Second United Indonesia Cabinet Announced

Thursday, 22 October, 2009

TEMPO Interactive

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono annouced 34 members of his 2nd United Indonesia Cabinet on Wednesday night which includes 14 new names.

Five ministers remained in their posts and five others were shifted from their previous post to the new one. Two other non ministerial post was also announced, but position of Governor of bank Indonesia remained empty. Yudhoyono did not announce any names to hold the post of Attorney General and the Commander of the Armed Forces.

Yudhoyono created one new position in his cabinet, the Presidential Unit for the Monitoring and Controlling of Development, which is led by former chairman of the Aceh Reconstruction and rehabilitation Agency, DR Kuntoro Mangunsubroto. But the president made no mention of the Cabinet Secretary post which was existed in the previous cabinet

In the annoucement Yudhoyono said he will create new deputy posts in several department or ministry to support the concerned ministries.

List of Ministers in the 2nd United Indonesia Party:

1. Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Ret. Marshall Djoko Suyanto. Former Commander of the Armed Forces (New)

2.Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Radjasa. Former State Secretary, chief of the campaign team for Yudhoyono, a member of the National Mandate Party (Shifted)

3.People's Welfare Minister Agung Laksono. Former house speaker, a member of the Golkar Party (New)

4.Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (New)

5. Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi. West Sumatra Governor, a member of Yudhoyono's campaign team (New)

6. Defense Minister Prof. DR Purnomo Yusgiantoro. Former Energy and Mineral Resources Minister. (Shifted)

7. State Secretary Minister Ret. Lieutenant General Sudi Silalahi. Former Cabinet Secretary. (Shifted)

8.Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali. Former Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Minister and Chairman of the United Development Party (Shifted)

9.Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar. Former Chairman of the Law Commission of The House of Representatives, a member of the National Mandate Party (new)

10. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. (Remains at her post)

11.National Education Minister DR Muhammad Nuh. A member of Yudhoyono's campaign team (Remains at his post)

12.Tourism Minister Jero Wacik. A member of the Democratic Party (Remains at his post)

13. Health Minister Dr Endang Rahayu Setianingsih. Staffer of the outgoing Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari (New)

14.Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri. Indonesia's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a member of the Prosperous Justice Party (New)

15. Labor and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar. Chairman of the National Awakening Party, former deputy house speaker (New)

16.Industry Minister MS Hidayat. Chairman of the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Golkar Party (New)

17.Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu. (Remains at her post)

18. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Zahedi Saleh. A member of the Democratic Party (New)

19. Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto. (Remains at his post)

20.Transport Minister Freddy Numberi. Former Maritime and Fisheries Minister a member of the Democratic Party (Shifted)

21. Communication and Informatics Minister Tifatul Sembiring. President of The Prosperous Justice Party (New)

22.Agriculture Minister Suswono. Former Chairman of the Forestry and Agriculture Commission of the House of Representatives, a member of the Prosperous Justice Party (New)

23. Forestry and Spatial Lay Out Minister Zulkifli Hasan. Secretary General of the National Mandate Party (New)

24. Maritime and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad. Gorontalo Province Governor, a member of the Golkar Party (New)

25. National Development Minister Armida Alisjahbana. Professor of Economics at the Padjadjaran University (New)

26. Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Administrative Reform, EE Mangindaan. Former Chairman of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Commission of the House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party (New)

27. State Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar. Chairman of the State Logistics Agency (New)

28. Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta. A professor of Forest Cultivation at The Lambung Mangkurat University (New)

29. Research and Technology Minister Suharna Surapranata. Head of Central Advisory Council of the Prosperous Justice Party (New)

30. Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Minister Syarief Hasan. Former Chairman of the Democratic Faction at the House of Representatives (New)

31. Woman Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Gumelar Chairman of Indonesia Woman Corps the wife of former Transport Minister Ret General Agum Gumelar (New)

32. Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Andi Mallarangeng. Presidential Spokesman and head of the Central Council of Leaders of the Democratic Party (New)

33. Public Housing Minister Suharso Monoarfa. Former chairman of the budget committee of the House of Representatives. A member of the United Development Party (New)

34. Minister of Development for Least Developed Regions Helmi Faisal Zaini. Vice Secretary General of National Awakening Party (New)

Non ministerial posts
1. DR Kuntoro Mangunsubroto Head of Presidential Working Unit for Development Monitoring and Controlling
2. Head of Investment Coordination Board Gita Wirjawan. Owner of Ancora Capital, former President Director of JP Morgan Indonesia.
3. Head of State Intelligence Agency, Sutanto. Former National Police Chief, A member of board of directors of Pertamina also a member of Yudhoyono's campaign team.

Yudhoyono planned to inaugurate his cabinet on Thursday