Sri Mulyani Reveals The Grids Of Passing The Selection Of Candidates For The OJK Board Of Commissioners

JAKARTA - Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani has officially submitted the names of 21 candidates for the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) for the 2022-2027 period to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The 21 names are names that have passed the four stages of selection held by the committee.

Meanwhile, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani in this case served as Chair of the Selection Committee accompanied by the Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo, as well as various other elements such as business actors to community representatives.

When giving a press statement through the Virtual channel, Sri Mulyani said that the determination of the selection of candidates for the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority was based on certain competencies.

"The selection committee wants to know the vision and mission of prospective members, as well as internal and financial understanding of OJK as well as challenges and programs to strengthen OJK as a supervisory and regulatory organization for the financial sector going forward," he said, Monday, March 7.

Sri Mulyani added that the selection committee also conducted an in-depth study regarding the leadership qualities and integrity of the candidates.

"This is important because the OJK Board of Commissioners emphasizes the ability to work together as a team, both to manage internal OJK and in regulating and supervising the financial industry sector," he said.

For information, the selection of candidates for members of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Board of Commissioners for the 2022-2027 period was attended by hundreds of participants. The number then continued to narrow to 21 names in the four selections held.

Meanwhile, the next stage is that the President will filter these 21 names into 14 names. Later, the results of the selection from the President will be brought to the DPR to determine the final seven names who will lead the Financial Services Authority in the next five years.