]].
== Early life and education == Soeharno was born in 1977 in [[The Hague]] and is of Indonesian descent.<ref name="EK"/><ref>{{Cite interview |url = https://www.mr-online.nl/jonathan-soeharno-een-goede-advocaat-is-in-de-eerste-plaats-een-betrouwbare-advocaat/ |website = Mr. |last = Soeharno |first = Jonathan |language = nl |access-date = 17 December 2021 |date = 3 February 2020 |title = Jonathan Soeharno: 'Een goede advocaat is in de eerste plaats een betrouwbare advocaat' |interviewer = Biter, Yilmaz }}</ref> He completed his secondary education on [[gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] level and did not start his higher education for another two years.<ref>{{Cite speech |url = https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/2227134/136142_PDF_2474weboratie_Soeharno_definitief.pdf |access-date = 16 December 2021 |language = nl |title = De waarde van de eed |trans-title = The value of the oath |date = 22 May 2013 |via = [[Universiteit van Amsterdam]] |publisher = Vossiuspers [[University of Amsterdam|UvA]] |last = Soeharno |first = Jonathan E. }}</ref> During this period, he traveled through the United States, where he did [[volunteer work]] and served as a [[bassist]] in a band.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.rechtencircuit.nl/jonathan-soeharno-de-brauw/ |website = Rechtencircuit.nl |language = nl |access-date = 17 December 2021 |title = Jonathan Soeharno: "Wie bepaalt er nou of iemand geloofwaardig is?" |trans-title = Jonathan Soeharno: "Who determined whether someone is believable?" |date = 18 December 2019 |last1 = Knipping |first1 = Joris |last2 = Wegerif |first2 = Robien }}</ref> Between 1997 and 2003, Soeharno studied theology at [[Utrecht University]] followed by five years of [[legal theory]].<ref name="EK"/> He simultaneously studied philosophy at [[Radboud University Nijmegen]] and the [[University of Münster]] in the years 2000–05.<ref name="EK"/><ref name="uva">{{Cite press release |url = https://www.uva.nl/content/nieuws/hoogleraarsbenoemingen/2012/11/soeharno-jonathan.html |date = 29 November 2012 |language = nl |website = Universiteit van Amsterdam |access-date = 16 December 2021 |title = Jonathan Soeharno, hoogleraar Rechtspleging in rechtsfilosofisch perspectief |trans-title = Jonathan Soeharno, administration of justice and legal philosophy professor }}</ref> He obtained his doctorate in legal theory from Utrecht University in 2009 after finishing his [[dissertation]] titled ''The Integrity of the Judge: A Philosophical Inquiry''.<ref name="EK"/><ref name="uva"/> Soeharno was also a [[visiting scholar]] at the [[University of Cambridge]]'s [[Pembroke College, Cambridge|Pembroke College]] in 2006.<ref name="uva"/>
== Career == He started working as a lawyer for [[De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek]] in [[Amsterdam]] in 2008. He initially worked for its finance department, but his focus later shifted to integrity, [[Environmental, social and corporate governance|ESG]], human rights, and disciplinary and governance matters.<ref name="EK"/><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.debrauw.com/people/jonathan-soeharno |website = [[De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek]] |access-date = 16 December 2021 |title = Jonathan Soeharno }}</ref> Soeharno also started teaching ethics, judgement, and disciplinary law at the Training and Study Centre for the Judiciary (SSR) the following year, he became a judicial integrity [[research fellow]] at Utrecht University's Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice, and he served as an editor of the ''Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy''.<ref name="EK"/><ref name="uva"/><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/de-rechters-in-de-schijnwerpers~b368bac9/ |website = [[Trouw]] |language = nl |access-date = 16 December 2021 |date = 7 February 2011 |last = De Fijter |first = Nico |title = De rechters in de schijnwerpers |trans-title = The judges in the limelight }}</ref> In 2012, he became a professor at the [[University of Amsterdam]]. His specialty is [[administration of justice]] and [[legal philosophy]], and he devoted his inaugural speech to the renewed interest in [[oath]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.advocatenblad.nl/2013/05/23/een-herijking-van-de-waarde-van-de-eed-2/ |date = 22 May 2013 |website = Advocatenblad |last = Fortuyn |first = Sabine Droogleever |title = Een herijking van de waarde van de eed |trans-title = A reassessment of the worth of the oath |language = nl |access-date = 17 December 2021 }}</ref> Soeharno remained active as a lawyer and as a teacher for the SSR, and he would later also take a job as deputy judge at the commerce chamber of the Court of Appeal of [['s-Hertogenbosch]].