Rini shuffles industry and trade officials
Rini shuffles industry and trade officials
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The government has replaced 11 senior officials at the
Ministry of Industry and Trade, although most have taken up new
positions within the office, while fresh faces have succeeded
them in their old posts.
Minister of Industry and Trade Rini Soewandi said that the
reshuffle would invigorate the organization, and that the new
leadership would improve its efficiency.
"This will help accelerate our revitalization program of the
industry and its recovery," Rini said during the inauguration
ceremony of the new officials on Thursday.
The reshuffle was based on Presidential Decree No. 58/2002,
and marked the first major personnel change since January of last
year, when the government replaced four first-echelon officials.
Rini replaced her ministry's secretary general Muchtar with
Haryanto Ekowaluyo. Muchtar took over the post of Inspector
General, which was held before by Maj. Gen. (ret) Cholid Ghozali.
Agus Tjahajana Wirakusumah left his post as the director
general of metal, machinery, electronics and miscellaneous
industries, to replace Marwoto as the director general for trade
of small and midsize industries.
Agus' replacement is Achdiat Atmawinata.
Teddy Setiadi, the former director general for domestic trade,
has been appointed as the minister's expert staff for technology
and advancement of industry structure.
Replacing Teddy as the director general for domestic trade is
Ardiansyah Parman.
Stepping down from his post as the director general for
international cooperation in trade and industry is Hatanto
Reksodiputro.
He is now on the minister's expert staff for the improvement
of industry and trade competitiveness.
Hatanto was recently appointed as chief commissioner at state-
run cement maker PT Semen Gresik, a company plagued by
controversy over plans to sell it to foreign investors.
Rini also replaced Gusmardi Bustami, chairman of the National
Export Development Body. She made him chairman of the Commodity
Exchange Supervisory Board. His replacement is Diah Maulida.
Diah was Rini's expert staff for technology and advancement of
industry structure, a position Teddy now holds.
Whereas the previous chairman of the commodity exchange
supervisory board, Ridwan Kurnaen is now the expert staff on
industry and trade resources, replacing Atih Suryati Herman.
Ridwan was appointed January last year, supervising the
country's fledging commodity exchange market.
Also leaving his post after just over a year, is the head of
the industry and trade research and development board, Manahan
Laut Simbolon. He is replaced by Sudarmasto.