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The long-awaited reshuffle of the Working Cabinet for the 2014-2019 period finally took place just a few days prior to the commemoration of Indonesian Independence Day. In the event, President Joko Widodo promptly inaugurated the new ministers at a ceremony held at the State Palace yesterday.A total of five ministers, as well as the Secretary of the Cabinet, were replaced in the reshuffle, with the President's ultimate aim being to achieve faster growth in their respective fields. The five ministers replaced were the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs; the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs; the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs; the Minister of Trade; and the Minister for National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Agency.
According to the official website of the State Secretariat, the Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Tedjo Edhy Purdjiatno, has been replaced by Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, who was previously the Head of Presidential Staff.
The Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Sofyan Djalil, has been replaced by the former Governor of Bank Indonesia during the 2010-2013 period,Darmin Nasution. Moving on, Rizal Ramli, who worked as the Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs way back during President Abdurrahman Wahid's tenure in office, replaces Indroyono Soesilo as the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs.
Thomas Trikasih Lembong,a well-known businessman and banker, has been appointed to the position of Minister of Trade and replaces Rahmat Gobel. And last but not least, the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of National Development Planning Agency is nowSofyan Djalil, who succeeds Andrinof Chaniago in the job.
These ministerial replacements have been formalized under Presidential Decree No. 79/P of 2015 on the Replacement of Ministers from the Working Cabinet for the 2014-2019 Period, which was signed by the President on 12 August 2015.
Aside from the five ministers, the President has also replaced the previous Secretary of the Cabinet, Andi Widjojanto, with Pramono Anung, a politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan - PDIP), and this falls under Presidential Decree No. 80/P of 2015 on the Discharging and Appointing of the Secretary of the Cabinet, which was signed by the President on the same day as the above-mentioned Presidential Decree No. 79/P of 2015.
After an inauguration ceremony held for the new ministers, the Minister of the State Secretariat, Pratikno, explained that the reason for the Working Cabinet replacements was to accelerate performance across a number of ministries. In order to expedite this process, the President has selected a new group of ministers who he believes will be best able to respond promptly to various international situations and scenarios.
While the President's new ministerial choices have been widely lauded, they have also drawn fire from a number of quarters. Lawmaker Misbakhun, for example, has stated for the record that he strongly opposes the appointment of Darmin Nasution, due to a perceived lack of credibility.
Mr. Nasution’s track record while acting as the Director General of Taxation during the 2005-2006 period is seen to be sketchy. Indeed, Nasution was responsible for signing off on a decision pertaining to a formal objection lodged by PT. Surya Alam Tunggal (SAT), a decision closely associated with the infamous Gayus Tambunan/tax-mafia case. Mr. Misbakhun points out that all of the relevant parties involved in the case have been sentenced, except for Mr. Nasution himself.
Mr. Misbakhun also asserts that Mr. Nasution was involved in a case surrounding a formal objection which was filed by PT. Halliburton Indonesia. Nasution ultimately granted the objection, which had been previously rejected by the former Director General of Taxation. In laying out his concerns regarding the new appointment, Mr. Misbakhun added that he was afraid that Mr. Nasution, as the new coordinating minister, was likely to abuse his authority in order to intervene in taxation cases.
“We don’t want figures like Darmin Nasution to impede the performance of the working cabinet and his previous dealings suggest that he may,” concluded Mr. Misbakhun.
(hot/ja/sp)
Marcell Sihombing, Rofiq Hidayat
The long-awaited reshuffle of the Working Cabinet for the 2014-2019 period finally took place just a few days prior to the commemoration of Indonesian Independence Day. In the event, President Joko Widodo promptly inaugurated the new ministers at a ceremony held at the State Palace yesterday.A total of five ministers, as well as the Secretary of the Cabinet, were replaced in the reshuffle, with the President's ultimate aim being to achieve faster growth in their respective fields. The five ministers replaced were the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs; the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs; the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs; the Minister of Trade; and the Minister for National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Agency.
According to the official website of the State Secretariat, the Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Tedjo Edhy Purdjiatno, has been replaced by Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, who was previously the Head of Presidential Staff.
The Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Sofyan Djalil, has been replaced by the former Governor of Bank Indonesia during the 2010-2013 period,Darmin Nasution. Moving on, Rizal Ramli, who worked as the Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs way back during President Abdurrahman Wahid's tenure in office, replaces Indroyono Soesilo as the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs.
Thomas Trikasih Lembong,a well-known businessman and banker, has been appointed to the position of Minister of Trade and replaces Rahmat Gobel. And last but not least, the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of National Development Planning Agency is nowSofyan Djalil, who succeeds Andrinof Chaniago in the job.
These ministerial replacements have been formalized under Presidential Decree No. 79/P of 2015 on the Replacement of Ministers from the Working Cabinet for the 2014-2019 Period, which was signed by the President on 12 August 2015.
Aside from the five ministers, the President has also replaced the previous Secretary of the Cabinet, Andi Widjojanto, with Pramono Anung, a politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan - PDIP), and this falls under Presidential Decree No. 80/P of 2015 on the Discharging and Appointing of the Secretary of the Cabinet, which was signed by the President on the same day as the above-mentioned Presidential Decree No. 79/P of 2015.
After an inauguration ceremony held for the new ministers, the Minister of the State Secretariat, Pratikno, explained that the reason for the Working Cabinet replacements was to accelerate performance across a number of ministries. In order to expedite this process, the President has selected a new group of ministers who he believes will be best able to respond promptly to various international situations and scenarios.
While the President's new ministerial choices have been widely lauded, they have also drawn fire from a number of quarters. Lawmaker Misbakhun, for example, has stated for the record that he strongly opposes the appointment of Darmin Nasution, due to a perceived lack of credibility.
Mr. Nasution’s track record while acting as the Director General of Taxation during the 2005-2006 period is seen to be sketchy. Indeed, Nasution was responsible for signing off on a decision pertaining to a formal objection lodged by PT. Surya Alam Tunggal (SAT), a decision closely associated with the infamous Gayus Tambunan/tax-mafia case. Mr. Misbakhun points out that all of the relevant parties involved in the case have been sentenced, except for Mr. Nasution himself.
Mr. Misbakhun also asserts that Mr. Nasution was involved in a case surrounding a formal objection which was filed by PT. Halliburton Indonesia. Nasution ultimately granted the objection, which had been previously rejected by the former Director General of Taxation. In laying out his concerns regarding the new appointment, Mr. Misbakhun added that he was afraid that Mr. Nasution, as the new coordinating minister, was likely to abuse his authority in order to intervene in taxation cases.
“We don’t want figures like Darmin Nasution to impede the performance of the working cabinet and his previous dealings suggest that he may,” concluded Mr. Misbakhun.
(hot/ja/sp)