Sakti Wahyu Trenggono Becomes Minister Of Marine Affairs And Fisheries Replaces Edhy Prabowo

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially announced six new ministers who will fill a number of posts in the ministry. This announcement was made by President Jokowi at the State Palace, Jakarta.

"I together with the Vice President would like to announce the new ministers who will be members of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet," said Jokowi in an announcement broadcast on the YouTube account of the Presidential Secretariat, Tuesday, December 22.

In addition to announcing Tri Rismaharini's name as Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) and Sandiaga Uno as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf), Jokowi also announced another name, namely Sakti Wahyu Trenggono as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries replacing Edhy Prabowo who was caught in a corruption case.

Trenggono, who is a former treasurer of the Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin National Campaign Team in the 2019 Presidential Election, previously served as Deputy Minister of Defense (Wamenhan) accompanying Prabowo Subianto.

"Mr. Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, he now holds the position of Deputy Minister of Defense and we give him the responsibility to become Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries," said Jokowi.

After being announced by President Jokowi, Trenggono also entered the venue for the announcement to take place. He is seen wearing a white shirt wrapped with a blue jacket and wearing black pants.

Trenggono at a glance, he is a businessman in the field of infrastructure provider of telecommunications towers in Indonesia, with ownership of 14,000 towers.

He was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense to accompany Prabowo on October 25, 2019.