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Marsillam Simanjuntak (born 23 February 1943 in
Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...
) is a retired Indonesian politician who served as
Secretary of the Cabinet The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, known informally as the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, is the second-most senior civil servant of the Cabinet Office. It was conventionally joined with the positions of Cabinet S ...
from January 2000, as
Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a Ministry (government department), ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of ju ...
from June 2001, and as
Attorney General of Indonesia The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: ''Kejaksaan Agung Republik Indonesia'') is the competent authority to advise the Government of Indonesia on matters of law. It serves as the central organization for the ...
between July 2001 and August 2001.MedcoEnergi
/ref> Simanjuntak graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia ( id, Universitas Indonesia, abbreviated as UI) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the ...
in 1971. In 1974 he was held in a military detention center over his alleged involvement in the Malari incident. He was never prosecuted during or after his detention. In October 2006 Simanjuntak was appointed President of the Presidential Working Unit Management and Reform Programme (UKP3R).


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Living people 1943 births Attorneys General of Indonesia University of Indonesia alumni People from Yogyakarta People of Batak descent {{Indonesia-politician-stub