The president’s fourth cupboard reshuffle previously 12 months follows hypothesis he would act to entrench insurance policies just like the processing of Indonesia’s essential minerals onshore and the development of a brand new capital metropolis. Jokowi picked officers from coalition events backing Prabowo, exhibiting he’s attempting to keep up coverage continuity when the subsequent administration takes over in October.
Roeslani is well-connected to each the present and incoming presidents, whereas new Legislation Minister Supratman Andi Agtas is former chairman of parliament’s laws committee and a part of Prabowo’s occasion Gerindra. Final month, Jokowi additionally named the president-elect’s nephew as a deputy finance minister.
“For Jokowi, that is the time to vet his loyalists within the cupboard, a part of the consolidation of energy so that there’s continuity with the brand new authorities,” stated D. Nicky Fahrizal, political analyst on the Jakarta-based Middle for Strategic and Worldwide Research.
Lahadalia, who as funding minister revoked numerous mining permits deemed inactive, will succeed Arifin Tasrif as vitality and mineral sources chief. Prabowo, a former army basic, has promised to proceed present mining insurance policies, with out giving particulars.
Underneath Jokowi, Tasrif’s ministry banned the export of sure uncooked commodities so as to drive traders to construct processing services within the nation. The transfer helped entice billions of {dollars} value of funding into nickel smelters — largely from Chinese language corporations — however proved much less profitable for different minerals like bauxite.
Lahadalia instructed reporters on Monday he was tasked by the president to optimize Indonesia’s pure useful resource potential and manufacturing to lift state income and create jobs. He added that whether or not he stays on after October will probably be Prabowo’s prerogative.
In the meantime, Dadan Hindayana, a professor, was appointed to move the newly established nationwide vitamin company that goals to enhance well being outcomes amongst youngsters and pregnant moms. It should additionally seemingly be tasked with implementing Prabowo’s big-ticket marketing campaign pledge of offering free nutritious meals for varsity youngsters.
Jokowi has sought to ease investor issues over the feeding program that might price as a lot as 450 trillion rupiah ($29 billion) yearly when it’s totally rolled out. The federal government allotted simply 71 trillion rupiah for this system subsequent yr, when it’s estimated so as to add 0.1 share level to financial progress. The outgoing chief additionally set a modest price range deficit goal for 2025 to maintain spending in verify.
Nicely-respected Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati will keep in her put up, although she was reportedly contemplating resigning earlier this yr.
“Jokowi is flexing his muscle tissue as an outgoing president,” stated Achmad Sukarsono, a Singapore-based affiliate director at Management Dangers, with a concentrate on Indonesia. “He needs to indicate he nonetheless has appreciable affect on the finish of his time period.”
(By Chandra Asmara and Norman Harsono)