Presidential Regulation on the Establishment and Organization of State Ministries

The president has the authority to determine the size and manner in which the ministries are to be organized that are to assist in the functions of government within the parameters set out in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Therefore, in order to facilitate the implementation of Articles 11 and 16 of Law No. 39 of 2008 the president has issued Regulation No. 47 of 2009.

The regulation sets out 34 ministries that are to be established to assist the president in the governance of the state. Similar to the previous cabinet, the three coordinating ministerial offices remain, and these remain responsible to the president. The primary function of the coordinating ministers (politics, legal, and security affairs, economic affairs, and people’s welfare) is to assist the president in synchronizing and coordinating the planning, compiling, and implementation of policy within their respective portfolio areas.

The general structure of a coordinating ministry is:

Each of these is then further defined in the succeeding articles.

Each coordinating minister is entitled to employ up to seven expert staff to assist them in the performance of the functions of a coordinating minister.

The regulation then goes on to set out the structure and organization of the non-coordinating ministries. These provisions are then followed by articles setting out the structure and organization of state ministries.

Article 68 provides for the appointment of a Deputy Minister in certain portfolios where the workload demands that the minister be provided with additional assistance. The deputy is responsible directly to the minister.

There are special provisions set out in Chapter IX for the ministries of foreign affairs, defense, law, human rights, finance, and religion with respect to the structure and organization of these ministries.

All ministries need to be in compliance with this regulation no later than six months from the date of enactment.

The regulation has been in force since 3 November 2009.