Introduce! Mahendra Siregar, OJK Boss Candidate Who Is Currently The Deputy Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Has Rp19 Billion In Assets

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Wamenlu) Mahendra Siregar (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Wamenlu) Mahendra Siregar is included in the stock exchange for leadership candidates for the Financial Services Authority (OJK) for the 2022-2027 period. This assurance was conveyed directly by the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani as Chair of the Selection Committee for Candidates for the OJK Board of Commissioners, as quoted by the editorial team today, Monday, December 31.

Mahendra is not alone. He still has to compete with 155 applicants to pass the first stage of selection or administrative selection. There are top national names that he must 'get rid of' to be able to grab the OJK 1 seat.

For example, MIND ID Managing Director Orias Petrus Moedak, IDX President Director Inarno Djajadi, LPPI President Director Mirza Adityaswara to the Main Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office Bambang Prijambodo.

Indeed, Mahendra is a figure who is quite familiar with the economic sector. Prior to his position as a representative of Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, he had a long experience working in an institution in charge of the economy.

Take, for example, in 2001 when he was entrusted with being the Special Assistant to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti.

Mahendra also succeeded in occupying the Deputy Coordinating Minister for the Economy for Economic Cooperation and International Financing from 2005 to 2009. He held that position with ministers who alternated, starting from Aburizal Bakrie (2005–2006), Boediono (2006–2008), to era of Sri Mulyani Indrawati (2008–2009).

In the banking sector, the man who was born on October 17, 1962, has also received the mandate as President Director of Indonesia Eximbank. Then, he served as commissioner of several companies, such as PT Dirgantara Indonesia (2003–2008) and PT Aneka Tambang (2008–2009).

Meanwhile, in November 2009, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Mahendra to the position of Deputy Minister of Trade (Wamendag) accompanying Mari Elka Pangestu. After about two years in the position of Deputy Minister of Trade, Mahendra was entrusted with the position of Deputy Minister of Finance.

Filled with sour and salt in the national economy, Mahendra was assigned by President Joko Widodo to be the Indonesian Ambassador to the United States (US) from 7 January 2019 to 25 October 2019. Presumably, the experience of working in Uncle Sam's country is a distinct advantage for him to lead OJK.

Just so you know, the current boss of the Financial Services Authority, namely Wimboh Santoso, is also noted to have had a career in (US) as the Head of Representative for Bank Indonesia (BI) in New York in 2012. Of course, a strong financial network is needed in a candidate portfolio. head of the Indonesian financial institution. This can be agreed from the experience of the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani who has worked at the IMF and the World Bank.

Apart from this, the editors tried to investigate further the figure of the alumni of the University of Indonesia and Monash University, Australia.

Mahendra Siregar, in the 2020 State Organizers Wealth Report (LHKPN), stated that he had a total asset of Rp. 19.1 billion.

The wealth is in the form of property assets (land and buildings) of IDR 8.7 billion in four different locations, namely Bogor City, South Jakarta City (two points), and West Jakarta City.

"Own results," reads the report released by the KPK.

Then, Mahendra also revealed that he had a 2016 Mitsubishi Pajero with an estimated price of IDR 425 million.

Then, other movable assets of IDR 800 million, cash and cash equivalents of IDR 9.2 billion, and have no debt records.

"This announcement was announced with complete records based on the results of the verification on May 19, 2020," said Mahendra Siregar's LHKPN.