Jokowi Finally Presents His Awesome Indonesia Cabinet

Jakarta Globe, Oct 26, 2014

A framed photo of President Joko Widodo. (Antara Photo/Ivan Pramana Putra)

Jakarta. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo late on Sunday afternoon finally presented his cabinet, bringing to an end a period of anxious waiting for the much-anticipated list of names.

The president was inaugurated on Oct. 20 and lists of possible ministerial lineups have been doing the rounds since then.

At the announcement, Joko said the cabinet was to work for a period of five years, which is why the selection was made after careful consideration, and based on candidates’ “experience and good leadership skills.”

Joko, together with Vice President Jusuf Kalla apparently were close to announcing the cabinet lineup on Wednesday night — with a stage already having been prepared at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta — but that event was cancelled at the last minute.

Joko made it a point to submit his list of 34 prospective members of the Awesome Indonesia Cabinet (KIH) to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for vetting, with eight unnamed candidates being flagged by the anti-graft body. The president and his team then had to find replacements, accounting for at least part of the delay.

The official inauguration of the new cabinet was expected to take place on Monday.

The ministers:

• State secretary: Pratikno
• National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) minister: Andrinof Chaniago
• Coordinating minister for maritime affairs: Indroyono Soesilo
• Minister of transportation: Ignasius Jonan
• Minister of maritime affairs and fisheries: Susi Pudjiastuti
• Minister of tourism: Arief Yahya
• Minister of energy and mineral resources: Sudirman Said
• Coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs: Tedjo Edy Purdjianto
• Minister of home affairs: Tjahjo Kumolo
• Minister of foreign affairs: Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi
• Minister of defense: Ryamizard Ryacudu
• Minister of justice and human rights: Yasonna H. Laoly
• Minister of communication and information technology Rudiantara
• Minister of administrative reform: Yuddy Chrisnandi
• Coordinating minister for the economy: Sofyan Djalil
• Finance minister: Bambang Brodjonegoro
• Minister of state-owned enterprises: Rini M. Soemarno
• Minister of cooperatives and small and medium enterprises: Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
• Minister of industry:  Saleh Husi
• Minister of trade: Rahmat Gobel
• Minister of agriculture: Amran Sulaiman
• Minister of manpower: Hanif Dhakiri
• Minister of public works and housing: Basuki Hadimuljono
• Minister of forestry and environment: Siti Nurbaja
• Coordinating minister of human development and culture: Puan Maharani
• Minister of religion: Lukman Hakim Saifuddin
• Minister of health: Nila F. Moeloek
• Minister of social affairs: Khofifah Indar Parawansa
• Minister of women’s empowerment and child protection: Yohana S. Yambise
• Minister of primary and secondary education and culture: Anies Baswedan
• Minister of research and technology and higher education: M. Nasir
• Minister of sports and youth affairs: Imam Nahrawi
• Minister of development of villages and underdeveloped regions and transmigration: Marwan Jafar

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