House offers next president 31 ministries<\/p>\n
Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The House of Representatives (DPR) continued its internal
\ndeliberations on the Cabinet ministries bill on Tuesday and
\ndecided to propose the appointment of 31 ministers to assist the
\nnext president carry out his\/her state duties.<\/p>\n
Of the 31 ministries, 21 will have supporting offices in the
\nregions (what are referred to as portfolio ministries), while 10
\nwill only have offices in Jakarta (what are known as non-
\nportfolio ministries).<\/p>\n
Currently, the government consists of only 30 ministries,
\nincluding three coordinating ministries. Some of the existing
\nministries are to be maintained, while some others will be
\nabolished.<\/p>\n
"We are not including the coordinating ministries in the
\nlineup. It is the prerogative of the president whether to form
\ncoordinating ministries or not," said legislator Effendy Choirie
\nof the National Awakening Party (PKB) after an internal meeting
\nhere on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The deliberation of the bill is mandated by the 1945
\nConstitution as amended.<\/p>\n
Article 17 (4) of the Constitution stipulates that the
\nestablishment, alteration or dissolution of a Cabinet ministry
\nshall be provided for by law.<\/p>\n
This allows the House to intervene in the establishment of
\nCabinet ministries, despite the country's presidential system.<\/p>\n
Another legislator, Permadi, from the Indonesian Democratic
\nParty of Struggle (PDIP), said that the results of the House
\ncommittee's internal meeting would be discussed with the
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
"It is not a final product. The government can make changes to
\nthe bill," he told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
After finishing its internal deliberations, he said, the House
\nwould send the bill to the President so that she could assign a
\nminister to represent the government during the deliberations.<\/p>\n
Permadi added that the House would also invite the public to
\nexpress opinions and provide advice on the bill.<\/p>\n
On Monday, legislature monitoring group Formappi urged the
\nHouse to involve the public in the discussions.<\/p>\n
Formappi secretary-general Sebastian Salang criticized the
\nHouse for failing to explain the substantive reasons behind the
\nestablishment of what the lawmakers called "historic" ministries.<\/p>\n
The move could affect the performance of the Cabinet, he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Choirie further said that the committee had agreed
\nto convert the existing Office of the State Minister for the
\nAcceleration of Development in Eastern Indonesia into the Office
\nof the State Minister for the Acceleration of the Development of
\nRural and Underdeveloped Regions.<\/p>\n
It is hoped that the new ministry will boost development not
\nonly in eastern Indonesia, but also in other underdeveloped areas
\nthroughout the country.<\/p>\n
The legislators also discussed the possibility of creating an
\nOffice of the State Minister for Finance and Development
\nSupervision.<\/p>\n
According to Choirie, the decision to elevate the supervisory
\nbody to the ministerial level was aimed at making supervisory
\nactivities more effective.<\/p>\n
Portfolio ministries proposed by the House committee<\/p>\n
1. Ministry of Home Affairs<\/p>\n
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n
3. Ministry of Defense<\/p>\n
4. Ministry of Law and Legislation<\/p>\n
5. Ministry of Finance<\/p>\n
6. Ministry of Religious Affairs<\/p>\n
7. Ministry of Education<\/p>\n
8. Ministry of Health<\/p>\n
9. Ministry of Social Affairs and Public Welfare<\/p>\n
10. Ministry of Telecommunications and Information<\/p>\n
11. Ministry of Agriculture and Food<\/p>\n
12. Ministry of Forestry<\/p>\n
13. Ministry of Transportation<\/p>\n
14. Ministry of Industry and Trade<\/p>\n
15. Ministry of Maritime Affairs<\/p>\n
16. Ministry of Public Works<\/p>\n
17. Ministry of Manpower<\/p>\n
18. Ministry of Mines and Energy<\/p>\n
19. Ministry of Tourism<\/p>\n
20. Ministry of the Environment, Population, and Transmigration<\/p>\n
21. Ministry of Cooperatives, and Small and Medium Enterprises<\/p>\n
Non-Portfolio Ministries<\/p>\n
1. Ministry of National Development Planning<\/p>\n
2. Ministry for Administrative Reform<\/p>\n
3. Ministry of Research, Science, and Technology<\/p>\n
4. Ministry for Women's Empowerment and Family Welfare<\/p>\n
5. Ministry of Youth and Sport<\/p>\n
6. Ministry for the Acceleration of the Development of Rural and Underdeveloped Regions<\/p>\n
7. Ministry of Public Housing<\/p>\n
8. Ministry of Finance and Development Supervision<\/p>\n
9. Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and the National Land Agency<\/p>\n
10. Ministry of Culture and Art<\/p>\n
Source: House committee<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/house-offers-next-president-31-ministries-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }