John Suharto (June 8, 1921 - January 27, 2008) was the first non-white Prime Minister of Oceania, serving three full five-year terms from 1970 to 1985 as the head of a powerful coalition government in what is referred to as the "Suharto era" of Oceanian history. Few Prime Ministers have had the same amount of direct influence and power as Suharto did on the Parliament, economy, foreign policy and domestic issues, and he is widely regarded as one of the country's finest to hold the post. He is the only Prime Minister to take the oath of office in both Javanese and English, and was instrumental in de-officiating English as the country's official language.