JAKARTA - The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has approved Anggito Abimanyu as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) for the 2025-2030 term. Anggito was chosen to replace Purbaya Yudha Sadewa, who was appointed Minister of Finance.
The decision was made during a plenary session based on the results of a fit and proper test conducted by Commission XI of the DPR on Monday, September 22.
The plenary session, chaired by Puan Maharani, stated that Anggito Abimanyu's appointment was attended by 293 members of the DPR from all 578 factions. Therefore, today's plenary session achieved a quorum.
"Honorable House of Representatives. Can Commission XI's report on the results of the fit and proper test for the candidates for the LPS Board of Commissioners be approved?" asked House Speaker Puan Maharani during the 5th House of Representatives Plenary Session for the 2025-2026 Session Period I at the House of Representatives Building, Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 23.
"Agreed," answered all House members present.
"Agreed, yes, thank you," said Puan, banging the gavel as a sign of approval.
For your information, Anggito's career in government is quite extensive. He served as Special Staff to the Minister of Finance and Head of the Ministry of Finance's Fiscal Policy Agency from 2006 to 2009.
Furthermore, from 2012 to 2014, Anggito was entrusted with the position of Director General of Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimage Management at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. He also served as Head of the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) from 2015 to 2017.
Finally, on October 21, 2024, Anggito Abimanyu was officially inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto as Deputy Minister of Finance in the Red and White Cabinet for the 2024–2029 term, alongside Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Born in Bogor on February 19, 1963, Abimanyu earned a Bachelor of Economics degree from Gadjah Mada University in 1985. He then continued his studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, and completed his Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in 1993.
As an academic, Anggito teaches at Gadjah Mada University and, in 2022, served as Head of the Department of Economics, UGM Vocational School.
The following is the composition of the LPS Board of Commissioners, selected by Commission XI of the House of Representatives (DPR):
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners: Anggito Abimanyu
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Commissioners: Farid Azhar Nasution
Member of the Bank Guarantee and Resolution Program: Doddy Zulverdi
Member of the Policy Guarantee Program: Ferdinan Dwikoraja Purba
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