The Seventh Development Cabinet was the Indonesia

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n Cabinet which served under President Suharto and Vice President BJ Habibie from 14 March 1998 to 21 May 1998.

The Cabinet was formed in the midst of the Asian Financial Crisis and after Suharto was elected to a 7th term as President by the 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...

 (MPR). It was a controversial Cabinet where Suharto displayed his nepotism

Nepotism

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 by appointing Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana

Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana

Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana is the eldest daughter of former Indonesian President Suharto...

 as Minister of Social Welfare and gave Bob Hasan

Bob Hasan

Mohamad "Bob" Hasan is an Indonesian businessman, former Minister of Trade and Industry, and friend of former president of Indonesia, Suharto...

, a crony, the position of Minister of Industry and Trade. When things went out of control in May 1998, Suharto tried to reshuffle the Cabinet but the rejection of 14 Ministers to be part of the reshuffled Cabinet became one of the reasons why Suharto chose to resign from the Presidency.

The Four Cabinet Aims

Whilst announcing the Cabinet, Suharto also announced its aims .

• The Development Trilogy: Consisting of national stability, economic growth
  Economic growth
  In economics, economic growth is defined as the increasing capacity of the economy to satisfy the wants of goods and services of the members of society. Economic growth is enabled by increases in productivity, which lowers the inputs for a given amount of output. Lowered costs increase demand...
  
  , and equity as the tried and tested basis of the policy of development.

• Self-Reliance: Letting the Nation go from reliance on other entities to self-confidence in the Nation's own abilities, and having the capability to face the unpredictableness of globalization
  Globalization
  Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
  
  .

• National Resilience: National Resilience will grow out of self-reliance, togetherness, and familial spirit. This will consist of skill and strength of the Nation in facing challenges and threats.

• Unity and Oneness: The two elements will strengthen National Resilience and will ensure the continuity of livelihood as a nation, state, and people with the 1945 Constitution and Pancasila as its basis.

Coordinating Ministers

• Coordinating Minister of Politics and Security: Gen. (ret.) Feisal Tanjung
• Coordinating Minister of Economics, Finance, and Industry/Chairman of the National Development Planning Body (BAPPENAS): Ginandjar Kartasasmita
  Ginandjar Kartasasmita
  Prof. Dr. Ir. Ginandjar Kartasasmita April 1941 in Bandung, West Java is an Indonesian politician. He served a five-year term as Speaker of Indonesia Regional Representative Council .-Background:...
  
  
• Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare and Abolition of Poverty/Chairman of Planned Families National Coordinating Body (BKKBN): Haryono Suyono
  Haryono Suyono
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• Coordinating Minister of Development Supervision and Administrative Reform: Hartarto Sastrosoenarto

Departmental Ministers

• Minister of Home Affairs: Gen. (ret.) Hartono
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Ali Alatas
  Ali Alatas
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• Minister of Defense and Security/Commander of ABRI: Gen. Wiranto
  Wiranto
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• Minister of Justice: Muladi
  Muladi
  The Muladi were Muslims of ethnic Iberian descent or of mixed Arab, Berber and European origin, who lived in Al-Andalus during the Middle Ages. They were also called "Musalima" .-Etymology:...
  
  
• Minister of Information: Alwi Dahlan
• Minister of Finance: Fuad Bawazier
• Minister of Industry and Trade: Bob Hasan
• Minister of Mines and Energy: Kuntoro Mangkusubroto
• Minister of Forestry and Plantation: Sumohadi
• Minister of Agriculture: Yustika Sjarifuddin Baharsjah
• Minister of Transportation: Giri Suseno Hadi Hardjono
• Minister of Cooperatives and Small Business: Subiyakto Tjakrawerdaya
• Minister of Manpower: Theo Sambuaga
• Minister of Public Works: Rachmadi Bambang Sumadio
• Minister of Transmigration and Forest Settlement: Lt. Gen. (ret.) AM Hendropriyono
• Minister of Education and Culture: Wiranto Arismunandar
• Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture: Abdul Latief
• Minister of Health: Farid Anafasa Moeloek
• Minister of Religious Affairs: Quraisy Shihab
• Minister of Social Affairs: Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana

State Ministers

• State Minister/State Secretary: Saadilah Mursyid
• State Minister of Research and Technology/Chairman of the Research and Implementation of Technology Board (BPPT): Rahardi Ramelan
• State Minister of Investment/Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Body (BKPM): Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo
• State Minister of Stateowned Enterprises: Tanri Abeng
• State Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Chairman of the National Land Body (BPN): Ary Mardjono
• State Minister of Housing: Akbar Tanjung
  Akbar Tanjung
  Akbar Tanjung is an Indonesian politician who is a former chairman of Golkar party. He was the Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1999 to 2004...
  
  
• State Minister of Environment/Chairman of the Relief Effort and Containment of Environmental Disasters (BAPPEDAL): Juwono Sudarsono
  Juwono Sudarsono
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• State Minister of Foodstuffs, Horticulture, and Medicines: Haryanto Dhanutirto
• State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports: Agung Laksono
  Agung Laksono
  Agung Laksono is the coordinating minister for people's welfare in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet and a member of the Golkar Party. Previously, he was the Speaker of Indonesia People's Representative Council from 2004 to 2009...
  
  
• State Minister of Female Empowerment: Tuti Alawiyah

Official With Ministerial Rank

• Governor of the Central Bank: Sjahril Sabirin
• Attorney General: Sudjono C. Atmanegara

Changes

• 16 May 1998: Abdul Latief resigned from his position as Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture. He was never replaced.