Onward Indonesia Cabinet

The Onward Indonesia Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Indonesia Maju) is the current cabinet of Indonesia. It was announced by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on 23 October 2019.[1] The president has so far reshuffled the cabinet on three occasions, first in December 2020, second in April 2021, and then March 2022.

Onward Indonesia Cabinet Kabinet Indonesia Maju
41st Cabinet of Indonesia
Indonesian Government (Executive Branch)
Date formed	23 October 2019
People and organisations
Head of state	Joko Widodo
Head of government	Joko Widodo
No. of ministers	34 Ministers, 15 Deputy Ministers
Member parties	Government Parties Coalition: Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Golkar Party Gerindra Party Nasdem Party National Awakening Party National Mandate Party United Development Party Indonesian Solidarity Party Perindo Party
Status in legislature	Coalition: DPR seats 471 / 575 Opposition: DPR seats 104 / 575
Opposition parties	Democratic Party and Prosperous Justice Party
History
Election(s)	2019 Indonesian presidential election
Predecessor	Working Cabinet

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On 22 December 2020, the president replaced six ministers. The most notable addition to the cabinet was businessman Sandiaga Uno. His admission into the cabinet following his former running mate in the 2019 presidential election Prabowo Subianto, made it the first time in Indonesia's history that all former contestants of a single presidential election were in same cabinet.[2][3] The new ministers were sworn in on 23 December 2020. Five deputy ministers were also appointed, three of them to new deputy minister positions.[4]

On 30 March 2021, the president proposed to the People's Representative Council changes to the structure of his cabinet, seeking to merge the Ministry of Research and Technology and the Ministry of Education and Culture into a single ministry named the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. He also proposed a new ministry, the Ministry of Investment to be spun off from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investments Affairs, but remaining under the latter's coordination, while the National Research and Innovation Agency would be separated as a new non-ministerial agency.[5] On 9 April 2021, the People's Representative Council approved the changes.[6] On 13 April 2021, presidential spokesman Ali Mochtar Ngabalin said the second reshuffle would take place in the second week of April.[7] However, the reshuffle was announced on 28 April 2021. Unusually, it not only reshuffled some ministers, but also disbanded a ministerial institution during the mid-term.[8]

Since the National Mandate Party joined the government coalition on 25 August 2021, there has been controversy over a potential third cabinet reshuffle to allow the party to join the cabinet.[9][10] On 23 September 2021, the party stated to be ready to take place and contributing together with the government in the cabinet.[11] It was said that the third reshuffle will take place between the end of September 2021 and early October 2021; however, the deadline passed and no reshuffle took place.[12] On 25 October 2021, President Spokesperson Fadjroel Rachman was appointed as Indonesian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, leaving his post vacant.[13] The position was then filled by Joko Widodo himself.[14]

On 17 November 2021, the question of the third reshuffle arose again. However, sources from unnamed president officials revealed that the future reshuffle was not because of issues regarding minister performance, but due to replacement after several ministers contracted COVID-19 and became physically disabled, severely limiting their ability to serve in their positions.[15] Since the end of 2020, Joko Widodo opened many deputy minister posts in many ministries, however, the positions are yet to be filled.[16] This includes the Deputy Minister post at Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, adding to the long list of vacant deputy minister posts created in his presidency.[17] On 18 November 2021, the People's Consultative Assembly formally requested that Joko Widodo reshuffle as fast as possible due to the large number of vacant deputy minister positions.[18]

On 4 February 2022, Arifin Tasrif, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources suddenly replaced with Bahlil Lahadalia as ad interim minister for previously undisclosed health-related issue reason. The change is effective from 3 February 2022.[19][20][21] It later revealed that Minister Arifin is infected with COVID-19, and the change of the ministry is just temporary.[22] On 7 February 2022, Arifin returned to his office.[23]

On 8 March 2022, the question of the third reshuffle arose again. This time there is a rumor that National Mandate Party will gained a position in cabinet and the reshuffle will be done in late March 2022. The rumor quickly dispelled by Zulkifli Hasan, the party leader himself.[24] In fact, a real third reshuffle is planned to be done on 10 March 2022. In the third reshuffle, CEO of Nusantara Capital City Authority expected to be inaugurated.[25][26] It is confirmed that Bambang Susantono will be inaugurated as CEO of Nusantara Capital City Authority,[27] and Dony Rahajoe will be inaugurated as Vice CEO of Nusantara Capital City Authority.[28]