Thomas Trikasih Lembong (born 4 March 1971), colloquially known as Tom Lembong, is an Indonesian politician. Since 27 July 2016, he has been Head of Indonesia'
Investment Coordinating Board
(''Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal''). He formerly served as Minister of Trade of Indonesia from 12 August 2015 to 27 July 2016. On 29 October 2024, the

Attorney General's Office The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It supports the Attorney General and their deputy, the Solicitor General (together, the Law officers of the Crown in England and Wales). It ...

named Tom Lembong as a suspect in the sugar import corruption case.

Finance career

Main positions held by Thomas Lembong before becoming Head of the Investment Coordinating Board include the following: * 1995: Staff member in the Equities Division i
Morgan Stanley
(Singapore). * Senior Manager in the Corporate Finance Department of Makindo Securities, an investment bank in Jakarta. * Investment banker wit

in Jakarta. * 2002–2005: Division Head, and Senior Vice President,

Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency The establishment of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) (, BPPN), "National Banking Revitalization Agency") in early 1998 was one of a series of steps taken by the Indonesian government, in agreement with the International Monetary ...

in Jakarta. * 2006: Founding member and managing partner and CEO, Quvat Management, a private equity fund established in 2006, also working with Principia Management Group, Jakarta. * 2008: elected as a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. * 2012: President Commissioner
PT Graha Layar Prima Tbk
an Indonesia-based cinema operator.

Minister of Trade

On 12 August 2015, President

Joko Widodo Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic ...

("Jokowi") appointed Thomas Lembong as Minister for Trade in the first cabinet reshuffle since the Jokowi administration had taken office on 27 October 2014. Thomas Lembong held the position until he was appointed as Head, Investment Coordinating Board, in July 2016. On taking over as Head of the Investment Coordinating Board, he described President Jokowi's economic reform philosophy as having two principles: openness and competition. He emphasised that following the cabinet reshuffle and the appointment of

Enggartiasto Lukita Enggartiasto Lukita (born 12 October 1951 in Cirebon, Indonesia) is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He served as the Minister of Trade from 27 July 2016 until 23 October 2019. He was previously renown as the Chairman of Indonesian Real ...

as the next Trade Minister, he expected that there would be policy continuity in trade and investment policy in Indonesia.Thomas Lembong,
Insight: President Jokowi's trade policy: Onwards and upwards'
''The Jakarta Post'', 10 August 2016.

References

1971 births Politicians from Jakarta Harvard University alumni Living people Trade ministers of Indonesia Working Cabinet (Joko Widodo) Indonesian business executives {{Indonesia-politician-stub