Ampera Cabinet
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The Ampera Cabinet was the Indonesia
n Cabinet which served under President Sukarno
and later on, Acting President Suharto from July 1966 until October 1967. The Cabinet was formed after the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly
(MPRS) session of 1966 which commissioned Suharto to form a new Cabinet . Although Sukarno would not be removed from the Presidency for some months, for all intents and purposes, the person who was truly in charge of the Cabinet and Indonesia by this point was Suharto.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n Cabinet which served under President Sukarno
Sukarno
Sukarno, born Kusno Sosrodihardjo was the first President of Indonesia.Sukarno was the leader of his country's struggle for independence from the Netherlands and was Indonesia's first President from 1945 to 1967...
and later on, Acting President Suharto from July 1966 until October 1967. The Cabinet was formed after the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly
People's Consultative Assembly
The People's Consultative Assembly is the legislative branch in Indonesia's political system. It is composed of the members of the People's Representative Council and the Regional Representative Council. Before 2004, and the amendments to the 1945 Constitution, the MPR was the highest governing...
(MPRS) session of 1966 which commissioned Suharto to form a new Cabinet . Although Sukarno would not be removed from the Presidency for some months, for all intents and purposes, the person who was truly in charge of the Cabinet and Indonesia by this point was Suharto.
Cabinet Presidium
- Chairman/Chief Minister of Defense and Security/Commander of the Army: Lt. Gen. Suharto
- Chief Minister of Political Affairs/Minister of Foreign Affairs: Adam MalikAdam MalikAdam Malik Batubara was Indonesia's third vice president, a senior diplomat, and one of the pioneers of Indonesian journalism.-Early life:...
- Chief Minister of People's Welfare: Idham Chalid
- Chief Minister of Economics and Finance: Hamengkubuwono IX
- Chief Minister of Industry and Development: Sanusi Hardjadinata
Ministers in the Field of Defense and Security
- Commander of the Navy: R. Adm. MuljadiMuljadiMuljadi is a former world class badminton player who represented Indonesia between 1963 and 1973. Muljadi's career spanned two separate eras of Indonesian domination of the then triennial Thomas Cup competition: 1958 to 1964 and 1970 to 1979...
- Commander of the Air Force: Air Mshl. Rusmin Nurjadin
- Chief of Police: Police Gen. Sucipto Judodiharjo
- Minister of Veterans Affairs and Demobilization: Maj. Gen. Sarbini
Ministers in the Field of Political Affairs
- Minister of Home Affairs: Maj. Gen. Basuki RahmatBasuki RahmatBasuki Rahmat was an Indonesian General and a witness to the signing of the Supersemar document transferring power from President Sukarno to General Suharto.-Early life:...
- Minister of Justice: Umar Seno Adji
- Minister of Information: Burhanuddin Mohammad Diah
Ministers in the Field of People's Welfare
- Minister of Education and Culture: Sarino Mangunpranoto
- Minister of Religious Affairs: Sjaifuddin Zuchri
- Minister of Social Affairs: AM Tambunan
- Minister of Health: GA Siwabessy
- Minister of Manpower: Brig. Gen. Awaluddin Djamin
Ministers in the Field of Economics and Finance
- Minister of Trade: Maj. Gen. Ashari Danudirjo
- Minister of Finance: Frans SedaFrans SedaFranciscus Xaverius Seda , popularly known as Frans Seda, was an Indonesian finance minister in the early days of Suharto's presidency...
- Minister of Transportation: Air Cdre. Sutopo
- Minister of Maritime Affairs: R. Adm. Jatidjan
- Minister of Agriculture: Brig. Gen. Sutjipto
- Minister of Plantations: PC Hardjasudirja
Ministers in the Field of Industry and Development
- Minister of Basic Industries, Light Industries, and Energy: Maj. Gen. M Jusuf
- Minister of Textile and Handicraft Industries: Sanusi
- Minister of Mines: Slamet Bratanata
- Minister of Public Works: Sutami
Changes
- 12 March 1967: Sukarno was dismissed from the Presidency by the MPRS. He was replaced by Suharto who assumed the office of Acting President.