<ref name="EK"/><ref name="EK2"/> At the university, he started serving on the scientific integrity committee in 2013, and he was program director of its Honours College of Law from 2015 to 2021.<ref name="EK">{{Cite web |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/prof_dr_mr_j_e_soeharno_cda |website = [[Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal]] |language = nl |access-date = 14 December 2021 |title = Prof.dr.mr. J.E. Soeharno (CDA) }}</ref> During a conference, he pled for the involvement of theologians in the drafting of new legislation, as it could lead to more just laws.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.rd.nl/artikel/828891-een-nieuwe-wet-vraag-eens-een-theoloog-om-advies |website = [[Reformatorisch Dagblad]] |language = nl |access-date = 16 December 2021 |date = 3 January 2021 |title = "Een nieuwe wet? Vraag eens een theoloog om advies" |trans-title = "A new law? Ask a theologian for advice" }}</ref>
Soeharno participated in the [[2019 Dutch Senate election|2019 Senate election]] as the tenth candidate of the CDA.<ref name="cda">{{Cite press release |url = https://www.cda.nl/actueel/nieuws/cda-stelt-kandidatenlijsten-europees-parlement-en-eerste-kamer-vast-180960 |website = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] |language = nl |access-date = 16 December 2021 |date = 1 December 2018 |title = CDA stelt kandidatenlijsten Europees Parlement en Eerste Kamer vast |trans-title = CDA adopts party lists European Parliament and Senate |archive-date = 16 December 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211216172910/https://www.cda.nl/actueel/nieuws/cda-stelt-kandidatenlijsten-europees-parlement-en-eerste-kamer-vast-180960 |url-status = dead }}</ref> He was not elected, as his party won nine seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/EK20190527 |title = Eerste Kamer 27 mei 2019 |trans-title = Senate 27 May 2019 |access-date = 16 December 2021 |language = nl |work = Databank Verkiezingsuitslagen |publisher = Dutch Electoral Council }}</ref> Following the stepping down of Senator [[Ben Knapen]] in 2021 to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Soeharno was appointed to the Senate, and he was sworn in on 28 September.<ref name="EK2">{{Cite press release |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20210928/jonathan_soeharno_cda |website = Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal |language = nl |access-date = 16 December 2021 |date = 28 September 2021 |title = Jonathan Soeharno (CDA) geïnstalleerd als Eerste Kamerlid |trans-title = Jonathan Soeharno (CDA) installed as senator }}</ref> He was on the Committee for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy / Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the Committee for Social Affairs and Employment.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/commissies?lid=vlmhcxu8t8gf |website = Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal |language = nl |access-date = 14 December 2021 |title = Lidmaatschappen J.E. Soeharno |trans-title = Memberships J.E. Soeharno }}</ref> Soeharno remained active in his other positions with the exception of deputy judge.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.uva.nl/profiel/s/o/j.e.soeharno/j.e.soeharno.html |website = Universiteit van Amsterdam |language = nl |access-date = 16 December 2021 |title = Prof. dr. mr. J.E. (Jonathan) Soeharno }}</ref> He stepped down as senator after 1 February 2022 to allow for the return of Knapen, whose stint as minister had ended due to the swearing in of the [[fourth Rutte cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite press release |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20220203/ben_knapen_cda_keert_terug_in_de |website = Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal |language = nl |date = 3 February 2022 |access-date = 3 April 2022 |title = Ben Knapen (CDA) keert terug in de Eerste Kamer |trans-title = Ben Knapen (CDA) will return to the Senate }}</ref> When Minister for Legal Protection [[Franc Weerwind]] was proposing reforms of oversight of the legal profession to parliament, Soeharno signed a letter with over twenty others criticizing plans to have a new national regulator operate on behalf of the Netherlands Bar. They argued the body should be independent.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/10/28/brandbrief-wegens-gebrek-onafhankelijkheid-bij-toezicht-op-advocatuur-a4146602 |url-access = subscription |language = nl |access-date = 21 November 2022 |website = [[NRC Handelsblad|NRC]] |date = 28 October 2022 |last = Driessen |first = Camil |title = Brandbrief wegens een gebrek aan onafhankelijkheid bij het toezicht op de advocatuur |trans-title = Urgent letter due to lack of independence in the supervision of the legal profession }}</ref>
