House to choose BI deputy governors next month
House to choose BI deputy governors next month
JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives will choose new
deputy governors for Bank Indonesia in the second week of
October, ending the vacuum which has left the three positions
empty since early this year.
Vice chairman of House Commission IX for financial and
development planning affairs Paskah Suzetta said on Thursday that
the House would choose three names from the nine names proposed
by the central bank.
"We need to take swift action, if the positions are kept
vacant then the board of governors' decision would be invalid
because a quorum would not be possible," he explained to
reporters after an internal meeting of the commission.
The names proposed to replace former deputy governor Achwan
are Bachri Ansjori currently the director for BI's internal
supervision, Djakaria currently BI's representative in Tokyo and
Maulana Ibrahim currently second director for BI's bank
supervision unit.
Recommended to replace Dono Iskandar as deputy governor are
Aslim Tadjudin presently the director of BI's monetary
processing, Hartadi A. Sarwono currently director of the bank's
economic research and monetary policy division and Maman Somantri
the director for research and banking regulations division.
Bun Bunan Hutapea director for internal finances, Made Sukada
director for foreign exchange processing and Siti Ch. Fadjriah
first director for BI's bank overseer division, are recommended
to replace Burhanuddin Abdullah.
"We will ask all candidates to present their proposed work
program to the commission and hopefully we will be able to
appraise their competency and choose from among them," Paskah
said, explaining that the commission's choices would be forwarded
to the House's plenary meeting where a formal decision would be
made.
The positions have been left vacant since late last year.
Paskah also said that the House would also ask BI to explain
the status of senior deputy governor Anwar Nasution and deputy
governor Miranda Goeltom who had tendered their resignations last
year.
"Since they already submitted their resignation letters, there
should be a reelection for the positions," he said, explaining
that the candidates for senior deputy governor could only be
proposed by the President.(tnt)