Thomas Aquinas Muliatna Djiwandono (born 7 May 1973) is an Indonesian politician currently serving as treasurer of the

Gerindra Party The Great Indonesia Movement Party (), better known as the Gerindra Party, is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 86 s ...

. He is a nephew of

Prabowo Subianto Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and former four-star Indonesian Army, army general who is serving as the eighth and current president of Indonesia since 2024. He was previously t ...

, the eighth

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. He was also appointed as second deputy of

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, serving under

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's administration on 18 July 2024.

Early life and education

Thomas is born to Joseph Soedrajad Djiwandono and Biantiningsih Miderawati Djojohadikusumo. His father, Joseph, served as Governor of

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for 1993–1998 period, and lectured at

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. His mother, Biantiningsih, is daughter of Sumitro Djojohadikusumo and elder sister of Prabowo Subianto. He is great-grandson of Margono Djojohadikusumo, Indonesian banker and founder of BNI 46 (now

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). He spent his youth in Jakarta, before moving to USA for college. He graduated from

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as Bachelor of Arts in history in 1995 and later took his master's degree in economics from

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, graduating in 2004.

Early careers

Thomas interned as journalist, firstly at Tempo in 1993 and later Indonesian Business Weekly in 1994. He later moved to

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and joined Wheelock NatWest (now part of

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) as Financial Analyst. In 2006, he returned to Indonesia permanently to become Deputy CEO of Arsari Group, an agricultural company established by his uncle, Hashim Djojohadikusumo.

Political careers

Thomas joined as cadre of Gerindra Party, when his uncle Prabowo established it in 2008. In 2014, he become the party's treasurer and financial comptroller. Following Prabowo winning the 2024 election, he becomes a member of Prabowo's Presidential Transition Team. He is tasked to synchronize financial and economic policies for future Prabowo administration resulting in him working closely with Sri Mulyani for months after the election.{{Cite web , last=Gandhi , first=Grace , date=2024-07-18 , title=Kemenkeu: Keponakan Prabowo, Thomas Djiwandono akan Dilantik Jadi Wamenkeu Hari Ini , url=https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/1892858/kemenkeu-keponakan-prabowo-thomas-djiwandono-akan-dilantik-jadi-wamenkeu-hari-ini , access-date=2024-07-18 , website=Tempo , language=en

Personal life

Thomas is a Catholic. He is married and had 3 children. Thomas was part of the entourage of four sent by President Prabowo Subianto to attend the

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, alongside Joko Widodo, Ignasius Jonan, and Natalius Pigai.

References

1973 births Living people Politicians from Jakarta Indonesian Christians Javanese people Haverford College alumni Indonesian Roman Catholics Johns Hopkins University alumni