Willy Ghayus Alexander Lasut (28 January 1926[1]: 175 – 4 April 2003) was a military officer and governor of North Sulawesi.
His tenure as Governor of North Sulawesi was abruptly terminated after only 16 months in office.
[2]: 28 No official explanation was given, but during his time as governor, many of his actions were deemed disloyal to the central government.
[4]: 50 This greatly increased the livelihoods of local producers, but angered those outside of the province who were receiving "dividends" from clove sales.
His great-grandson is Dougy Mandagi of the Australian indie rock band The Temper Trap and wrote the sleeper hit Sweet Disposition