Parliament to conduct fitness assessment of OJK commissioner candidates this week
Jakarta — The Indonesian Parliament (DPR) through Commission XI will conduct a fit and proper test on candidates for the board of commissioners of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) of the Republic of Indonesia this week.
DPR Speaker Puan Maharani, following the opening of the fourth sitting session of the 2025–2026 parliamentary year, stated that the fitness assessment was a follow-up to a letter submitted by President Prabowo Subianto on Monday, 9 March.
“We request the approval of parliamentary factions for the discussion of OJK commissioner board candidates to be assigned to Commission XI of the DPR. Can this be approved?” she said, to which other legislators responded affirmatively during a plenary session in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The plenary session also approved that the results of the fitness assessment of OJK commissioner board candidates by Commission XI would be followed by decision-making in an extended plenary session scheduled for Thursday, 12 March.
Meanwhile, Commission XI Chair Mukhamad Misbakhun explained that the fitness assessment would be held the following day, namely Wednesday, 11 March. His team would test ten names submitted by the selection committee from the government.
“There are ten names sent to us and these are for a five-year term in accordance with the presidential letter submitted to DPR leadership,” he said when reached separately.
The ten OJK commissioner candidates to be assessed are Friderica Widyasari Dewi, Agus Sugiarto, Hernawan Bekti Sasongko, Ary Zulfikar, Hasan Fawzi, Darmansyah, Dicky Kartikoyono, Danu Febrianto, Adi Budiarso, and Anton Daryono.
“For all ten participants, the fitness assessment will be conducted from morning until evening,” said Misbakhun.
The fitness assessment will be conducted in a single day. Following this, Commission XI of the DPR will submit the names deemed qualified to DPR leadership for discussion in a plenary session on Thursday, 12 March.
Misbakhun dismissed the perception that the one-day fitness assessment appears rushed. According to him, this mechanism has been frequently implemented to make quick decisions as a response to situations of uncertainty.
“We must provide certainty to the market. For anything that must be decided quickly, we must decide it quickly so that they can lead the institution quickly and adapt to the institution they lead and adjust to the existing situations and circumstances,” he said.
When asked about the swearing-in schedule for the OJK commissioner board members, Misbakhun said he could not provide information. “That is no longer within the DPR’s authority,” he said.