Different Tasks Of The President's Advisor, Envoy, And Special Staff In Prabowo's Cabinet

YOGYAKARTA - In the government structure, the President has a number of supporting positions including the existence of special advisors, special envoys, and special staff. So what are the different tasks of the adviser, envoys, and special staff of the president?

These three positions are often considered similar, but have different roles and responsibilities. This article will review in detail the differences in tasks and functions of the three positions.

Reporting from the Cabinet Secretariat website, President Prabowo Subianto has officially inaugurated a number of national figures as Presidential Special Advisors.

The inauguration, which took place at the State Palace on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, marked the start of the figures' duties in providing input and advice to the President regarding various fields, ranging from politics and security to health.

The several big names who are trusted to occupy this position include Wiranto, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, and Dudung Abdurachman.

Meanwhile, through Presidential Decree Number 76/M of 2024 and 75/M of 2024, President Prabowo also officially inaugurated a number of Special Envoys and one Special Staff.

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The inaugurated Special Envoys, including Muhamad Mardiono for Food Security, Setiawan Ichlas for Economy and Banking, as well as Miftah Maulana Habiburrahman for Religious Harmony, will carry out special tasks given by the President.

Reporting from Antanews, the Presidential Special Advisor and Special Envoy are hierarchically under the President, with Cabinet Secretary acting as the coordinator of reporting on the implementation of their duties.

The appointment and determination of the main duties of the Special Counsel and Special Envoy of the President were officially appointed through a Presidential Decree.

Positions as Special Advisors or Special Envoys of the President are open to all citizens, both as civil servants and non-civil servants.

However, there is a limit on the number of Presidential Special Staffs which cannot exceed 15 people as stipulated in the applicable regulations.

If the Presidential Advisory Council has a clear organizational structure, special advisors are more ad-hoc. Their main task is to provide strategic input to the president.

The president's special adviser acted as a 'collective brain' that helped the president analyze various options and made the right decisions.

Presidential Regulation Number 137 of 2024 signed by President Joko Widodo on October 18, 2024, mandated the Presidential Special Envoy to carry out specific tasks given directly by the President.

Special envoy duties are outside the scope of work of other ministries or government agencies.

In carrying out his duties, the Presidential Special Envoy is directly responsible to the President, with his task report being coordinated by Cabinet Secretary Prabowo.

Reporting from the website, the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), the task of special staff is to support the President and Vice President in controlling national priority programs, political communication, and managing strategic issues.

KSP ensures that priority programs are carried out according to the President's vision and mission, accelerates implementation, monitors, and evaluates the program. In addition, KSP handles the obstacles faced by priority programs and manages strategic issues.

Other functions include managing political communication strategies and disseminating information, including providing data analysis to support decision making.

In addition, KSP can also perform administrative functions and other tasks given by the President. In carrying out their duties, the Presidential Chief of Staff is assisted by the Deputy and Secretariat, each of which has a special role in accordance with the organizational structure of KSP.

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