Budi Gunadi Sadikin (born 6 May 1964) is an Indonesian politician. He currently serves as

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since 2020. He is only the second Health Minister not to graduate from a medical school, and the first since Mananti Sitompul.

Early life and education

In 1988, he earned a

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in Engineering Physics from the

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Professional career

Budi started his career as IT staff at

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Asia Pacific in

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from 1988 until 1994. Then, he became a banker as General Manager of Electronic Banking - Chief GM Jakarta - Chief GM HR PT Bank Bali Tbk (1994-1999), and Senior VP Consumer and Commercial Banking ABN Amro Bank Indonesia & Malaysia (1999-2004). He also served as Executive VP Consumer Banking

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(2004-2006), Director of Micro and Retail Banking

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(2006-2013), and President Director of PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (2013-2016). Starting in 2016, Budi began to enter the government as Special Staff to the

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(2016-2017). In 2017, he was appointed as President Director of PT Inalum. In his era, Inalum bought 51 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia. He was then appointed as Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises I since November 2019.

Political career

Health minister

During the COVID-19 pandemic, his office set up a special unit to deal with flagging oxygen supplies for medical use.

References

Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Health ministers of Indonesia Onward Indonesia Cabinet 1964 births 21st-century Indonesian politicians {{Indonesia-politician-stub