Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – A total of 35 ministerial candidates have been summoned to meet with President-elect Prabowo Subianto at his residence on Jalan Kertanegara in South Jakarta on Monday. This meeting is part of the preparations for Prabowo's cabinet for the 2024-2029 administration.
The meetings with the ministerial candidates took place from midday until the evening. The duration of the private discussions between Prabowo and each candidate varied, with some meetings lasting as little as three to five minutes, while others extended beyond that.
Notable attendees included Zulkifli Hasan, chair of the National Mandate Party (PAN); Bahlil Lahadalia, chairman of Golkar; Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, chair of the Democrats; and Yusril Ihza Mahendra, founder of the Crescent Star Party.
Also present was Muhaimin Iskandar, chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) and former running mate of presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, who competed against Prabowo in the 2014 election.
Prabowo is expected to announce his cabinet shortly after his inauguration as Indonesia's 8th president on Oct. 20.
Reports suggest that the cabinet will comprise 46 ministries, including 41 sectoral ministries and five coordinating ministries. New ministries being proposed include the Forestry Ministry, Public Housing Ministry, Transmigration Ministry, Creative Economy Ministry, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry, and Population and Family Development Ministry.
Other proposed ministries include the Migrant Worker Protection Ministry, Higher Education Ministry, Culture Ministry, Human Rights Ministry, and Immigration Ministry. A new coordinating ministry focused on social affairs is also anticipated.
The candidates summoned come from both supporting political parties and professional backgrounds. Here are the 35 ministerial candidates who have met with Prabowo as of Monday:
- Prasetyo Hadi (Gerindra Party Daily Chair)
- Natalius Pigai (Human Rights Activist)
- Widiyanti Putri Wardhana (Businesswoman)
- Wihaji (Golkar Party Politician)
- Yandri Susanto (Deputy Chair of the National Mandate Party/PAN)
- Fadli Zon (Gerindra Party Politician)
- Nusron Wahid (Golkar Party Politician)
- Saifullah Yusuf (Social Affairs Minister, Secretary General of Nahdlatul Ulama)
- Maruarar Sirait (Gerindra Party Politician)
- Teuku Riefky Harsya (Secretary General of the Democratic Party)
- Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (Chairman of the Democratic Party)
- Arifatul Choiri Fauzi (Secretary of Nahdlatul Ulama's Women Branch)
- Yassierli (Professor at Bandung Institute of Technology)
- Satrio Sumantri Brodjonegoro (Chairman of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences)
- Tito Karnavian (Home Affairs Minister and Former National Police Chief)
- Zulkifli Hasan (Chairman of PAN)
- Yusril Ihza Mahendra (Founder of the Crescent Star Party)
- Muhaimin Iskandar (Chairman of the National Awakening Party/PKB)
- Agus Andrianto (Deputy National Police Chief)
- Abdul Mu'ti (Secretary General of Muhammadiyah)
- Bahlil Lahadalia (Chairman of Golkar Party)
- Raja Juli Antoni (Secretary General of PSI)
- Agus Gumiwang (Golkar Party Politician)
- Pratikno (State Secretary)
- Maman Abdurrahman (Golkar Party Politician)
- Ribka Haluk (Acting Governor of Central Papua)
- Sakti Wahyu Trenggono (Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister)
- Yandri Susanto (PAN Politician)
- Sugiono (Gerindra Party Politician)
- Prasetyo Hadi (Gerindra Party Politician)
- Dudy Purwagandhi (CEO of Jhonlin Air Transport)
- Dody Hanggodo (Palm Oil Entrepreneur)
- Budi Santoso (Secretary General of the Trade Ministry)
- Rachmat Pambudy (Gerindra politician)
- Hanif Faisol Nurrofi (Director General of Forestry Planning and Environmental Management at the Environment Ministry)