Zulkifli Hasan-Hadi Tjahjanto Becomes Minister, Puan Maharani: The President Chooses People Who Can Help

DPR Chair Puan Maharani delivered a speech at the P20 'Kick Off Meeting' in Surabaya, East Java, Wednesday (15/6/2022). ANTARA/Educate Suhartono.

SURABAYA - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, assessed that the change of ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet was due to the president's prerogative to determine and vote.

"Then the president appoints people who are considered to be able to help and are able to work together in carrying out their duties," said Puan when she attended the P20 Kick Off Meeting in Surabaya, East Java, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, June 15.

According to him, the change is natural because it is Joko Widodo's prerogative as president.

On Wednesday afternoon at the State Palace in Jakarta, President Joko Widodo appointed Zulkifli Hasan as Minister of Trade and Hadi Tjahjanto as Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN).

The inauguration of Zulkifli Hasan and Hadi Tjahjanto was based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia (Keppres) Number 64P of 2022 concerning the Appointment of State Ministers for the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet for the Period of 2019-2024 which was set on 15 June 2022.

Zulkifli Hasan is the Chair of the MPR for the 2014-2019 period, who is also the General Chair of the National Mandate Party (PAN). He became the Minister of Trade replacing Muhammad Lutfi.

Meanwhile, Hadi Tjahjanto is the TNI Commander for the 2017-2021 period who was appointed as Minister of ATR/Head of BPN replacing Sofyan Djalil.

Jokowi also inaugurated three new deputy ministers based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 24 M of 2022 concerning the Dismissal and Appointment of Deputy Ministers of the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet for the period 2019-2024.

Based on a letter read by the Deputy for Administration and Apparatus at the Ministry of State Secretary Nanik Purwanti, three new deputy ministers were appointed, namely Wempi Wetipo as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.

Next, Afrianyah Noor as Deputy Minister of Manpower and Raja Juli Antoni as Deputy Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning / Deputy Head of the National Land Agency.