The United Indonesia Cabinet 2004-2009<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs
\nWidodo Adi Sucipto<\/p>\n
Born in Boyolali, Central Java, on Aug. 1, 1944 and graduating
\nfrom the Navy Academy in 1968, Widodo became Indonesian Military
\n(TNI) chief during the Abdurrahman Wahid administration from
\nOctober 1999 to June 2002. He was the first Navy officer to take
\nthe military's top job, heading the Navy before being promoted to
\ndeputy TNI chief during president BJ Habibie's term.<\/p>\n
Minister of Home Affairs Lt. Gen. (ret) M. Ma'ruf<\/p>\n
Born in Tegal, Central Java, on Sept. 20, 1942 and a graduate of
\nthe National Military Academy in 1965, Ma'ruf holds a degree in
\nmanagement from the Open University in Jakarta. Currently he is a
\ncentral executive board member of the Democratic Party; the party
\nthat nominated Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as president. Ma'ruf was
\nthe Indonesian ambassador to Vietnam from 1997 to 2000 after
\nserving as the chief of staff of the Siliwangi military command
\nin West Java, the Udayana military command in Bali and the
\nDiponegoro military command in Central Java.<\/p>\n
State Minister for the Accelerated Development of Disadvantaged
\nRegions Saifullah Yusuf<\/p>\n
Born in Pasuruan, East Java, on Aug. 28, 1964, Saifullah finished
\nhis studies in 1985 at the School of Political and Social
\nSciences at the National University (UNAS) in Jakarta. He is the
\ncurrent chairman of the Ansor youth movement affiliated to the
\ncountry's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).
\nSaifullah was elected in the 1999 legislative election as a House
\nof Representatives member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of
\nStruggle (PDI-P). However, he quit and later joined the NU-
\nfounded National Awakening Party (PKB) in 2002. Currently, he
\nserves as the PKB secretary general and was elected a House
\nmember in this year's April 5 legislative elections.<\/p>\n
Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh<\/p>\n
Born in Pekalongan, Central Java, on April 1, 1941, Abdul Rachman
\nobtained a bachelor's degree in law from the Yogyakarta-based
\nGadjah Mada University in 1967, and started his career as a
\njournalist with the Nusantara daily in 1968. He quit to became
\nthe Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation chairman in 1973.<\/p>\n
While leading his Abd. Rahman Saleh-Tuty Hutagalung law firm,
\nhe qualified as a notary in 1990 and was awarded a master's
\ndegree from the University of Indonesia in 1995. Abdul Rachman is
\na senior member of the Crescent Star Party (PBB).<\/p>\n
He most recently came into the national spotlight as the only
\nSupreme Court judge to submit a dissenting opinion in the appeal
\ntrial of Golkar Party leader Akbar Tandjung, who had been
\nconvicted of graft by lower courts. Four other justices agreed to
\naccept Akbar's appeal.<\/p>\n
Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono,<\/p>\n
Born in Ciamis, West Java, on March 5, 1942, and a graduate of
\nthe University of Indonesia, Juwono obtained a Ph.D. in
\nInternational Relations from the London School of Economics and
\nPolitical Science in 1978, and is the current Ambassador to
\nBritain appointed by former president Megawati Soekarnoputri.
\nJuwono was the defense minister from 1999 and 2000 during the
\nAbdurrahman Wahid presidency, the first civilian to take the job.
\nJuwono was the education and culture minister during the BJ
\nHabibie administration from May 1998 to Oct. 1999 and the state
\nminister for the environment under Soeharto's rule in 1997.<\/p>\n
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Freddy Numberi<\/p>\n
The only native Papuan in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's
\nCabinet, Freddy was born in Serui, on Oct. 15, 1947, and served
\nas Papua governor from 2001 to 2003 after retiring from the Navy.
