Not Only A Matter Of Competence, Sri Mulyani 'skin' The Character Of The Prospective OJK Boss Through Input From The Public

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JAKARTA - Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani stated that the selection process for Candidates for the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) for the 2022-2027 period has gone through four fairly long stages.

According to him, the methods used by the committee are quite diverse, ranging from administrative selection, interviews, competence, to medical tests.

However, Sri Mulyani, who is trusted as the Chair of the Selection Committee, revealed that her party also applied a special method to find the best candidate for submission to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"The committee obtains information from the public and track records through various channels, either in person or by sending emails to convey information and data," he said through a virtual channel on Monday, March 7.

The Minister of Finance added that this effort was taken as part of a comprehensive selection considering the role of the Financial Services Authority is very strategic in the Indonesian economy.

"The selection committee would like to thank all the people who have provided input and information regarding the integrity, competence, track record and or behavior of prospective members of the OJK Board of Commissioners," he added.

For information, the selection of candidates for members of the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority for the next five years has completed four stages of the process with the results of 21 best names. Meanwhile, the 21 names have been submitted by the committee to President Jokowi to be further screened into the top 14.

Then, the final process will be carried out by the DPR at the Jakarta Parliament Complex in order to get the final seven names who will become high-ranking OJK officials for the 2022-2027 period.