Revised Dwikora Cabinet
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The revised Dwikora Cabinet was the Indonesia
n Cabinet which served under President Sukarno
from February 1966 to March 1966. The Cabinet was formed under an extremely tense political situation and it was expected that this Cabinet would address the concerns of the people. It was during a meeting of this Cabinet that unidentified troops surrounded the Presidential Palace causing to Sukarno to escape to Bogor
from where he gave Supersemar
to Lieutenant General 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...
from February 1966 to March 1966. The Cabinet was formed under an extremely tense political situation and it was expected that this Cabinet would address the concerns of the people. It was during a meeting of this Cabinet that unidentified troops surrounded the Presidential Palace causing to Sukarno to escape to Bogor
Bogor
Bogor is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency , 60 kilometers south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta...
from where he gave Supersemar
Supersemar
The Supersemar, the Indonesian abbreviation for Surat Perintah Sebelas Maret was a document signed by the Indonesian President Sukarno on March 11, 1966, giving the Army commander Lt. Gen. Suharto authority to take whatever measures he "deemed necessary" to restore order to the chaotic situation...
to Lieutenant General Suharto.
President
- President/Prime Minister/Supreme Commander of ABRI/Mandatory of the Provisional People's Consultative AssemblyPeople's Consultative AssemblyThe 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)/Great Leader of the Revolution: Sukarno
Cabinet Presidium
- First Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade: Subandrio
- Second Deputy Prime Minister/Coordinating Minister of Distribution/Minister of Higher Education and Science: Johannes LeimenaJohannes LeimenaDr. Johannes Leimena was Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia from 1957 - 1966 and served as Minister of Health under President Sukarno from 1946 - 1956. A Christian, he founded the Indonesian Christian Party in 1950...
- Third Deputy Prime Minister/Chairman of MPRS: Chaerul SalehChaerul SalehChairul Saleh Dt Paduko Rajo was born in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra. He was an Indonesian government minister and vice prime minister during the Sukarno presidency. He was a close confident of Sukarno, who he had helped persuade to declare Indonesian independence in 1945...
- Fourth Deputy Prime Minister/Vice Chairman of MPRS: Idham Chalid
- Minister of Information: Maj. Gen. Achmadi
Ministers in the Field of Law and Home Affairs
- Coordinating Minister: Sartono
- Minister of Home Affairs/Governor of Jakarta: Maj. Gen. Soemarno Sosroatmojo
- Minister of Justice: A Astrawinata
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Wirjono Prodjodikoro
- Attorney General: Brig. Gen. Soethardio
Ministers in the Field of Defense and Security
- Coordinating Minister: Maj. Gen. Sarbini
- Deputy Coordinating Minister: Maj. Gen. Mursyid
- Commander of the Army: Lt. Gen. Suharto
- 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...
- Deputy Commander of the Navy: Marines Maj. Gen. Hartono
- Commander of the Air Force: AVM Sri Mulyono Herlambang
- Chief of Police: Police Gen. Sucipto Judodiharjo
Ministers in the Field of Finance
- Coordinating Minister: Sumarno
- Governor of the Central Bank: Jusuf Muda Dalam
- First Lieutenant Governor of the Central Bank: JD Massie
- Lieutenant Governors of the Central Bank: Arifin Harahap and Mohamad Hasan
- Minister of State Funds: Surjadi
- Minister of Expenditures: Police Brig. Gen. Hugeng Imam Santoso
- Minister of Insurance: Sucipto S Amidharmo
Ministers in the Field of Development
- Coordinating Minister/Minister of Tourism: Hamengkubuwono IX
- Minister of Manpower: Sutomo
- Minister of National Research: Suhadi Reksowardojo
- Minister of Oil and Natural Gas: Maj. Gen. Ibnu SutowoIbnu SutowoIbnu Muhari was an Indonesian army officer, Cabinet Minister and former head of the Indonesian oil and gas producer Pertamina....
- Minister of Mining: Armunanto
- Minister of Basic Industries: Brig. Gen. M Jusuf
Ministers in the Field of People's Industries
- Coordinating Minister: Maj. Gen. Azis Saleh
- Minister of Textile Industry: Brig. Gen. D. Ashari
- Minister of Light Industry: AVM. Suharnoko Harbani
- Minister of Hand Made Industry: Hadi Thayeb
- Minister of Self-Reliance/Assistant Minister to Coordinating Minister of People's Industries: TD Pardede
Ministers in the Field of Public Works and Energy
- Coordinating Minister: Sutami
- Minister of Electricity and Energy: Setiadi Reksoprodjo
- Minister of Irrigation: PC Harjadisudirdja
- Minister of Road Maintenance: Brig. Gen. Hartawan Wirjodiprodjo
- Minister of Job Creations and Constructions: David Chen Chung
- Minister of Trans-Sumatra Highway: Bratanata
Ministers in the Field of Agriculture and Agrarian Affairs
- Coordinating Minister: Sadjarwo
- Minister of Agriculture: Sukarno
- Minister of Plantations: Frans Seda
- Minister of Forestry: Sudjarwo
- Minister of Agrarian Affairs: Rudolf Hermanses
- Minister of People's Irrigation and Village Development: Surachman
Ministers in the Field of Distribution
- Minister of National Trade: Brig. Gen. Achmad Jusuf
- Minister of Land Transportation: Lt. Gen. Hidayat
- Minister of Post and Telecommunication: Air Mshl. S. Suryadarma
- Minister of Air Transportation: Partono
- Minister of Transmigration and Cooperatives: Achadi
Ministers in the Field of Maritime Affairs
- Coordinating Minister/Minister of Sea Transportation: Marines Maj. Gen. Ali SadikinAli SadikinAli Sadikin was an Indonesian politician. He was often called Bang Ali. He served as the governor of Jakarta, the country's capital, from 1966 to 1977. Appointed by a weak Sukarno, he likely had the full approval of Suharto. A former marine, he saw the city as a battlefield...
