JAKARTA, July 27 — Indonesia’s president today appointed a new Cabinet, aimed at increasing the effectiveness of his team and boosting growth in South-east Asia’s biggest economy.
Below is the list of new ministers:
Finance minister:
World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs:
Former military chief Wiranto
Coordinating minister for maritime affairs:
Luhut Pandjaitan, who was coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs
National development planning minister:
former finance minister Bambang Brodjonegoro
Energy minister:
former petroleum executive Arcandra Tahar
Trade minister:
property businessman and Nasdem party politician Enggartiasto Lukita
Head of investment coordinating board:
Thomas Lembong, former trade minister
Industry minister:
Golkar politician Airlangga Hartarto
Transport minister:
former airport operator head Budi Karya Sumadi
Minister for education and culture:
academic Muhajir Effendy
Minister of village, development of disadvantaged regions and transmigration:
former poultry firm executive Eko Putro Sandjojo
Minister of agrarian and spatial affairs:
former national development planning minister Sofyan Djalil
Minister of administrative and bureaucratic reform:
National Mandate Party politician Asman Abnur. — Reuters