\nFreddy was the state minister for state administrative reforms
\nunder the Abdurrahman Wahid administration and is the current
\nAmbassador to Italy and the republic of Malta, appointed by
\nformer president Megawati Soekarnoputri.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Communication and Information Sofyan A. Djalil:<\/p>\n
Born into farming family in Perlak, Aceh, in 1953, Sofyan
\nobtained his Ph.D. in International Finance and Capital Markets
\nfrom the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at the U.S. Tufts
\nUniversity in 1993. A corporate communications consultant to
\nseveral companies, Sofyan has a broad knowledge of business,
\npublic policy and the stock market.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Adhyaksa Dault<\/p>\n
Born in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, on June 7, 1963, Adhyaksa is
\nstudying for his Ph.D. in the Maritime Affairs Department at the
\nBogor Institute of Agriculture. He was chairman of the National
\nYouth Association (KNPI) from 1999 to 2002 and headed the
\nIndonesian Advocates Union (IPHI) from 1999 to 2004. Adhyaksa,
\nthe husband of Mirah Arismunandar and father of Umar Putra
\nAdhyaksa, 8, and Fakhira Putri Maryam Adhyaksa, 4, said his
\nministry would work with the National Sports Council (KONI) to
\nprofessionalize sport.<\/p>\n
State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra<\/p>\n
Born in Bangka-Belitung province on Feb. 5, 1956, Yusril earned a
\nPh.D. in law at the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, at the
\nUniversity of Science, Malaysia. Yusril, who is currently the
\nchairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB), started his career as
\na lecturer at the University of Indonesia's School of Law in
\n1984. Before taking a portfolio in Susilo's Cabinet, he earlier
\nserved as a minister in Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri's Cabinets.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik<\/p>\n
Born in Singaraja, Bali on April 24, 1949, Jero is a graduate of
\nthe Bandung Institute of Technology and the University of
\nIndonesia's School of Economics. Starting his career in United
\nTractor, a subsidiary of PT Astra International Tbk, Jero now
\nruns his own property and tourism businesses. He is a member of
\nSusilo's Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi<\/p>\n
Born in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra on July 13, 1949, Sudi
\ngraduated from the local military academy and ended his military
\ncareer at the rank of Lt. General. He became Brawijaya military
\ncommander and was Susilo's secretary when the President served as
\nCoordinating Minister of Political and Security Affairs under the
\nMegawati administration.<\/p>\n
Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa<\/p>\n
Born in
\nPalembang, South Sumatra province, on Dec. 18, 1953,
\nHatta graduated from the Bandung Institute of
\nTechnology in 1980. He was president director of PT
\nArthindo Utama between 1982 and 2000. Hatta left his
\ncareer in business and entered politics in 2000,
\njoining the National Mandate Party (PAN) to later be
\nnamed its secretary-general. He became a legislator
\nin 1999 and was once chairman of the House of
\nRepresentative's PAN faction. Hatta was also
\nMinister of Research and Technology under the
\nMegawati administration (2001-2004).<\/p>\n
State Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Suryadarma Ali<\/p>\n
Born in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 1956, Suryadarma graduated from
\nSyarif Hidayatullah State Islamic Institute in 1984. Suryadarma
\nworked with retail giant PT Hero Group between 1985 and 1999. His
\nlast position in the company was deputy director. Suryadarma
\njoined the United Development Party (PPP) and became a legislator
\nwith the House of Representatives. He chaired Commission V at the
\nHouse between 2001 and 2004.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Public Housing M. Yusuf Asy'ari<\/p>\n
Born in Magelang, Central Java province, on Oct. 21, 1945, Yusuf
\nreceived his masters from the School of Administrative Science of
\nMuhammadiyah University in Jakarta. He started his career as a
\ncivil servant at the Ministry of Finance in 1977. Eight years
\nlater he joined conglomerate Bimantara Group. Yusuf was director
\nof internal affairs at private television company PT Rajawali
\nCitra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) (2001-2002). He joined the
