INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto revealed Indonesiaâ $'s largest-ever Cabinet late Sunday, with 109 members representing his
promise for a strong government.He named his Cabinet of ministers, vice ministers and head of national firms the â $ Red and White Cabinet,
â $ referring to the colors of Indonesiaâ $'s flag.Subianto became the eighth president of Southeast Asiaâ $'s biggest economy on
Sunday.The Cabinet of Subiantoâ $'s predecessor, Joko Widodo, had 34 ministers and head of federal government agencies.Subianto has said
previously that he needs a strong administration, despite the fact that experts said that his â $ fatâ $ Cabinet would bloat the
bureaucracy.â $ I wish to produce a strong government that would unite our multicultural society and diverse political interests, â $
Subianto said before inviting more than 100 people for interviews at his residence recently
â $ It needs to be a big coalition, and some will state my Cabinet is fat.â $ The Cabinet features politicians from a union of 7
celebrations who supported his success in the February election, and figures allied with Widodoâ $'s Cabinet, who were reappointed to
continue their tasks under Subiantoâ $'s presidency
Analysts said the move was a political reward to Widodo for the latterâ $'s tacit assistance in the election.Subianto was sworn in with his
new vice president, 37-year-old Surakarta ex-Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka
He chose Raka, who is Widodoâ $'s child, as his running mate, with Widodo favoring Subianto over the prospect of his own former celebration
The former rivals ended up being indirect allies, although Indonesian presidents donâ $'t generally endorse candidates.Subianto was a
longtime rival of the Widodo, who ran against him for the presidency two times and refused to accept his defeat on both events, in 2014 and
Widodo appointed Subianto as defense chief after his reelection, paving the method for an alliance in spite of their rival political parties
Throughout the project, Subianto ran as the popular outbound presidentâ $'s heir, promising to continue signature policies like the
building and construction of a multibillion-dollar brand-new capital city and limits on exporting raw materials intended to boost domestic
industry.Backed by Widodo, Subianto swept to a landslide triumph in Februaryâ $'s direct governmental election on promises of policy
continuity.Subianto reappointed almost half of Widodoâ $'s Cabinet members, consisting of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, making
her the very first individual to hold the ministry under 3 various presidents.Indrawati, 62, who has actually worked as the executive
director of the International Monetary Fund and handling director of the World Bank, is one of Indonesiaâ $'s longest-serving finance
ministers, having held the post for long stretches under Presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko Widodo.She has actually made
considerable regard in worldwide circles, especially for her reforms of the disorderly Indonesian tax system and her function in guiding
Indonesia through the international financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.â $ We regularly sought advice from each other to go over
techniques for strengthening the Finance Ministry and the state finances to support his programs, â $ Indrawati told reporters after
consulting with Subianto last week.Other ministers from Widodoâ $'s Cabinet include Interior Minister Tito Karnavian, Trade Minister
Zulkifli Hasan, Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia and State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir.Subianto has revealed an ambitious
objective of increasing yearly economic growth to 8% by the end of his five-year term, and embarking on an ambitious spending program,
consisting of a boost in defense costs, walkings in civil servantsâ $ salaries, and a program to give 83 million children free
meals.Source: AP-- Agencies
