PRESIDENT JOKOWI ANNOUNCES HIS ‘WORKING CABINET’
Jakarta, 2 Muharram 1436/26 October 2014 (MINA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, finally announced 34 names of ministers who filled his cabinet line-up at the State Palace here Sunday, October 26 at 17:00 pm.
President Jokowi made the announcement of what he called “working cabinet” for 2014-2019 period, six days after taking oath in a plenary session of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).
“I do the selection carefully and meticulously,” he said before announcing names of the ministers. It was eight days faster from the time limits set by Act.
Jokowi read the names of the 34 Working Cabinet ministers one by one. All selected ministers wore white shirt and black trouser.
From the names of the cabinet ministers announced, almost all of them were new names who was predicted previously by many observers. There was also a name who has served as minister in the era of the previous president or has served as minister in another era.
Here were the names of the RI Cabinet ministers for 2014-2019 period:
Secretary of State, Pratikno.
Minister of National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Andrinof Chaniago
Coordinating Minister for the maritime, Indroyono Susilo.
Transportation Minister, Ignatius Jonan
Minister of Marine and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti
Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Sudirman Said
Coordinating Minister for Political, Law and Security Affairs, Edy Purdjianto Tejo.
Home Minister , Tjahjo Kumolo
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi
Minister of Defense, Ryamizard Ryacudu
Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly
Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Rudiantara
Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, yuddy Chrisnandi
Ministry of Economy, Sofyan Djalil
Minister of Finance, Bambang Brodjonegoro
Minister for State Owned business entities, Rini Soemarno
Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Aan Puspayoga
Minister of Industry, Saleh Husein
Minister of Commerce, Rahmat Gobel
Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman
Minister of Employment, Hanif Dhakiri
Minister of Public Works and Housing, Basuki Hadimuljono
Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya
Minister of Public Spacing Ferry Mursidan Baldan
Minister for Coordinating Human Development and Culture, Puan Maharani
Minister of Religion, Lukman Hakim Saifuddin
Health Minister, Nila Djuwita F Moeloek
Minister of Social Affairs, Khofifah Indar Parawansa
Minister for Women and Child Protection, Johanan Yambise
Minister of Culture, Primary and Secondary Education, Anies Baswedan
Minister of Research and Higher Education Technology, M Nasir
Youth and Sports Minister, Imam Nahrawi
Minister of Rural Development, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration, Marwan Jafar. (L/P009/P3)
source : PRESIDEN JOKOWI UMUMKAN “KABINET KERJA” 2014-2019
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
