Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto appointed ministers, deputy ministers and senior officials in Jakarta on 10/1.
The appointments included the replacement of the national police chief and the appointment of the president’s chief of staff.
Here is a summary centered on who assumed which positions and the appointments that were announced.
3-Line Summary
1. President Prabowo appointed ministers and deputy ministers
2. Suyudi Ario Seto became national police chief
3. The appointment results should be distinguished from future policies
From National Police Chief to President’s Chief of Staff
CNBC Indonesia and detikNews reported that President Prabowo appointed several ministers, deputy ministers and senior officials at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on 10/1. Indonesia’s former national police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo was appointed president’s chief of staff.
Police General Suyudi Ario Seto was appointed to the position of national police chief. detikNews reported that, at the Presidential Palace on the same day, Listyo Sigit Prabowo congratulated Suyudi Ario Seto on taking office as the new police chief and assessed him as a diligent person with creativity and integrity.
This measure simultaneously changed the officials holding two key positions: national police chief and president’s chief of staff. However, the announced appointment lists and remarks did not contain information about what policies the two officials would pursue.
New Officials in the Energy, Foreign Affairs and Industry Sectors
In the ministerial appointments, Bahlil Lahadalia was appointed coordinating minister for downstream industry and energy transition. CNBC Indonesia reported that he would also serve as minister of energy and mineral resources, while detikNews listed his title as coordinating minister for downstream industry and energy transition. Both outlets reported Bahlil Lahadalia’s appointment as coordinating minister.
Sugiono was appointed coordinating minister for human resources and culture, while Dudung Abdurachman was appointed coordinating minister for political and security affairs. Armanaatha Nasir was named in the appointment list as foreign minister, and Muhammad Sarmuji as industry minister.
Deputy minister appointments followed. Drajad Hadi Bowono was appointed deputy coordinating minister for the economy; Nurkolisoh Ibnu Aman and Ruki Alfirman were appointed deputy finance ministers; Muhammad Saleh Mustafa was appointed deputy agriculture minister; and Irwan Meilano was appointed deputy minister of marine affairs and fisheries.
Senior Officials Replaced Beyond the Cabinet
The list included not only ministers and deputy ministers, but also the head of the National Land Reform Agency, the deputy head of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency, the deputy head of the North Java Coastal Management Agency, and the ombudsman chair and commissioners. CNBC Indonesia reported that the appointments were made under the 2024–2029 term of the Red-and-White Cabinet.
Accordingly, it is more accurate to view these appointments not as changes limited to ministerial posts, but as senior personnel changes spanning the president’s office, police and supervisory agencies. The announced fact is the appointment of new officials; changes in each institution’s work or performance need to be distinguished from the appointments themselves.
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