JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appointed Budi Gunadi Sadikin as Minister of Health replacing Terawan Agus Putranto.
Responding to this, Kurniasih Mufida, member of Commission IX of the DPR RI from the Prosperous Justice Party (F-PKS), reminded Budi that he would have a lot of homework related to handling COVID-19.
"Heavy homework awaits the new Minister of Health. Hopefully the pandemic can be handled better and the public health system reforms during and after the pandemic," said Kurniasih to reporters, Tuesday, December 22.
He also hopes that in the future Budi can carry out the matters that have been discussed between Commission IX and the former Minister of Health Terawan recently.
"In particular, the improvement of the COVID-19 pandemic mitigation and vaccination is a big homework," he said.
Previously, after being appointed as Minister of Health (Menkes) to replace Terawan Agus Putranto by President Joko Widodo, he would be sworn in by Jokowi on Wednesday, December 22, along with six other people.
Budi Gunadi Sadikin started his career in banking. Graduates from the Bandung Institute of Technology became Chief GM HR PT Bank Bali Tbk (1994–1999), and Senior VP Consumer and Commercial Banking ABN Amro Bank Indonesia & Malaysia (1999–2004).
He also served as Executive VP of Consumer Banking at PT Bank Danamon Tbk (2004–2006), Director of Micro and Retail Banking at PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (2006–2013), President Director of PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (2013–2016), Special Staff of the Minister of BUMN (2016–2017).
Then, Budi Gunadi Sadikin was the President Director of PT Inalum. In 2019, Budi Gunadi was appointed deputy minister of BUMN by President Joko Widodo.
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