The Second Amir Sjarifuddin Cabinet () was

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's sixth cabinet and was the result of a reshuffle to allow for the entry of the

Masyumi Party The Council of Indonesian Muslim Associations Party (), better known as the Masyumi Party, was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia during the Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia (1950-1957), Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia. It was b ...

, which gained five posts. The cabinet lasted only two months and eleven days, from 11 November 1947 to 29 January 1948, after Masyumi withdrew its ministers in protest at the

Renville Agreement The Renville Agreement was a United Nations Security Council-brokered political accord between the Netherlands, which was seeking to re-establish its colony in Southeast Asia, and Indonesian Republicans seeking Indonesian independence during the ...

the government signed with the Dutch.

Composition

Following the 11 November reshuffle, the composition of the new cabinet was announced in a meeting of the Working Committee of the

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, which at the time served as the legislature. The cabinet was inaugurated at midday on 12 November.Simanjuntak (2003) p56

Cabinet Leadership

*Prime Minister:

Amir Sjarifuddin Amir Sjarifuddin Harahap ( EVO: Amir Sjarifoeddin Harahap; 27 April 1907 – 19 December 1948) was an Indonesian politician and journalist who served as the second prime minister of Indonesia from 1947 until 1948. A major leader of the lef ...

(

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

) *First Deputy Prime Minister: Sjamsoedin (

) *Second Deputy Prime Minister: W. Wondoamiseno ( Indonesian Islamic Union Party - PSII) *Third Deputy Prime Minister: Setiadjid (PBI) *Fourth Deputy Prime Minister:

Adnan Kapau Gani Major general TNI ( Tit.) Dr. Adnan Kapau Gani or commonly abbreviated as A.K. Gani (16 September 1905 – 23 December 1968) was an Indonesian doctor, politician, actor and military figure. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet o ...

(

Indonesian National Party The Indonesian National Party (, PNI) was the name used by several nationalist political parties in Indonesia from 1927 until 1973. The first PNI was established by future President Sukarno. After independence, the new PNI supplied a number of pri ...

- PNI)

Departmental Ministers

*Minister of Home Affairs: Mohammad Roem (Masjumi) *Minister of Foreign Affairs:

Agus Salim ''Haji'' Agus Salim (; 8 October 1884 – 4 November 1954) was an Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and statesman. He served as Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1947 and 1949. Early life Agus Salim was born Masjhoedoelhaq Salim ...

*Minister of Welfare:

(PSII) *Minister of Defense:

(Socialist Party) *Minister of Education:

Ali Sastroamidjojo Ali Sastroamidjojo (Perfected Spelling System, EYD: Ali Sastroamijoyo; 21 May 1903 – 13 March 1975) was an Indonesian politician and diplomat. He served in various political and diplomatic roles during the presidency of Sukarno, most nota ...

(

- PNI) *Minister of Finance: A. A. Maramis (PNI) *Minister of Information: Sjahboedin Latif (PSII) *Minister of Transportation:

Djuanda 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 ...

*Minister of Public Works: Herling Laoh (PNI) *Minister of Health:

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 ...

(Parkindo) *Minister of Social Affairs: Soeprodjo (PBI) *Minister of Justice: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (PNI) *Minister of Religious Affairs: Masjkoer (Masyumi) *Minister of Labor: S. K. Trimurti (PBI)

State Ministers (without portfolio)

*State Minister: Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX *State Minister: Maroeto Darusman (

Communist Party of Indonesia The Communist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Partai Komunis Indonesia'', PKI) was a communist party in the Dutch East Indies and later Indonesia. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its Indo ...

- PKI) *State Minister: Anwar Tjokroaminoto (Masyumi)

State Ministers

*State Minister of Youth Affairs:

Wikana Wikana (16 October 1914 – 1966) was an Indonesian minister and independence leader. He was one of the youths who forced Sukarno and Hatta to declare independence immediately after the surrender of the Japanese. He was the first Indonesian Min ...

(Youth Congress Board) *State Minister of Provisions: Sujas (Indonesian Peasants Front) *State Minister of Mixed Ethnicity Affairs: Siauw Giok Tjhan *State Minister of Police Affairs: Hindromartono (Socialist Party)

Junior Ministers

*Junior Minister of Home Affairs: Abdul Madjid Djojoadiningrat (Socialist Party) *Junior Minister of Foreign Affairs: Tamzil (Socialist Party) * Junior Minister of Justice:

Kasman Singodimedjo Kasman Singodimedjo (25 February 1904 – 25 October 1982) was an Indonesian nationalist, politician, and National Hero of Indonesia, National Hero who served as the second Attorney General's Office of Indonesia, Attorney General of Indonesia bet ...

(Masyumi) *First Junior Minister of Welfare : Ignatius J. Kasimo (PKRI) *Second Junior Minister of Welfare: A. Tjokronegoro (Socialist Party) *Junior Minister of Defense:

Arudji Kartawinata Arudji Kartawinata (5 May 1905 – 13 July 1970) was an Indonesian politician and military officer. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he was the first commander of the 3rd Division, predecessor to the modern Siliwangi Division. Political ...

(PSII) *Junior Minister of Finance: Ong Eng Die (Socialist Party) *Junior Minister of Information: Ir. Setiadi Reksoprodjo (Socialist Party) *Junior Minister of Health:

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 ...

(PBI) *Junior Minister of Social Affairs: Sukotjo Wirjosapitro (PSII) *Junior Minister of Labor: Wilopo (PNI)

End of the cabinet

Masjumi was unhappy with the composition of the cabinet form the outset, feeling it did not represent a real move to an all-inclusive cabinet. Realizing the government was about to sign the

with the Dutch, Masjumi withdrew from the cabinet in protest on 16 January 1948. After the agreement was signed the following day, the PNI also withdrew its support for Prime Minister Amir Sjarifuddin, who resigned on 23 January.Kahin (1952) pp. 230-231

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