Suko Martono was born on 24 July 1941 in Madiun[1] as the son of aristocrats RNG Prawiro Atmodjo and RNGT Semoro Wati.

[2] Suko Martono joined the Indonesian Military Academy shortly after finishing high school.

[3] He left the post on 26 May 1979[3] after being selected to study at the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College for six months.

After completing his studies in 1980, Suko was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and became the commander of the 10th Air Defence Artillery Battalion in Jakarta.

[4] At the start of his tenure, Suko did not make any major breakthrough and followed his predecessor's masterplan for Bekasi, which was projected to last until 2005.

[5] After ending his tenure as regent on 9 November 1993,[7] Suko was appointed as the director for political development in the Department of Home Affairs.

In his capacity, Suko backed the chief of Surabaya civil registration office, who refused to register the marriage of a Confucian couple.

[9] Suko was also nominated by Golkar as a member of the People's Representative Council from West Java electoral district.