Jakarta (WNAM MONITORING): Two Indonesian ministers have submitted their resignations to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) following their election as members of the incoming parliament for the 2024–2029 term.
In a written statement, the president’s special staff coordinator, Ari Dwipayana, said President Jokowi has approved the resignations of Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration, Abdul Halim Iskandar, and Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah.
With the approval, a presidential decree to formally discharge Iskandar and Fauziyah will soon be issued, Dwipayana added.
“The presidential decision is being processed by the State Secretariat Ministry,” he said, noting that President Jokowi will reassign their duties to the respective coordinating ministers.
Dwipayana further explained that Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, Muhadjir Effendy, will serve as the acting Minister of Villages.
Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, will assume the responsibilities of the Ministry of Manpower as acting minister.
The resignations of these two ministers follow the earlier departures of Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini, and Cabinet Secretary, Pramono Anung, earlier this month, which were also approved by the President.
Rismaharini and Anung stepped down due to their candidacies in the upcoming East Java and Jakarta gubernatorial elections, respectively, which are scheduled for November.
The term of President Jokowi’s Onward Indonesia Cabinet will end on October 20, when President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka take office.
