The First Working Cabinet () was an Indonesian cabinet that served from 10 July 1959 until 18 February 1960, when President

Sukarno Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independenc ...

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Composition

Cabinet Leadership

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

* Deputy Prime Minister:

Djuanda Kartawidjaja Djuanda Kartawidjaja ( EYD: Juanda Kartawijaya; 14 January 1911 – 7 November 1963), more commonly referred to mononymously as Djuanda, was an Indonesian politician and technocrat who held various positions during the presidency of Sukarno ...

Cabinet Members

*Minister of Defense and Security : Lt. Gen.

Abdul Haris Nasution Abdul Haris Nasution (; 3 December 1918 – 6 September 2000) was a high-ranking Indonesian general and politician. He served in the military during the Indonesian National Revolution and remained in the military during the subsequent turmoil of ...

*Minister of Foreign Affairs:

Subandrio Subandrio (15 September 1914 – 3 July 2004) was an Indonesian politician Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia under President Sukarno. Removed from office following the failed 1965 coup, he spent 29 years in prison. ...

*Minister of Finance: Djuanda *Minister of Production: Col.

Suprajogi Dadang Suprayogi (or Suprajogi, 12 April 1914 – 13 September 1998) was an Indonesian military officer and politician. He served in the Indonesian Army, primarily in Kodam III/Siliwangi, before he was appointed minister under Sukarno in 1958. He ...

*Minister of Distribution:

Johannes Leimena Johannes Leimena (Often abbreviated as J. Leimana; 6 March 1905 – 29 March 1977), more colloquially referred to as Om Jo, was an Indonesian politician, physician, and National Hero of Indonesia, national hero. He was one of the List of longest ...

*Minister of Public Prosperity:

Muljadi Djojomartono Muljadi Djojomartono ( EYD: Mulyadi Joyomartono; 3 May 189823 October 1967) was an Indonesian politician and military officer who served as Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare between 1960 and 1966 and Minister of Social Affairs between 1 ...

*Minister of Home Affairs and Autonomy: Ipik Gandamana *Minister of Social and Cultural Affairs:

Muhammad Yamin Muhammad Yamin (24 August 1903 – 17 October 1962) was an Indonesian poet, politician, historian and national hero who played a key role in the writing of the draft preamble to the 1945 constitution. Early life and education Yamin was born ...

''Ex Officio ''Ministers of State

*Minister/Army Chief of Staff: Lt. Gen. A. H. Nasution *Minister/Air Force Chief of Staff: Air Marshal S. Surjadarma *Minister/Navy Chief of Staff: Captain R. E. Martadinata *Minister/National Police Chief of Staff: Chief Commissioner Said Sukanto Tjokroatmodjo *Attorney General ''ad-interim'': Gatot Taroenamihardja *Minister/Vice Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council:

Ruslan Abdulgani Ruslan Abdulgani (his first name is also spelled Roeslan; 24 November 1914 – 29 June 2005) was an Indonesian government official and diplomat known for his role as a leader during the Indonesian National Revolution in the late 1940s, and as a ...

*Minister/Chairman of the National Planning Council:

Junior Ministers

First Ministerial Section

*Junior Minister of Information:

Maladi Raden Maladi (31 August 1912 – 30 April 2001) was an Indonesian athlete, songwriter, and politician. Interested in football from a young age, Maladi played in the Indonesian leagues beginning in 1930. In the 1940s he dabbled in songwrit ...

*Junior Minister of People's Mobilization: Soedjono and Sudjono (joint ministers) *Junior Minister of Relations with the Legislature: W. J. Rumambi *Junior Minister of Relations with Religious Scholars: Fatah Jasin *Junior Minister of Defense: Maj. Gen. Hidajat *Junior Minister of Justice: Sahardjo *Junior Minister of Police: Chief Commissioner Said Sukanto Tjokroatmodjo *Junior Minister of Veteran Affairs: Col. Sambas Atmadinata

Financial Section

*Junior Minister of Finance: Notohamiprodjo

Production Affairs

*Junior Minister of Agriculture: Col. Azis Saleh *Junior Minister of Public Works and Power: Sardjono Dipokusumo *Junior Minister of Labor: Ahem Erningpradja

Distribution Section

*Junior Minister of Maritime Transportation: Abdul Mutalib Danuningrat *Junior Minister of Land Transportation and Post, Telegraph and Telephones: Maj. Gen.

Djatikoesoemo List of Surakarta and Yogyakarta nobility titles, Goesti Pangeran Harjo Djatikoesoemo (1 July 1917 – 4 July 1992) was an Indonesian Army, Indonesian army officer and diplomat who served as the first Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (1948� ...

*Junior Minister of Air Transportation: Colonel R. Iskandar *Junior Minister of Trade: Arifin Harahap

Development Section

*Junior Minister of People's Industry:

Soeharto Sastrosoeyoso Raden Soeharto Sastrosoeyoso (24 December 1908 – 30 November 2000) was an Indonesian doctor and a National hero of Indonesia. He was the founder of Indonesian Doctors Association and Bank Negara Indonesia. Life Sastrosoeyoso was born on 24 De ...

*Junior Minister of Basic Industries and Mining: Chairul Saleh *Junior Minister of Agrarian Affairs:

Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro (3 August 1917 – 6 May 1996) was a Javanese politician who served as the Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia), Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Agrarian Affairs, and member of the People's Representative Council and Peo ...

*Junior Minister of Transmigration, Cooperatives & Development of Village Communities: Achmadi

Public Welfare Section

*Junior Minister of Welfare: Colonel

Satrio Satrio (28 May 1916 – 5 May 1986) was an Indonesian military doctor. He served as Minister of Health during the Guided Democracy in Indonesia, Guided Democracy period, between 1959 and 1966, and as General Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross ...

*Junior Minister of Religion: Wahib Wahab *Junior Minister of Social Affairs:

Social & Cultural Section

*Junior Minister of Education & Culture:

Prijono Prijono (20 July 1907 – 6 March 1969Vickers, Adrian. A History of Modern Indonesia'. Cambridge .a. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2007. pp. 146-147) was an Indonesian politician and academic. Prijono was a leading figure of the Murba Party and the I ...

Changes

* Johannes Leimena was appointed Deputy First Minister on 27 July 1959. He retained his job as Distribution Minister * On 30 July 1959, the Social-Cultural Section was abolished. The Junior Minister of Education & Culture was moved to the First Ministerial Section. Muhammad Yamin was appointed Chairman of the National Planning Agency and became an ''ex officio'' minister. * on 15 August, Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX was appointed Minister/Chairman of the State Apparatus Oversight Agency and Roeslan Abdulgani became acting Chairman of the Supreme Advisory council and ''ex officio'' minister. * On 22 September 1956, Attorney General ''ad-interim'' Gatot Tarunamihardja was replaced by Zainal Abidin. * On 15 December 1959, Junior Minister of Police Said Sukanto Tjokroatmodjo was replaced by Chief Commissioner Soekarno Djojonegoro.

References

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