Luky Alfirman Officially Appointed as Deputy Finance Minister for 2026-2029

Luky Alfirman has been officially inaugurated as the Deputy Minister of Finance for the 2026-2029 period. Luky will assist Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara, alongside Deputy Minister Juda Agung, who was inaugurated several months ago. Joining Luky in the deputy role is Nurkholisoh Ibnu Aman.

The inauguration took place today at the Merdeka Palace, presided over by President Prabowo Subintanto on Thursday (1/10/2026). Previously, Luky served as the Director General of Budget at the Ministry of Finance, a position from which he was removed by Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa in April 2026.

Luky began his career at the Ministry of Finance in 1995. He has held several strategic positions within the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP), including Head of the Sub-directorate of Tax Potential, Head of the Organisation and Governance Division, Head of the Transformation Management Sub-directorate, and Head of the Jakarta Kebayoran Lama Primary Tax Office.

In 2011, he was appointed as the Acting Head of the State Budget Policy Centre, before eventually becoming the Head of the Macroeconomic Policy Centre at the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF). In 2015, he was tasked with serving as the Head of the Policy Analysis and Harmonisation Centre within the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Finance. In 2017, he was appointed as an Expert Staff member for State Revenue Policy. In the same year, he was selected as the Director General of Financing and Risk Management.

His career continued to progress with his appointment as the Director General of Fiscal Balance in 2022, and finally, on 23 May 2025, he was inaugurated as the Director General of Budget.

Currently, Luky also serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Commissioners at the Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS).

According to records from the Ministry of Finance and LPS, Luky was born in Bandung on 27 March 1970. He completed his Bachelor of Industrial Engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in 1994. He subsequently pursued further studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, earning a Master of Arts in Economics in 2000 and a Ph.D. in Economics in 2004.