\nProsperous Justice Party (PKS) that supported Susilo and his last
\nposition was as member of the party's advisory board.<\/p>\n
Minister of Trade Marie Elka Pangestu<\/p>\n
Born on Oct. 23, 1956 in Jakarta, Marie is the only Cabinet
\nmember of ethnic Chinese descent. Marie gained a doctoral degree
\nfrom the University of California in 1986 in international trade,
\nfinance and monetary affairs. She was program coordinator for the
\nAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, grouping 23 member
\neconomies within the region. Currently, Marie is a director of
\nthe Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and is
\ninvolved in numerous economic studies in Shanghai, China. As a
\nnoted economist, Marie has earned acknowledgement from the World
\nBank, the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development
\nBank.<\/p>\n
Minister of National Development Planning\/Chairperson of the
\nNational Planning Agency (Bappenas) Sri Mulyani Indrawati<\/p>\n
Born in Tanjungkarang, Lampung, on Aug. 26, 1962, Mulyani
\nreceived her doctorate in economics from the University of
\nIllinois. She is an executive director of the International
\nMonetary Fund representing 12 economies in Southeast Asia. In
\n2001, Mulyani left for Atlanta, United States, to serve as a
\nconsultant with the U.S. Aid Agency USAID for programs to
\nstrengthen Indonesia's autonomy. She lectured on the Indonesian
\neconomy at Georgia University. A prominent economist, Mulyani was
\nappointed a member of the National Economic Council during
\nAbdurrahman Wahid's administration.<\/p>\n
Minister of Agriculture Anton Apriyanto<\/p>\n
Born on Oct. 5, 1959 in Serang, Banten, Anton obtained his
\nbachelors and masters degree from the Bogor Institute of
\nAgriculture (IPB). He later received his doctorate in food
\nchemistry at Reading University in Britain. He is currently a
\nfull-time lecturer of food and nutrient technology at IPB, and a
\nguest lecturer with the National University of Singapore. Anton
\nclaimed he did not know President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
\npersonally or professionally, although the latter recently
\nobtained his doctorate from IPB.<\/p>\n
State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto:<\/p>\n
Born in Medan, North Sumatra, on April 20, 1955, Sugiharto
\ncompleted his bachelors degree in economics at the University of
\nIndonesia in 1986, and later received his masters from the
\nAmsterdam School of Management. Sugiharto is also a member of the
\nUnited Development Party (PPP). As chief financial officer at
\npublicly listed PT Medco Energy International, he is known to
\nhave been behind the company's success and growth during the past
\nfew years. Sugiarto spent nine years as a banker in the Chemical
\nBank and Bankers Trust Company in New York before joining the
\nMedco Group.<\/p>\n
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro:<\/p>\n
Born on June 16, 1951 in Semarang, Central Java, Purnomo
\ncompleted his undergraduate studies at the School of Engineering
\nat the Bandung Institute of Technology. He then pursued his
\nmasters in 1986 and doctorate in 1988 in mineral and natural
\nresources at the Colorado School of Mines, the United States.
\nPurnomo was deputy governor of the National Resilience Institute
\n(Lemhannas) before former president Megawati Soekarnoputri
\nappointed him as the energy and mineral resources minister. A
\nfather of three, he was advisor to the energy minister from 1993
\nto 1998, and a founder of the Indonesian Institute for Energy
\nEconomics. Currently, he is also serving as president of the
\nVienna-based Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
\n(OPEC).<\/p>\n
Minister of Finance Jusuf Anwar<\/p>\n
Born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Jan. 2, 1941, Jusuf completed
\nhis masters degree in economics in 1978 at Vanderbilt University,
\nthe United States. He later served as the Capital Market
\nSupervisory Agency chief in 1998. Two years later, Jusuf was
\nassigned as an executive director of the Manila-based Asian
\nDevelopment Bank (ADB). Earlier in the 1990s, Jusuf was appointed
\ndirector of budget and foreign funds and secretary-general at the
\nMinistry of Finance. In addition to his expertise in financial
\nmatters, he is also a legal expert and was active in the Ministry
\nof Justice.<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie<\/p>\n
Born in Jakarta on Nov. 15, 1946, Bakrie holds a degree in
\nelectrical engineering from the Bandung Institute of Technology.
