The National Unity Cabinet () was the

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n cabinet which served under President

Abdurrahman Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid ( ; né ad-Dakhil, 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (), was an Indonesian politician and Islam in Indonesia, Islamic Kyai, religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indone ...

and Vice President

Megawati Sukarnoputri Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri (; born 23 January 1947) is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004 and the eighth vice president under President Abdurrahman Wahid from 1999 to 200 ...

from 29 October 1999 until 23 July 2001. The Cabinet was formed after Wahid and Megawati were elected President and Vice President by the

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(MPR). The cabinet was originally designed to look after the interests of the various political parties and the

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, but this notion quickly disappeared as Wahid's presidency began to break down.

Members

State ministers

*State Minister of Research and Technology: A. S. Hikam *State Minister of Cooperatives and Small to Medium Businesses: Zarkasih Nur *State Minister of Environment: Soni Keraf *State Minister of Regional Autonomy: Ryaas Rasyid *State Minister of Tourism and Arts: Hidayat Jaelani *State Minister of Investment and State Owned Enterprises:

Laksamana Sukardi Laksamana Sukardi (born 1 October 1956) is an Indonesian politician, reformist and banker who served as Minister of State Owned Enterprises (BUMN) under the presidencies of Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Sukarnoputri. Sukardi was born in Jakar ...

*State Minister of Youth and Sports: Mahadi Sinambela *State Minister of Female Empowerment:

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*State Minister of Public Works: Rafig Budiro Sucipto *State Minister of Human Rights: Hasballah M. Saad *State Minister of Transmigration and Population: Hilal Hamdi *State Minister of State Apparatus Utilization: Vice Admiral

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*State Minister of Public Issues: Anak Agung Gde Agung

Officials with ministerial rank

*Commander of the Armed Forces: Admiral Widodo A. S. *Attorney General:

Marzuki Darusman Marzuki Darusman (born 26 January 1945) is an Indonesian lawyer and human rights campaigner who served as the Attorney General of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001. He currently serves as the chairman of an UN Human Rights Council mission on Myanmar ...

*State Secretary: Ali Rahman

Changes (up to August 2000)

*26 November 1999:

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resigned from the Cabinet and was replaced by Basri Hasanuddin as Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare and Abolition of Poverty. *4 January 2000: Ali Rahman resigned as State Secretary and was replaced by Bondan Gunawan *February 2000:

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was replaced by Suryadi Sudirja as Coordinating Minister of Politics, Social, and Security. Suryadi retains his position as Minister of Home Affairs. *24 April 2000:

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and

were replaced by Luhut Binsar Panjaitan and Rozi Munir as Minister of Industry and Trade and State Minister of Investment and State Owned Enterprises respectively. *29 May 2000: Bondan Gunawan resigned as State Secretary and was replaced by Djohan Effendi. *10 August 2000:

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resigned as Coordinating Minister of Economics, Finance, and Industry.

Reshuffle

On 23 August 2000, Wahid announced an extensive reshuffle of the Cabinet. He not only moved Ministers to other positions but also removed ministers from the Cabinet and introduced new names to the Cabinet. In terms of organization, Wahid merged Ministries, changed the names of various Ministries and in some cases actually abolishing them.

Coordinating ministers

*Coordinating Minister of Politics, Social, and Security: Gen. (ret.)

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to as SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired Indonesian Army, army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014 and the second president of Ind ...

*Coordinating Minister of Economics, Finance, and Security:

Rizal Ramli Rizal Ramli (10 December 1954 – 2 January 2024) was an Indonesian politician, economist, and student activist. Ramli served as Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs under President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet. He also served under P ...

Departmental ministers

*Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy: Lt. Gen. (ret.) Suryadi Sudirja *Minister of Foreign Affairs: Alwi Shihab *Minister of Defense:

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*Minister of Finance: Priyadi Prapto Suhardjo *Minister of Religious Affairs: Tolchah Hasan *Minister of Agriculture and Forestry: Bungaran Saragih *Minister of Education: Yahya Muhaimin *Minister of Health and Social Welfare: Achmad Sujudi *Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications: Lt. Gen.

Agum Gumelar Agum Gumelar (born 17 December 1945) is a politician and former general of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He is a former minister having held several positions, a former chairman of Indonesian Football Association and National Sports Commi ...

*Minister of Manpower and Transmigration: Al Hilal Hamdi *Minister of Industry and Trade: Luhut Panjaitan *Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources:

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*Minister of Justice and Human Rights: Yusril Ihza Mahendra *Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure: Erna Witoelar *Minister of Culture and Tourism: I Gede Ardika *Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: Sarwono Kusumaatmaja

State ministers

*State Minister of Female Empowerment/Chairwoman of Planned Families National Coordinating Body (BKKBN):

*State Minister of Administrative Reform: Ryaas Rasyid *State Minister of Cooperatives and Small to Medium Businesses: Zarkaish Nur *State Minister of Environment: Soni Keraf *State Minister of Research and Technology: A. S. Hikam

Junior minister

*Junior Minister of Forestry: Nurmahmudi Ismail *Junior Minister of Acceleration of Development in Eastern Indonesia: Manuel Kaisiepo *Junior Minister of National Economic Restructuring: Cacuk Sudarijanto

Officials with ministerial rank

*Commander of the Armed Forces: Admiral Widodo A. S. *Attorney General: Marzuki Darusman

Changes (up to June 2001)

*3 January 2001: Ryaas Rasyid resigns as State Minister of Administrative Reform. He was never replaced. *7 February 2001: Yusril Ihza Mahendra resigns as Minister of Justice and Human Rights. He was replaced by Baharuddin Lopa. *15 March 2001: Nurmahmudi Ismail was replaced by

Marzuki Usman Marzuki Usman (born 30 December 1943 in wmid:Mersam, Batanghari, Mersam, Batanghari, Jambi) is an economist and expert on capital markets. He also served as Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications (Development Reform Cabinet) and the Mi ...

as Junior Minister of Forestry.

Second reshuffle

On 1 June 2001, with the situation rapidly deteriorating around him, Wahid announced another reshuffle. The changes were: *Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was replaced as Coordinating Minister of Politics, Social, and Security by Agum Gumelar. *Budi Mulyawan Suyitno appointed as Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications. *Marzuki Darusman was replaced by Baharuddin Lopa as Attorney General. * Marsillam Simanjuntak appointed as Minister of Justice and Human Rights. *Sarwono Kusumaatmaja was replaced as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries by Rohmin Dauri *The Junior Ministry of National Economic Restructuring is abolished

Third reshuffle

Wahid announced another reshuffle on 12 June 2001. The changes were: *Prijadi Prapto Suhardjo was replaced by

as Minister of Finance. *

Burhanuddin Abdullah Burhanuddin Abdullah (born 10 July 1947) is a former Governor of Bank Indonesia, in office from 2003 to 2008. Previously, he served as Coordinating Minister for Economics, Finance and Industry from June to August 2001. He was convicted of cor ...

appointed as Coordinating Minister of Economics, Finance, and Industry. *Anwar Supriyadi appointed as State Minister of Administrative Reform.

Changes

*5 July 2001: Marzuki Darusman was appointed Cabinet Secretary

Fourth reshuffle

Wahid announced his fourth and final reshuffle on 10 July 2001. This reshuffle was prompted by Baharuddin Lopa's death. The changes were: *Baharuddin Lopa died and was replaced by Marsillam Simanjuntak as Attorney General. *Mahfud was appointed Minister of Justice and Human Rights. *

was appointed Minister of Defense whilst holding the Coordinating Ministry of Politics, Social, and Security.

References

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Changes in Wahid's Cabinet
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