- Minister of Fisheries and Sea Exploration: R. Adm. Hamzah Atmohandojo
- Minister of Maritime Industries: Mardanus
Ministers in the Field of Welfare
- Coordinating Minister: Muljadi Djojomartono
- Minister of Social Affairs: Rusiah Sardjono
- Minister of Health: Maj. Gen. Satrio
Ministers in the Field of Religious Affairs
- Coordinating Minister/Minister of Religious Affairs: Sjaifuddin Zuchri
- Minister of Hajj Affairs: Farid Mar'uf
- Minister of Government Liaison with Ulamas: Marzuki Jatim
- Assistant to Minister of Religious Affairs: Abdul Fattah Jasin
Ministers in the Field of Education and Culture
- Coordinating Minister: PrijonoPrijonoPrijono was an Indonesian politician and academic. Prijono was a leading figure of the Murba Party and the Indonesian Peace Committee. Prijono served as Minister of Education and Culture between 1957 and 1966...
- Minister of Basic Education and Culture: Sumardjo
- Minister of Sports: Maladi
Ministers in the Field of Communication with the People
- Coordinating Minister: Ruslan AbdulganiRuslan AbdulganiRuslan Abdulgani was an Indonesian government official and diplomat known for his role as a leader during the Indonesian National Revolution in the late 1940s, and as a key minister and United Nations ambassador in the Sukarno government during the 1950s and 1960s.Ruslan was born...
- Minister of Government Liaison with MPRS/Mutual Assistance People's Representative CouncilPeople's Representative CouncilThe People's Representative Council , sometimes referred to as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia....
(DPR-GR)/Supreme Advisory Council (DPA)/National Front: WJ Rumambi - Secretary General of the National Front: JK Tumakaka
Presidential Advisers
- Presidential Adviser for Funds and Forces: Notohamiprodjo
- Presidential Advisers for National Security: Police Gen. Sukarno Djojonegoro and Munandjat
- Special Minister of Security: Lt. Col. Sjafei
State Ministers Attached to the Cabinet Presidium
- State Ministers: Oei Tjoe Tat, Brig. Gen. Sukendro, Aminuddin Azis, Sudibjo, Brig. Gen. Mudjoko
State Officials
- Vice Chairman of the MPRS: Ali SastroamidjojoAli SastroamidjojoAli Sastroamidjojo, was the 8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia. He was born in Grabag, Central Java on May 21, 1903 and died in Jakarta, March 13, 1976.-References:...
- Vice Chairman of the MPRS/Chairman of the National Resillience Institute (LEMHANAS): Maj. Gen. Wilujo Puspojudo
Officials with Ministerial Rank
- State Secretary: M. Ichsan
- Second Vice Chairman of DPA: Sujono Hadinoto
- Deputy Heads of DPR-GR: Sjarif Thayeb, Asmara Hadi, R. Adm. Mursalin Daeng Mamangung, HA Syaichu
- Financial Auditors: Sukardan, Radius PrawiroRadius PrawiroDr. Radius Prawiro, Drs.ec.,AK was an Indonesian economist and politician.-Education:The son of a teacher called Suradi Prawiro, Radius attended school in Yogyakarta. In 1942, while still at Middle School he became a cigarette vendor...
, Mochtar Usman, HA Pandelaki - Director General of the National Atomic Body: GA Siwabessy
- Commander of the Establishment of Aviation Industry Command (KOPELAPIP): Air Mshl. Omar Dani
- Project Manager for KOPELAPIP: Kurwet Kartaadiredja
Changes
On 18 March 1966, Subandrio, Chaerul Saleh, Setiadi Reksoprodjo, Sumardjo, Oei Tjoe Tat, Yusuf Muda Dalam, Armunanto, Surachman, Sutomo Martopradoto, Astrawinata, Achmadi, Sjafei, JK Tumakaka, Achadi, and Soemarno Sosroatmojo were arrested. A number of interim ministers were appointed to replace the 15 arrested ministers as follows:- Ad interim ministers in the cabinet presidium
- Hamengkubuwana IX
- Adam MalikAdam MalikAdam Malik Batubara was Indonesia's third vice president, a senior diplomat, and one of the pioneers of Indonesian journalism.-Early life:...
- Roeslan Abdulgani
- Idham Chalid
- Johannes LeimenaJohannes LeimenaDr. Johannes Leimena was Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia from 1957 - 1966 and served as Minister of Health under President Sukarno from 1946 - 1956. A Christian, he founded the Indonesian Christian Party in 1950...
- Other ad interim ministers
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Economic Relations: Adam Malik
- Minister of Justice: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Wirjono Prodjodikoro
- Minister of Labor: Frans Seda (retained his position as plantations minister)
- Minister of Mining: Maj. Gen. Ibnu Sutowo (retained his position as oil and natural gas minister)
- Minister of Electricity and Energy: Sutami (retained his position as coordinating minister)