How Many Times Has Prabowo Reshuffled His Cabinet?
How Many Times Has Prabowo Reshuffled His Cabinet?
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September 15, 2026 | 03:29 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto once again reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, September 14, 2026, replacing Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa with Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara.
Prabowo’s decision marks the sixth cabinet reshuffle thus far. Since his inauguration on October 20, 2024, Prabowo has repeatedly changed the positions of several ministers and state officials.
Aside from being replaced, several top officials in Prabowo’s cabinet were stripped of their posts due to institutional restructuring. For example, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) no longer exists within the cabinet after it transformed into the SOEs Regulatory Body. Furthermore, the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) also transformed into the Government Communication Agency.
Who are the members of Prabowo’s Red and White Cabinet that have been replaced in the first two years of his presidency? Here is the full list:
First Reshuffle (February 2025)
Prabowo first reshuffled the cabinet on February 19, 2025, about four months after assuming office. At that time, Prabowo replaced the Minister of Education, Science, and Technology who had been in office for only a few months.
Minister removed:
- Minister of Education, Science, and Technology Satryo Brodjonegoro
Minister appointed:
- Minister of Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto
Second Reshuffle (September 2025)
The second reshuffle took place on September 8, 2025. At that time, Prabowo removed several ministers and appointed new officials. The list of removed ministers is as follows:
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani
Minister of the Migrant Workers’ Protection Abdul Kadir Karding
Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie Setiadi
Minister of Youth and Sports Dito Ariotedjo
Meanwhile, the ministers and deputy ministers appointed at that time were:
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa
Minister of the Migrant Workers’ Protection Mukhtarudin
Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mochamad Irfan Yusuf
Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak
Third Reshuffle (September 2025)
The third reshuffle took place about a week after the second reshuffle. On September 17, 2025, Prabowo again appointed new officials. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer was removed from his position after being ensnared in a corruption case.
Officials removed:
Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer
Deputy Minister of Forestry Sulaiman Umar Siddiq
Deputy Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono (became Minister of Cooperatives)
Head of the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) Hendrar Prihadi
Chief of Presidential Staff Anto Mukti Putranto
Here is a list of officials appointed by Prabowo on September 17, 2025:
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago
Minister of Youth and Sports Erick Thohir
Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor
Deputy Minister of Forestry Rohmat Marzuki
Deputy Minister of Cooperatives Farida Faricha
Head of the Government Communication Agency Angga Raka Prabowo
Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency Sonny Sanjaya
Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency Naniek Sudaryati Deyang
Head of LKPP Sarah Sadiqa
Presidential Special Advisor for Security and Public Order and Police Reform Ahmad Dofiri
Chief of Presidential Staff Muhammad Qodari
Fourth Reshuffle (October 2025)
Prabowo added several new positions to the Red and White Cabinet during this round of cabinet reshuffles.
The new positions included additional Deputy Ministers of Home Affairs, Deputy Ministers of Health, and two President’s special envoys. In addition, Prabowo also formed the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of Special Autonomy Development in Papua.
Here is a list of officials appointed by Prabowo in October last year:
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Akhmad Wiyagus
Deputy Minister of Health Benjamin Paulus Octavianus
Special Assistant to the President for Communication and Policy Analysis Dirgayuza Setiawan
Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Data Analysis Agung Gumilar
Chair of the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of Special Autonomy Development in Papua Velix Vernando Wanggai
Fifth Reshuffle (April 2026)
President Prabowo reshuffled the cabinet again on April 27, 2026. At that time, Prabowo replaced the environment minister and rotated several palace officials.
Here is a list of officials removed at that time:
Minister of Environment/Head of the Environmental Control Agency Hanif Faisol Nurofiq (became Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs)
Chief of Presidential Staff Muhammad Qodari (became Head of the Government Communication Agency)
Head of the Government Communication Agency Angga Raka Prabowo (remained as Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital)
Head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency Sahat Manaor Panggabean
Meanwhile, the list of officials appointed is as follows:
Minister of Environment/Head of the Environmental Control Agency Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat
Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Hanif Faisol Nurofiq
Chief of Presidential Staff Dudung Abdurachman
Head of the Government Communication Agency Muhammad Qodari
Special Advisor to the President for Communication Hasan Nasbi
Head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency Abdul Kadir Karding
Sixth Reshuffle (September 2026)
The latest shake-up in the Red and White Cabinet took place on September 14, 2026. This time, Prabowo replaced the Minister of Finance for the second time. The former Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, had only been in office for one year.
Minister removed:
- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa
Minister appointed:
- Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara
Read: Purbaya Formally Hands Over Finance Minister Post to Suahasil
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