[b]Minister of National Development Planning/Chairperson of the

Minister of National Development Planning/Chairperson of the
National Planning Agency (Bappenas) Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Born in Tanjungkarang, Lampung, on Aug. 26, 1962, Mulyani
received her doctorate in economics from the University of
Illinois. She is an executive director of the International
Monetary Fund representing 12 economies in Southeast Asia. In
2001, Mulyani left for Atlanta, United States, to serve as a
consultant with the U.S. Aid Agency USAID for programs to
strengthen Indonesia's autonomy. She lectured on the Indonesian
economy at Georgia University. A prominent economist, Mulyani was
appointed a member of the National Economic Council during
Abdurrahman Wahid's administration.

Minister of Agriculture Anton Apriyanto

Born on Oct. 5, 1959 in Serang, Banten, Anton obtained his
bachelors and masters degree from the Bogor Institute of
Agriculture (IPB). He later received his doctorate in food
chemistry at Reading University in Britain. He is currently a
full-time lecturer of food and nutrient technology at IPB, and a
guest lecturer with the National University of Singapore. Anton
claimed he did not know President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
personally or professionally, although the latter recently
obtained his doctorate from IPB.

State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto:

Born in Medan, North Sumatra, on April 20, 1955, Sugiharto
completed his bachelors degree in economics at the University of
Indonesia in 1986, and later received his masters from the
Amsterdam School of Management. Sugiharto is also a member of the
United Development Party (PPP). As chief financial officer at
publicly listed PT Medco Energy International, he is known to
have been behind the company's success and growth during the past
few years. Sugiarto spent nine years as a banker in the Chemical
Bank and Bankers Trust Company in New York before joining the
Medco Group.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro:

Born on June 16, 1951 in Semarang, Central Java, Purnomo
completed his undergraduate studies at the School of Engineering
at the Bandung Institute of Technology. He then pursued his
masters in 1986 and doctorate in 1988 in mineral and natural
resources at the Colorado School of Mines, the United States.
Purnomo was deputy governor of the National Resilience Institute
(Lemhannas) before former president Megawati Soekarnoputri
appointed him as the energy and mineral resources minister. A
father of three, he was advisor to the energy minister from 1993
to 1998, and a founder of the Indonesian Institute for Energy
Economics. Currently, he is also serving as president of the
Vienna-based Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(OPEC).

Minister of Finance Jusuf Anwar

Born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Jan. 2, 1941, Jusuf completed
his masters degree in economics in 1978 at Vanderbilt University,
the United States. He later served as the Capital Market
Supervisory Agency chief in 1998. Two years later, Jusuf was
assigned as an executive director of the Manila-based Asian
Development Bank (ADB). Earlier in the 1990s, Jusuf was appointed
director of budget and foreign funds and secretary-general at the
Ministry of Finance. In addition to his expertise in financial
matters, he is also a legal expert and was active in the Ministry
of Justice.

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie

Born in Jakarta on Nov. 15, 1946, Bakrie holds a degree in
electrical engineering from the Bandung Institute of Technology.
He was elected president of the ASEAN Business Forum for two
consecutive periods from 1991 to 1995. Bakrie gained prominence
within the business community when he was elected chairman of the
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) for two
consecutive terms from 1994 to 2004. Currently, he is an advisor
of Kadin. Aburizal is a noted businessman known for making PT
Bakrie and Brothers into one of the most successful firms in the
country. He also founded the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs
Organization in 1972.

Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban

Born in North Sumatra on Aug. 5, 1958, Kaban gained a masters
degree at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture in 1990. He later
became secretary-general of the Islamic-oriented Crescent Star
Party (PBB). Kaban regularly lectures in several universities in
Jakarta and Bogor. However, he has no specific educational
background in forestry. Kaban was active in a number of Islamic
organizations before joining PBB, which only gained two seats in
the House of Representatives in the April 4, 2004 legislative
elections.

Minister of Industry Andung Nitimiharja

Andung has been an expert staff of the investment and regional
autonomy department with the Office of State Minister of State
Enterprises since 2003. Born on April 4, 1950, he was also deputy
chairman of the national business development department at the
Capital Investment Coordinating Body during the chairmanship of
Theo F. Toemion from 2000 to 2001. A graduate of engineering from
the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, Andung later took his masters
in economic and social development at the University of
Pittsburgh, and pursued a doctorate in development studies at the
same university. He is now a commissioner of state electricity
company PT PLN, PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia and PT Asuransi
Jasa Raharja.

State Minister of Communication and Information Sofyan A. Djalil

Born on Sept. 23, 1953 in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sofyan
obtained his doctorate in law and diplomacy at Tufts University
Medford in Massachusetts in 1993. He has held various positions
in the academe and was an expert staff at the Ministry of
Justice. In 1998, he became an expert staff at the Office of
State Minister of State Enterprises until 2000. Sofyan was a
commissioner with several enterprises, including PT Pelindo III
and PT PLN. Currently, he is also a managing partner at Sofyan
Djalil and Partners.

Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto

Born on July 5, 1943 in Penging, Central Java, Djoko graduated
from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and completed his
masters in land and water development at IHE-DELFT in the
Netherlands in 1977. He was appointed in 1997 as assistant to the
residential development department head at the Ministry of Public
Works during the Soeharto administration. Since 2001, he has held
the post of director general of residential affairs at the
Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure.