Cabinet Reshuffle Part of Consolidation
The cabinet reshuffle is believed to have been the result of political calculations and consolidation ahead of the 2019 general election.
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (left) inaugurates new officials in the Work Cabinet at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (17/1). The four new officials are Idrus Marham (second left) as social affairs minister, Moeldoko as presidential chief of staff (center), Agum Gumelar as a Presidential Advisory Council member (second right) and Marshal Yuyu Sutisna as Air Force chief of staff.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Just 15 months before the general election on April 17, 2019, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo reshuffled his cabinet. The reshuffle this time is believed to have been the result of political calculations and consolidation ahead of the 2019 general election.
In the cabinet reshuffle announced on Wednesday (17/1/2018), the President appointed Golkar Party secretary general Idrus Marham as Social Affairs Minister, replacing Khofifah Indar Parawansa who has registered to run in the East Java gubernatorial election.