President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed all Indonesia Onward Cabinet Ministers to submit all regulations that hinder government performance, public services, investment, and business in one month. The directive was made by the President because Indonesia has serious overregulation problem in which numerous regulation of the Central Government, regional governments, and ministries are overlapping each other.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Vice President KH. Ma’ruf Amin, appointed new Cabinet members for the 2019-2024 period at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/10). The following is a summary of the statements from the Cabinet Ministers after being inaugurated by President Jokowi.

The Indonesia Onward Cabinet must prioritize teamwork rather than the work of each ministry, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has said. “The Coordinating Minister’s duty is to oversee the vision of the President so that it can be implemented by ministries/institutions that work under his command” Mahfud told reporters after […]

Newly-elected Indonesian Minister of Health Terawan Agusputranto has expressed optimism that the problem of stunting in Indonesian can be tackled immediately. However, Terawan asked the public to give him more time since he will assume the position from the previous Minister of Health of the Working Cabinet Nila F. Moeloek starting Thursday afternoon (24/10).

Sovereign wealth funds must be resolved immediately to lure more investment in the country, according to Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. “I will meet with several prospective investors on 4 and 20 November,” Luhut told reporters after attending a plenary cabinet meeting at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (24/10). According […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has announced that he does not set a target in the first 100 days of the Indonesian Onward Cabinet. According to the President, the Cabinet will continue the works of previous one.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 23 October, 2019 signed the Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 113/P/2019 on the Establishment of the Government Ministries and the Appointment of Cabinet Ministers of “Indonesia Onward Cabinet” for the 2019-2024 Period. The Cabinet appointment aims to support the tasks of the President as head of the Government to achieve national […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has proposed the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) Head Comr. Gen. Idham Aziz to replace Gen. Tito Karnavian upon Tito’s appointment as Minister of Home Affairs for 2019-2024 term. For that reason, the House of Representatives (DPR) in a plenary session has approved President Jokowi’s letter requesting the approval […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, accompanied by Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, inaugurated members of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet during a ceremony at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/10). The inauguration ceremony began with singing the national anthem of Indonesia Raya, which was then continued with the reading of Presidential Decree Number 113/P of 2019 on Formation […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo accompanied by Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on Wednesday (23/10) at the Merdeka Palace introduced his new cabinet for 2019-2024 period called “Indonesia Onward Cabinet.” The President explained that the Cabinet would focus on developing human capital, job creation, and empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).