\nHe was elected president of the ASEAN Business Forum for two
\nconsecutive periods from 1991 to 1995. Bakrie gained prominence
\nwithin the business community when he was elected chairman of the
\nIndonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) for two
\nconsecutive terms from 1994 to 2004. Currently, he is an advisor
\nof Kadin. Aburizal is a noted businessman known for making PT
\nBakrie and Brothers into one of the most successful firms in the
\ncountry. He also founded the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs
\nOrganization in 1972.<\/p>\n
Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban<\/p>\n
Born in North Sumatra on Aug. 5, 1958, Kaban gained a masters
\ndegree at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture in 1990. He later
\nbecame secretary-general of the Islamic-oriented Crescent Star
\nParty (PBB). Kaban regularly lectures in several universities in
\nJakarta and Bogor. However, he has no specific educational
\nbackground in forestry. Kaban was active in a number of Islamic
\norganizations before joining PBB, which only gained two seats in
\nthe House of Representatives in the April 4, 2004 legislative
\nelections.<\/p>\n
Minister of Industry Andung Nitimiharja<\/p>\n
Andung has been an expert staff of the investment and regional
\nautonomy department with the Office of State Minister of State
\nEnterprises since 2003. Born on April 4, 1950, he was also deputy
\nchairman of the national business development department at the
\nCapital Investment Coordinating Body during the chairmanship of
\nTheo F. Toemion from 2000 to 2001. A graduate of engineering from
\nthe Bogor Institute of Agriculture, Andung later took his masters
\nin economic and social development at the University of
\nPittsburgh, and pursued a doctorate in development studies at the
\nsame university. He is now a commissioner of state electricity
\ncompany PT PLN, PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia and PT Asuransi
\nJasa Raharja.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Communication and Information Sofyan A. Djalil<\/p>\n
Born on Sept. 23, 1953 in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sofyan
\nobtained his doctorate in law and diplomacy at Tufts University
\nMedford in Massachusetts in 1993. He has held various positions
\nin the academe and was an expert staff at the Ministry of
\nJustice. In 1998, he became an expert staff at the Office of
\nState Minister of State Enterprises until 2000. Sofyan was a
\ncommissioner with several enterprises, including PT Pelindo III
\nand PT PLN. Currently, he is also a managing partner at Sofyan
\nDjalil and Partners.<\/p>\n
Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto<\/p>\n
Born on July 5, 1943 in Penging, Central Java, Djoko graduated
\nfrom Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and completed his
\nmasters in land and water development at IHE-DELFT in the
\nNetherlands in 1977. He was appointed in 1997 as assistant to the
\nresidential development department head at the Ministry of Public
\nWorks during the Soeharto administration. Since 2001, he has held
\nthe post of director general of residential affairs at the
\nMinistry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin<\/p>\n
Born in Pare-pare, South Sulawesi, on Oct. 5, 1962, Hamid
\nattended the province's Hasanuddin University. He was a judiciary
\nobserver before working for the General Elections Commission
\n(KPU). As a student, he was actively involved in the Muhammadiyah
\nStudents association and the Association of Islamic Students
\n(HMI) in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province. He is
\nclose to Jusuf Kalla, who hails from the same province.<\/p>\n
Minister of Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman<\/p>\n
Born in Bandung, West Java, on May 1, 1954. Kusmayanto has been a
\nrector at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) since October
\n2001. He earned a Ph.D from the Australian National University in
\n1988. He has been active in the Europe-Southeast Asia University
\nNetwork since 1999.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi<\/p>\n
Born in Barabai regency, South Kalimantan, on April 12, 1941,
\nTaufik started his career as a member of the police intelligence
\nunit and was later chosen as a National Police expert staff
\nmember. He was elected a legislator from the Democratic Party,
\nwhich nominated Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for presidency, for the
\n2004-2009 term, representing South Kalimantan. He is deputy
\nsecretary-general of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
Minister of Health Fadilah Supari<\/p>\n
Born in Surakarta, Central Java, on Nov. 6, 1949, Siti obtained a
\nPh.D in cardiology from the University of Indonesia in 1996. She
\nhas been working as a lecturer in cardiology at the University of
\nIndonesia. Siti has also been the head of the Central Data of
\nResearch and Technology for Cardiac Therapy at Harapan Kita
\nHospital since 1995.<\/p>\n
Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo<\/p>\n
Born in Temanggung regency, Central Java, on Oct. 8, 1952,
\nBambang earned a Ph.D in business administration from the
\nUniversity of Kentucky in 1985. He has been working as a lecturer
\nat Gadjah Mada University's School of Economics (1987-present).
