Cabinet Reshuffle in Political Year
The President surely made political calculations in replacing his ministers with only around 18 months left in his term.
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Idrus Marham (left) shakes hands with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (17/1) after his inauguration as the new social affairs minister. Idrus is replacing Khofifah Indar Parawansa, who is running in the East Java regional election.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has replaced his Social Affairs Minister and Presidential Chief of Staff in the third year of his terms, which just happens to be the year of politics.
Even though the Cabinet reshuffle was discussed and speculated publicly for quite some time, the official announcement and inauguration seemed to come from nowhere. On Wednesday, Jan. 17, the President inaugurated Golkar Party politician Idrus Marham as Social Affairs Minister to replace Khofifah Indar Parawansa, who will run in this year’s East Java gubernatorial election.