Prabowo Restructures State Ministries

According to reporting from Tempo, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has restructured the ministries in his administration into four distinct groups outlined in Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 140 of 2024 concerning the Organization of State Ministries.

The Perpres, signed by President Prabowo on Tuesday (21/10/24,) and promulgated by State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi on the same date, is effective immediately. This was cited from the State Secretary’s website.

Comprising 102 articles, the Perpres delineates the position, function, duties, and organizational structure of the ministries, says Tempo. The four groups of ministries are the Coordinating Ministry, Group I Ministry, Group II Ministry, and Group III Ministry. In total, there are 48 ministries, including 7 Coordinating Ministries and 41 Ministries.

The Coordinating Ministry

Tempo reports that the Coordinating Ministry serves as the coordinating body for the synchronization and harmonization of ministerial affairs within its respective field of administration. The Coordinating Ministries include:

1. Coordinating Ministry for Political Affairs and Security;
2. Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Institutions;
3. Coordinating Ministry for the Economy;
4. Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture;
5. Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional; Development;
6. Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment; and
7. Coordinating Ministry for Food;

Group I Ministry

Meanwhile, the Ministry is a government agency that oversees certain matters in government. Group I Ministry is the one that deals with government affairs expressly stipulated in the 1945 Constitution. Among them are:

1. Ministry of Home Affairs;
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and
3. Ministry of Defense.

Group II Ministry

Group II Ministry is a ministry that handles government affairs with its scope specified in the 1945 Constitution, as stated in Article 3 Article 3 consisting of:

1. Ministry of Religious Affairs;
2. Ministry of Law;
3. Ministry of Human Rights;
4. Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Institutions;
5. Ministry of Finance;
6. Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education;
7. Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology;
8. Ministry of Culture;
9. Ministry of Health;
10. Ministry of Social Affairs;
11. Ministry of Manpower;
12. Ministry of Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection/Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency;
13. Ministry of Industry;
14. Ministry of Trade;
15. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources;
16. Ministry of Public Works;
17. Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas;
18. Ministry of Villages and Underdeveloped Region Development;
19. Ministry of Transmigration;
20. Ministry of Transportation;
21. Ministry of Communication and Digital;
22. Ministry of Agriculture;
23. Ministry of Forestry;
24. Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries; and
25. Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency;

Group III Ministry

Meanwhile, Group III Ministry is the one that handles government affairs in order to sharpen, coordinate, and synchronize government programs including:

1. Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency;
2. Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform;
3. State-Owned Enterprises or SOE Ministry;
4. Ministry of Population and Family Planning Development/National Population and Family Planning Board;
5. Ministry of Environment/Bureau of Environmental Control;
6. Ministry of Investment and Industrial Estate/Investment Coordination Agency;
7. Cooperatives Ministry;
8. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Ministry;
9. Ministry of Tourism;
10. Creative Economy Ministry/Creative Economy Agency;
11. Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection; and
12. Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Source: Tempo

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