Soeharno ran for [[2023 Dutch Senate election|re-election to the Senate in 2023]]. He was placed tenth on the [[party list]], but the CDA received only six seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/6/1/proces-verbaal-uitslag-eerste-kamerverkiezing-2023 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |title = Proces-verbaal uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2023 |trans-title = Records of the results of the 2023 Senate election |date = 1 June 2023 |language = nl |access-date = 10 July 2023 |format = PDF |pages = 20–21 }}</ref>
== Other activities == Soeharno holds and has held several positions next to his job. He has been chair of the advisory board of the [[Protestant Theological University]] (since 2015), the supervisory board of the [[Ronald McDonald House Charities|Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds]] (since 2014), and the supervisory board of the Centre for Organisational Integrity (since 2019).<ref name="EK"/> He has also been a member of the Loorbach Committee (2016–18), which advised the Netherlands [[bar association|Bar]] on changes to its [[code of conduct]];<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.advocatenblad.nl/2017/06/29/commissie-loorbach-gedragsregels/ |title = Commissie Loorbach: minder gilde, meer missie |trans-title = Loorbach Committee: less guild, more mission |language = nl |website = Advocatenblad |access-date = 17 December 2021 |date = 29 June 2017 |last = Pijnappels |first = Kees }}</ref> the Disciplinary Court of Appeal for Lawyers (since 2020); Radboud University's supervisory board (2021);<ref>{{Cite press release |url = https://www.ru.nl/english/news-agenda/news/vm/2021/january/merel-van-vroonhoven-chair-new-supervisory-board/ |website = [[Radboud University]] |date = 21 January 2021 |title = New Radboud University Supervisory Board complete, with Merel van Vroonhoven as chair |access-date = 16 December 2021 |archive-date = 16 December 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211216172904/https://www.ru.nl/english/news-agenda/news/vm/2021/january/merel-van-vroonhoven-chair-new-supervisory-board/ |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |url = https://www.ru.nl/english/@1308055/jonathan-soeharno-steps-down-member-radboud/ |website = Radboud University |access-date = 16 December 2021 |title = Jonathan Soeharno steps down as member of Radboud University's Supervisory Board |archive-date = 16 December 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211216172904/https://www.ru.nl/english/@1308055/jonathan-soeharno-steps-down-member-radboud/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> the Dutch Securities Institute's disciplinary committee (2017–21); the [[Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds]]'s advisory committee on grants (since 2021);<ref name="EK"/> and a committee advising the government on Article 57 of [[Constitution of the Netherlands|the Constitution]] (since 2023).<ref>{{Cite press release |url = https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2023/04/21/instelling-adviescollege-inzake-de-werking-van-artikel-57-grondwet-en-benoeming-leden |website = Government of the Netherlands |access-date = 10 July 2023 |language = nl |date = 21 April 2023 |title = Instelling adviescollege inzake de werking van artikel 57 Grondwet en benoeming leden |trans-title = Establishment of an advisory committee for the functioning of Article 57 of the Constitution and the appointment of members |archive-date = 10 July 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230710211500/https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2023/04/21/instelling-adviescollege-inzake-de-werking-van-artikel-57-grondwet-en-benoeming-leden |url-status = dead }}</ref>
== Personal life == Soeharno is a resident of [[Amsterdam]] as of 2018.<ref name="cda"/>
== Bibliography == * 2009 – ''The Integrity of the Judge: A Philosophical Inquiry'' * 2014 – {{lang|nl|De waarde van de eed}}; English translation: ''The Value of the Oath'' (2020) * 2017 – {{lang|nl|Durven denken: inleiding in de logica voor juristen}}; English translation: ''Logic for Lawyers: An Introduction'' (2021) * 2022 – {{lang|nl|Integriteit in de zakelijke advocatuur: normenkader en praktijk}} (Integrity in the corporate legal profession: framework of norms and practice; 2022); together with Emilie van Rijckevorsel-Teeuwen and Jan Loorbach
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{{Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023|state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}}
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