Jakarta, October 20, 2024 – The Europe Today: President Prabowo Subianto officially announced the members of his cabinet, dubbed the “Red and White Cabinet,” following his inauguration as the country’s new president on Sunday, succeeding Joko Widodo. The announcement came during a presidential gala dinner at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, attended by the designated ministers and deputy ministers.
“Per agreement between leaders of political parties in our coalition, we name this cabinet ‘Red and White Cabinet’,” Prabowo stated on Sunday evening, reinforcing the collaborative spirit among coalition partners.
Accompanied by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Prabowo revealed the list of key ministers, which includes prominent political figures and experienced professionals:
- Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs: Budi Gunawan
- Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Penitentiary Affairs: Yusril Ihza Mahendra
- Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs: Airlangga Hartarto
- Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs: Pratikno
- Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development: Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono
- Coordinating Minister for People’s Empowerment: Muhaimin Iskandar
- Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs: Zulkifli Hasan
- Minister of State Secretariat: Prasetyo Hadi
- Minister of Home Affairs: Tito Karnavian
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Sugiono
- Minister of Defense: Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin
- Minister of Religious Affairs: Nasaruddin Umar
- Minister of Law: Supratman Andi Agtas
- Minister of Human Rights: Natalius Pigai
- Minister of Immigration and Penitentiary Affairs: Agus Andrianto
- Minister of Finance: Sri Mulyani
- Minister of Primary and Secondary Education: Abdul Mu’ti
- Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology: Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro
- Minister of Culture: Fadli Zon
- Minister of Health: Budi Gunadi Sadikin
- Minister of Social Affairs: Saifullah Yusuf
- Minister of Manpower: Yassierli
- Minister of Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection/Head of Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI): Abdul Kadir Karding
- Minister of Industry: Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita
- Minister of Trade: Budi Santoso
- Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources: Bahlil Lahadalia
- Minister of Public Works: Dody Hanggodo
- Minister of Housing and Settlement: Maruarar Sirait
- Minister of Villages and Disadvantaged Regions Development: Yandri Susanto
- Minister of Transmigration: Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara
- Minister of Transport: Dudy Purwagandhi
- Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs: Meutya Hafid
- Minister of Agriculture: Andi Amran Sulaiman
- Minister of Forestry: Raja Juli Antoni
- Minister of Marine and Fisheries: Sakti Wahyu Trenggono
- Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Affairs/Head of National Land Agency (BPN): Nusron Wahid
- Minister of National Development Planning/Head of National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas): Rachmat Pambudy
- Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform: Rini Widyantini
- Minister of State-owned Enterprises: Erick Thohir
- Minister of Population and Family Development/Head of National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN): Wihaji
- Minister of Environment/Head of Environmental Control Agency: Hanif Faisol Nurofiq
- Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of Investment Coordination Board (BKPM): Rosan Roeslani
- Minister of Cooperatives: Budi Arie Setiadi
- Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises: Maman Abdurrahman
- Minister of Tourism: Widiyanti Putri Wardhana
- Minister of Creative Economy/Head of Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf): Teuku Riefky Harsya
- Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection: Arifatul Choiri Fauzi
- Minister of Youth and Sports: Ario Bimo Nandito Ariotedjo
In addition to the ministers, the cabinet will also include key minister-level officials:
- Attorney General: Sanitiar Burhanuddin
- Chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN): Muhammad Herindra
- Chief of Presidential Staff: Anto Mukti Putranto
- Head of the Presidential Communication Office (PCO): Hasan Nasbi
- Cabinet Secretary: Teddy Indra Wijaya
Prabowo is set to officially inaugurate the ministers and agency heads on Monday, October 21, marking the commencement of his administration’s new cabinet.
