President B.J. Habibie names new MPR members
President B.J. Habibie names new MPR members
JAKARTA (JP): President B.J. Habibie has appointed 41 new
members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to replace
members who he retired, had resigned or passed away.
There was no explanation about the decision to retire existing
members, all of whom were selected by former president Soeharto
from functional groups to represent the dominant Golkar faction.
The list of those retired includes a number of cabinet
ministers who served under Soeharto.
Among the most conspicuous names in the list of those replaced
were two former home ministers Moch. Yogie S.M. and R. Hartono,
former attorney general Singgih, former finance minister Fuad
Bawazier, former central bank governor Soedradjat Djiwandono and
former trade minister Muhamad (Bob) Hasan.
Among the incoming members are Habibie's cabinet ministers
Farid Moeloek (health), Soleh Solahuddin (agriculture) and
Boediono (national development planning), Bambang Soebianto
(finance) and close aides including journalist Parni Hadi, Lt.
Gen. (ret.) Sintong Panjaitan and international relations expert
Dewi Fortuna Anwar.
The new members will be sworn in today, the MPR secretariat
said.
A number of MPR members have resigned following public
pressure to cleanse the assembly of all elements of corruption,
collusion and nepotism.
Those who already tendered their resignation include the wives
and children of serving or former government officials.
Golkar chairman Harmoko, whose wife was among the first to
resign, has called on all Golkar representatives in the assembly
and in the House of Representatives who owed their seats to their
connections to resign rather than wait to be expelled.
The children of former President Soeharto have resisted calls
for them to resign, with youngest son Hutomo Mandala Putra
insisting that he would only resign if his constituents in South
Sumatra asked him to.
The following is the list of the new MPR members: Sayidiman
Soerjohadiprojo; Farid A. Moeloek; Soleh Solahuddin; Boediono;
Rachman Usman; Bambang Soebiyanto; Parni Hadi; Fachry Ali;
Sintong Panjaitan; Solahuddin Wahid; Affan Gafar; Leo Nababan;
Nasruddin Sumintapura; David Napitupulu; Hariman Siregar; Didik
J. Rachbini; Dewi Fortuna Anwar; Yuniwati Maschun Sofwan;
Christianto Wibisono; Uma Mansyur; Titi Edardono; Fauzi AR;
Adiwarsita Adinegoro; James Tjahaya Riyadi; Setyanto P. Santoso;
Barnabas Suebu; Marzuki Darusman; Sri Haryati Datuk; Soecipto;
Chumaidi Syarief Romas; Fadli Hamzah; Tatto Prajamanggala;
Muchlis R. Ludin; Salim Said; I Gusti Made Putera Astaman;
Sumarno Dipodisastro; Tuti Sinsun Gondong; Mohammad Tohir; Eep
Saifullah Fattah; Ismail Sunny and Sahala Parlindungan
Napitupulu.
Those who were retired are: Moch. Yogie SM; Singgih; R.
Hartono, Ruslan Diwiryo; Fuad Bawazier; Soedarjanto; Djiteng
Marsudi; Sri Harini Christina; I Putu Gede Ary Suta; Achmad
Tirtosudiro; A. Kadzim; Zainuddin MZ; Sutrisno Muchdam, I Putu
Suranta Sukreta; Soelarso Sopater; Wachyu Santoso Hidayat;
Soedradjat Djiwandono; Dorodjatun Kuntjorojakti; Didin
Sastrapradja; Soeroso; Taufik Hidayat; Trulyanti Sutrasno; Nisma
Chairil Bahri; Dati Kusmudiarti; Bonifatius Parmanto; Agus
Sudono; Soemarni Mamooch Suryaningprang; Muhammad Hasan; Agus
Gurlaya Kartasasmita; Arifin Panigoro; Anthony Salim; Faisal
Abda'oe; Sampurno; Rinto Harahap; Hartini Hartarto; Amalia
Sianti; Dwi Riawenny Nasution; Taufik Hidayat; Abdullah Azwar
Anas; Aisjah Radjerig Pananrang and Victor I. Tanja. (emb/byg)