Robert Marbun Appointed as Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance: His Profile

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Robert Leonard Marbun has been officially inaugurated by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa as the new Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance. He replaces Heru Pambudi, who has served as Secretary General since 12 March 2021. “Today, Friday, 27 March 2026, I, the Finance Minister, hereby officially inaugurate you in your new position within the Ministry of Finance,” said Purbaya during the inauguration. “I trust that you will carry out your duties to the best of your ability, in accordance with the responsibilities entrusted to you,” Purbaya added. Robert Marbun is no stranger to the Ministry of Finance. The man born in Medan on 23 June 1970 has held several positions in the Ministry of Finance before eventually moving to the Ministry of Investment/BKPM. The individual who obtained a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Universitas Padjadjaran, a Master of Policy Analysis (MPA) from Saitama University, Japan in 2000, and completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Kobe University in 2004, once built his career at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC). Based on data from the State Organiser’s Wealth Report (LHKPN) at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), he first reported his assets as a state official in 2007 at a value of Rp 1.48 billion. Then, in 2008, it amounted to Rp 2.3 billion. Subsequently, in 2011, his position was recorded as a Field Analyst in Supervision and Law Enforcement for Customs and Excise at DJBC with asset ownership of Rp 3.14 billion. A year later, he served as Head of the DJBC Regional Office for Sulawesi with assets of Rp 3.67 billion, continuing until 2014 when his assets reached Rp 5.05 billion. In 2015, he held the position of Director of International Customs at DJBC with an LHKPN report submitted periodically on 30 April 2015 amounting to Rp 5.55 billion. A year later, while serving as Director of International Customs and Inter-Agency, his assets became Rp 10.97 billion. Before finally decreasing to Rp 5.86 billion in 2017 while still in the same position. In 2018, he was appointed as Special Staff for State Revenue with assets of Rp 5.97 billion. While in that position, his assets once decreased to Rp 3.10 billion in 2019, before gradually rising again to Rp 6.12 billion by 2020. On 30 September 2020, he served as special staff for institutional relations at the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming or the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in 2020 with assets still recorded at Rp 6.12 billion. Finally, during the reporting period of 31 December 2024, while still serving as special staff for institutional relations at the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM, his assets amounted to Rp 11.54 billion.