Woman gets top post at home ministry

Woman gets top post at home ministry

JAKARTA (JP): Siti Nurbaya became the first woman to hold a
senior echelon position within the Ministry of Home Affairs and
Regional Autonomy when she was appointed on Wednesday as the
ministry's secretary general.

The former director officially assumed her post, replacing
Amur Muchasim, following an inauguration headed by Minister of
Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy Surjadi Sudirdja.

"The appointment is another component of the ministry's
efforts to reorganize after the fusion of the two ministries --
the ministry of home affairs and state ministry of regional
autonomy -- last August," Surjadi said.

Surjadi also installed 16 other senior officials, among them
Sudarsono Hardjosoekarto, the former director general for
regional public administration, as director general of regional
autonomy.

Meanwhile, outgoing director general of national integration
Ermaya Suradinata was replaced by Muhanto AQ.

Ermaya was recently appointed as governor of the National
Resilience Institute (Lemhannas).

Surjadi gave honorable discharges to former Trikora Military
command Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dunidja as the ministry's inspectorate
general and Afan Gaffar from his post as deputy to the ministry
of regional autonomy on regional legislation.

Dunidja was replaced by Sinyo Harry Sarundayang.

"Our main duty is to help the nation and state which are beset
by too many problems ... Therefore in carrying out our duty, we
are demanded to hold high our moral responsibility," Surjadi
said. (02)