JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo resigned from his post. This is in line with his resignation letter to President RI Prabowo Subianto.
The Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi admitted that he had received Perry Warjiyo's resignation letter on Sunday, July 26, 2026. He also added that he would take care of the administration today, Monday, July 27, 2026.
"then according to the applicable mechanisms and laws, especially we refer to the Bank Indonesia Law, then first, Mr. President accepted the resignation of Mr. Perry Warjiyo accompanied by the highest thanks and appreciation for his dedication for 7 years," he said in a BI press conference, Monday, July 27.
Prasetyo said that, in accordance with the BI Law, the position of Governor of BI will automatically be held by the Senior Deputy Governor of BI who will serve as the Acting Governor of BI.
"The deputy governor senior in question is Mrs. Destri Damayanti," he said.
As is known, Perry Warjiyo was born in Sukoharjo in 1959. After studying at the Faculty of Economics, Gajah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta in 1982, Perry Warjiyo continued his education at Iowa State University until he received a Master's degree in 1989 and a Ph.D. in 1991.
Perry Warjiyo served as Governor of Bank Indonesia for the period 2018-2023 and was then re-appointed as Governor of Bank Indonesia for the period 2023-2028. Before serving as Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo served as Deputy Governor of BI for the period 2013-2018.
In the period 2009-2013, Perry Warjiyo also served as Assistant Governor for monetary, macroprudential and international policies, as well as Executive Director of the Economic Research and Monetary Policy Department of Bank Indonesia.
Before returning to Bank Indonesia in 2009, Perry Warjiyo held a key position for 2 years as Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), representing 13 member countries that are members of the South-East Asia Voting Group in 2007-2009. Perry Warjiyo has a long and brilliant career at Bank Indonesia since 1984, especially in the areas of economic research and monetary policy, international issues, organizational transformation and monetary policy strategies, central banking education and research, foreign exchange management and foreign debt, and the Governor's Bureau.
Perry Warjiyo's achievements have been confirmed by various national and international awards, including the Most Popular Leader in Online News Media 2023 from the Indonesia Government Awards 2023, the Hamengku Buwono IX Award from Gajah Mada University in 2022, the Most Popular Leader in Main Current Media 2022 from the Association of Press Companies, the Most Popular Leader in On-line Media 2021 from IDEAS 2022, Governor of the Year in Asia Pacific from Global Markets media in 2019, and the ASR Sharia Figure 2019 from the Republic Sharia Award in 2019.
Under the leadership of Perry Warjiyo as Governor, Bank Indonesia has received a number of awards, including The Best Central Bank of the Year from the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) in 2022 and 2018, Best Asset Owner in Southeast Asia in the Institutional Excellence Award from Asian Investor in 2022, Contact Center World 2021, and Contact Center World 2022 with the highest award Certified World Class, Global Top Ranking Performers from Central Banking Publications in 2021, The Best Macroeconomic Regulator in Asia Pacific from The Asian Bankers in 2020, and Gold Winner - Stevie Asia Pacific Award for Innovation in Technology Development, Government category, from the Asia Pacific Stevie Awards in 2020, The Best Systemic and Prudential Regulator in Asia Pacific Award from The Asian Banker in 2021.
His love for science makes Perry Warjiyo fond of writing and has published a number of books, journals, and papers in the fields of economics, monetary, and international issues. Some of his phenomenal works are Central Bank Policy Mix: Issues, Challenges, and Policy Responses (2020), Bank Policy: Theory and Practice (2016), and Monetary Policy in Indonesia (2003). Perry Warjiyo was officially appointed as Governor of Bank Indonesia for the second time based on Presidential Decree RI No. 38/P Year 2023 dated May 5, 2023, and took the oath of office on May 24, 2023.
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