\nBambang, a professor, was a finance minister during Abdurrahman
\nWahid's administration. A confidant of National Mandate Party
\n(PAN) Amien Rais, Bambang is a former chairman of the Indonesian
\nEconomists Association (ISEI) and PAN treasurer.<\/p>\n
Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah<\/p>\n
Born in Sigli, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, on Dec. 31, 1945,
\nBachtiar graduated from Medan State University in 1997. He was
\nthe minister of social affairs in the last administration and was
\nUnited Development Party (PPP) deputy secretary-general between
\n1993 and 2003.<\/p>\n
Minister of Religious Affairs Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni<\/p>\n
Born in Rembang, Central Java, on Nov. 4, 1939, Maftuh graduated
\nfrom the Madinah Islamic University in Saudi Arabia in 1968. The
\nlast position he holds now is Indonesian ambassador to Saudi
\nArabia. Maftuh was a personal secretary of the Indonesian
\nambassador to Saudi Arabia between 1976 and 1979.<\/p>\n
He was the chairman of the Indonesian delegation in the 2004
\nministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference
\n(OIC) in Jeddah. He was state secretary in the Abdurrahman Wahid
\nadministration.<\/p>\n
State Minister of the Environment Rachmat Nadi Witoelar
\nKartaadipoetra<\/p>\n
Born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on June 2, 1941, Rachmat
\ngraduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1970. He
\nserved as Indonesian ambassador to Russia and Mongolia in 1993 to
\n1997. Rachmat has held various positions in the House of
\nRepresentatives, including chairman of House Commission V and
\nCommission VI. He was also Golkar Party secretary-general from
\n1988 to 1993.<\/p>\n
State Minister for Women's Empowerment Meutia Farida Hatta
\nSwasono<\/p>\n
Born in Yogyakarta on March 21, 1947, Meutia earned a Ph.D in
\nanthropology from the University of Indonesia in 1991. She has
\nbeen working as a lecturer at the University of Indonesia's
\nSchool of Anthropology (1984-present). Meutia is the daughter of
\nthe late Muhammad Hatta, the respected first vice president of
\nIndonesia. She has been a senior official at the Office of the
\nState Minister of Tourism and Culture since Dec. 23, 2003. She is
\nalso chairwoman of the Hatta Foundation (2002-2005) and
\nchairwoman of the Ministry of Social Affairs' People's Welfare
\nConsultation Forum.<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Abdurrahman
\nShihab<\/p>\n
Born in Rappang, South Sulawesi, on Aug. 19, 1946, Alwi earned a
\nPh.D in philosophy from the Ain Syams University in Egypt in 1990
\nand a Ph.D from Temple University in the United States in 1995.
\nHe is currently National Awakening Party leader (2002-2007). He
\nwas an assistant to professors at Temple University (1993-1995)
\nand Harvard University (1998), the U.S. He also served as
\nminister of foreign affairs in the Abdurrahman Wahid
\nadministration.<\/p>\n
Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Fahmi Idris<\/p>\n
Born in Jakarta, on Sept. 20, 1943, Fahmi graduated from the
\nUniversity of Indonesia, majoring in economics. He was the deputy
\nchairman of the Golkar Party. Fahmi was a student activist before
\nbecoming involved in politics. He started his political career as
\nthe chairman of the Golkar Party's Business and Economic
\nEnterprise Department (1993-1998). He was manpower and
\ntransmigration minister in the Habibie administration. He was
\ndismissed as the deputy chairman of Golkar last month for defying
\nthe party's order to support the reelection bid of President
\nMegawati Soekarnoputri.<\/p>",
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