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Sri Mulyani, Erick Thohir Among 49 Ministerial Candidates Meeting with President-Elect Prabowo

Juan Ardya Guardiola
October 14, 2024 | 10:35 pm
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Reporters stand by at President-elect Prabowo Subianto's residence on Jalan Kertanegara in South Jakarta on Monday, October 14, 2024. By Monday evening, Prabowo had engaged in one-on-one discussions with 49 candidates for ministerial positions. (Beritasatu.com/Juan Ardya Guardiola)
Reporters stand by at President-elect Prabowo Subianto's residence on Jalan Kertanegara in South Jakarta on Monday, October 14, 2024. By Monday evening, Prabowo had engaged in one-on-one discussions with 49 candidates for ministerial positions. (Beritasatu.com/Juan Ardya Guardiola)

Jakarta. President-elect Prabowo Subianto has wrapped up meetings with prospective ministers at his residence on Jalan Kertanegara, South Jakarta, on Monday. As of Monday evening, Prabowo had engaged in one-on-one interviews with 49 candidates for ministerial positions.

The interviews began in the afternoon and continued into the evening, featuring candidates from diverse backgrounds, including politicians, academics, and entrepreneurs. 

Notable figures include party leaders Zulkifli Hasan, chair of the National Mandate Party (PAN); Bahlil Lahadalia, chairman of Golkar; Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, chair of the Democratic Party; Yusril Ihza Mahendra, founder of the Crescent Star Party; and Muhaimin Iskandar, chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB), who was also a former running mate of presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, who competed against Prabowo in the 2014 election.

Other significant candidates include Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, Investment Minister Rosan P. Roeslani, human rights activist Natalius Pigai, and Veronica Tan, the ex-wife of former Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama.

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Following the individual interviews, the 49 prospective ministers are scheduled to participate in an orientation session in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday. This was confirmed by Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, the Chairman of the Gerindra Party.

Sufmi Dasco stated that the orientation will be led directly by Prabowo Subianto, and that VP-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son, is also expected to attend.

Prabowo is anticipated to unveil his cabinet shortly after his inauguration as Indonesia’s 8th president on October 20. Reports indicate that the cabinet will consist of 46 ministries, including 41 sectoral ministries and five coordinating ministries.

Here is the list of the prospective ministers who met with Prabowo today:

  1. Abdul Mu'ti (Secretary General of Muhammadiyah)
  2. Abdul Kadir Karding (National Awakening Party Politician)
  3. Agus Andrianto (Deputy Chief of the National Police)
  4. Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita (Industry Minister)
  5. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (Chairman of the Democratic Party)
  6. Airlangga Hartarto (Chief Economic Affairs Minister, Golkar senior politician)
  7. Amran Sulaiman (Agriculture Minister)
  8. Arifatul Choiri Fauzi (Secretary of Nahdlatul Ulama's Women Branch)
  9. Bahlil Lahadalia (Energy and Mineral Resources Minister and Chairman of Golkar)
  10. Budi Gunadi Sadikin (Health Minister)
  11. Budi Santoso (Secretary-General of the Trade Ministry)
  12. Dito Ariotedjo (Youth and Sports Minister)
  13. Dody Hanggodo (Palm Oil Entrepreneur)
  14. Donny Ermawan Taufanto (Acting Secretary-General of the Defense Ministry)
  15. Dudy Purwagandhi (Commissioner of state-utility PLN and CEO of Jhonlin Air Transport)
  16. Erick Thohir (State-Owned Enterprises Minister, businessman)
  17. Fadli Zon (Gerindra Party Politician)
  18. Hanif Faisol Nurrofi (Director-General of Forestry and Environmental Planning at Environment Ministry)
  19. Maman Abdurrahman (Golkar Party Politician)
  20. Maruarar Sirait (Gerindra Party Politician)
  21. Muhaimin Iskandar (Chairman of PKB)
  22. Muhammad Herindra (Deputy Minister of Defense)
  23. Meutya Hafid (Golkar Party Politician)
  24. Nasaruddin Umar (Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque)
  25. Natalius Pigai (Human Rights Activist)
  26. Nusron Wahid (Golkar Party Politician)
  27. Prasetyo Hadi (Gerindra Party Politician)
  28. Pratikno (State Secretary)
  29. Rachmat Pambudy (Gerindra politician, academician)
  30. Raden Dodi Priyono (Secretary-General of the Public Works and Housing Ministry)
  31. Raja Juli Antoni (Deputy Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning)
  32. Ribka Haluk (Acting Governor of Central Papua)
  33. Rosan Roeslani (Investment Minister/Head of BKPM)
  34. Saifullah Yusuf (Secretary-General of PBNU)
  35. Sakti Wahyu Trenggono (Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister)
  36. Satrio Sumantri Brodjonegoro (Chairman of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences)
  37. Sri Mulyani Indrawati (Finance Minister)
  38. Sugiono (Gerindra Party Politician)
  39. Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin (Chairman of the Regional Representative Council)
  40. Supratman Andi Agtas (Law and Human Rights Minister)
  41. Teuku Riefky Harsya (Secretary-General of the Democratic Party)
  42. Tito Karnavian (Home Affairs Minister, former Chief of the National Police)
  43. Veronica Tan (Chairperson of the Indonesian Cancer Foundation DKI Jakarta)
  44. Widiyanti Putri Wardhana (Chairperson of the Teladan Utama Foundation)
  45. Wihaji (Deputy Chairperson of Golkar Party)
  46. Yandri Susanto (Deputy Chairperson of PAN)
  47. Yassierli (Professor at Bandung Institute of Technology)
  48. Yusril Ihza Mahendra (founder of PBB)
  49. Zulkifli Hasan (Chairman of PAN)

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