20 officials for VP Secretariat

JAKARTA: At least 20 new officials were sworn in on Tuesday for the Vice Presidential Secretariat, including Echelon I officers.

Acting head of the Mass Media Bureau for the Vice Presidential Office Bambang Yudho Satrio said Wednesday that the 20 officials were sworn in by Vice President Hamzah Haz's Secretary Prijono Tjiptoherijanto.

One of the echelon I officers sworn in Tuesday was Asril Noer, who was appointed deputy vice presidential secretary for administrative affairs, replacing A.J. Bambang Sutanto. Asril Noer was previously a senior official with the Investment Coordination Agency (BKPM).

Another echelon I officer was Yusuf Asri, who was made deputy vice presidential secretary for people's welfare replacing Yaumil Achir, who passed away recently. --Antara