Politics

President Prabowo Subianto decided to keep Supratman Andi Agtas, a key leader of his Gerindra Party, as the Minister of Law. Unlike in the previous administration of Jokowi, however, Supratman is now having less authority after the Ministry of Law & Human Rights was divided into three portfolios in Prabowo’s administration.

Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanegara has been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as the Minister of Transmigration, a key portfolio to support the ambitious food estate program. Iftitah is one of the ministers from Democratic Party, a political party led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), the eldest son of the sixth President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Budi Santoso as the new Minister of Trade, a position previously occupied by the Chairman of PAN Zulkifli Hasan. Interestingly, it was Zulkifli who nominated Budi Santoso as his successor to Prabowo. Born in Sukoharjo, Central...

Dody Hanggodo has been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as the Minister of Public Works (PU). There’s only a few information about Dody’s background, and no one knows about his experience in infrastructure. But what’s interesting about Dody is his relationship...

President Prabowo Subianto has just sworn in a long list of special advisors, special staffs, special envoys, and agency heads/deputies (including some new agencies) this morning. Seven special advisors include Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (for digitalisation &...

Abdul Kadir Karding, former secretary general of PKB, has been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as the Minister of Migrant Workers Protection. Karding will be assisted by two vice ministers, Christina Aryani (Golkar) and Dzulfikar Ahmad Tawalla (PAN).

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Meutya Viada Hafid as the Minister of Communications & Digital (a new name of the Minister of Communications & Informatics/ICT), a portfolio previously occupied by Budi Arie Setiadi, the leader of Projo, a volunteer...

Yandri Susanto, the Deputy Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), has been appointed by President Prabowo Subianto as the new Minister of Villages, a portfolio previously controlled by PKB. Yandri is not alone in leading the Ministry of Villages since he will be assisted by Vice Minister Ahmad Riza Patria, a key leader of Prabowo’s Gerindra Party.

Police Commissioner General Agus Andrianto has been appointed as the Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services, a new portfolio under Prabowo-Gibran’s administration. Prior to that, Agus served as the Deputy Chief of the National Police (Wakapolri).