Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia
Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia
Agency overview
Formed1963
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
Agency executive
  • Pramono Anung, Cabinet Secretary
Websitesetkab.go.id
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The Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia, also known as Setkab) is a government agency working directly beneath and answerable to the President of Indonesia. Its duties are to provide governance support for the president and vice president in managing the cabinet.

The Cabinet Secretariat is currently headed by Pramono Anung.

Duties

As stated before, the Cabinet Secretariat is tasked with providing support to the office of the President and Vice President, especially regarding the management of the governing cabinet. In doing so, the Cabinet Secretariat run several functions, as follow.[1]

  1. Providing analysis and recommendation on the government policies and programs;
  2. Providing solutions for deadlocked government policies and programs;
  3. Monitoring, evaluating, and control over the implementation of government policies and programs;
  4. Providing analysis and recommendation on ministerial/agency policy drafts which required presidential approval;
  5. Providing recommendation following general public observation and opinion gathering;
  6. Preparing, administering, implementing, and managing all cabinet sessions, meetings, or other gatherings led and/or attended by the president and/or vice president, as well as preparing their documents, translation services, and public relations and protocols service;
  7. Providing consideration, technical, and administrative support in appointing, transferring, and dismissing high-ranking government officials;
  8. Training official translators functionary;
  9. Managing and developing human resource elements within the Cabinet Secretariat;
  10. Providing service and support concerning the administration of planning, finance, procurement, and management of state properties;
  11. Internal monitoring within the Cabinet Secretariat; and
  12. Other functions tasked by the president and/or vice president.

Organization

The organizational structure of the Cabinet Secretariat is as follows.[2]

Leadership elements

Deputies

Advisors to the Secretary

Inspectorate

The Inspectorate (Inspektorat) is headed by an Inspector, and tasked with internal monitoring within the Cabinet Secretariat.

Centers

Centers (Pusat) are other subdivisions within the Cabinet Secretariat, responsible to the Cabinet Secretary via the Deputy on Administrative Affairs.

Special Staffs to the Secretary

Special Staffs to the Secretary (Staf Khusus Sekretaris Kabinet) are individuals working directly under the Cabinet Secretary, tasked with providing counsels and considerations for the Secretary regarding issues not within other subdivisions' functions.

List of cabinet secretaries

Below is the list of Cabinet Secretaries of Indonesia since its formation in 1963.[3]

# Cabinet Secretary Cabinet Office term Notes
Portrait Name Term start Term end Term length
1 Abdul Wahab Surjoadiningrat Fourth Working Cabinet 13 November 1963 27 August 1964 288 days [note 1]
Dwikora Cabinet 27 August 1964 22 February 1966 1 year, 179 days [note 2]
2 Djamin Ginting Revised Dwikora Cabinet 1 March 1966 27 March 1966 26 days [note 3]
3 Hoegeng Imam Santoso Second Revised Dwikora Cabinet 27 March 1966 25 July 1966 120 days [note 4]
4 Sudharmono Ampera Cabinet 3 August 1966 11 October 1967 1 year, 69 days [note 5]
Revised Ampera Cabinet 11 October 1967 25 March 1968 166 days
— Ali Affandi Revised Ampera Cabinet 25 March 1968 [note 6] [note 7]
(4) Sudharmono First Development Cabinet 5 April 1972 28 March 1973 357 days [note 8]
Second Development Cabinet 28 March 1973 29 March 1978 5 years, 1 day [note 9]
Third Development Cabinet 29 March 1978 1980
5 Ismail Saleh Third Development Cabinet 1980 1981
6 Moerdiono Third Development Cabinet 1981 19 March 1983
Fourth Development Cabinet 19 March 1983 21 March 1988 5 years, 2 days [note 10]
7 Saadillah Mursjid Fifth Development Cabinet 21 March 1988 17 March 1993 4 years, 361 days
Sixth Development Cabinet 17 March 1993 14 March 1998 4 years, 362 days [note 11]
Seventh Development Cabinet 14 March 1998 21 May 1998 68 days
8 Akbar Tanjung Development Reform Cabinet 23 May 1998 10 May 1999 352 days
9 Muladi Development Reform Cabinet 10 May 1999 20 October 1999 163 days
10 Marsillam Simajuntak National Unity Cabinet 4 January 2000 2 July 2001 1 year, 179 days [note 12]
— Erman Radjagukguk National Unity Cabinet 2 July 2001 5 July 2001 3 days [note 13][4]
11 Marzuki Darusman National Unity Cabinet 5 July 2001 23 July 2001 18 days [note 14]
12 Bambang Kesowo Mutual Assistance Cabinet 10 August 2001 20 October 2004 3 years, 71 days [note 15]
13 Sudi Silalahi First United Indonesia Cabinet 21 October 2004 20 October 2009 4 years, 364 days [note 16]
14 Dipo Alam Second United Indonesia Cabinet 7 January 2010 20 October 2014 4 years, 286 days
15 Andi Widjajanto Working Cabinet 3 November 2014 12 August 2015 282 days
16 Pramono Anung Working Cabinet 12 August 2015 20 October 2019 4 years, 69 days
Onward Indonesia Cabinet 23 October 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 91 days

Notes

  1. ^ The official title is 'State Secretary for the Cabinet Presidium' [Sekretaris Negara pada Presidium Kabinet].
  2. ^ The official title changed to 'Cabinet Presidium Secretary' [Sekretaris Presidium Kabinet].
  3. ^ The official title is Chief of the Presidential Cabinet [Kepala Kabinet Presiden].
  4. ^ The official title is 'Secretary to the Cabinet/Presidium' [Sekretaris Kabinet/Presidium].
  5. ^ The official title is 'Presidential Secretary to the Cabinet' [Sekretaris Presiden Kabinet].
  6. ^ The official title is 'Cabinet Secretary' [Sekretaris Kabinet].
  7. ^ See Presidential Decision Number 124/1968 [Keppres No. 124 Tahun 1968].
  8. ^ Since 5 April 1972, State Secretary is also the Cabinet Secretary. See Presidential Decision Number 30/1972 [Keppres No. 30 Tahun 1972].
  9. ^ Also served as Minister/State Secretary.
  10. ^ The official title is 'Junior Minister of the Cabinet Secretary' [Menteri Muda Sekretaris Kabinet].
  11. ^ The official title is 'State Minister for the State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary' [Menteri Negara Sekretaris Negara/ Sekretaris Kabinet].
  12. ^ The official title is 'Chief of the Cabinet Secretariat' [Kepala Sekretariat Kabinet].
  13. ^ As 'Acting Cabinet Secretary' [Pejabat Pelaksana Sekretaris Kabinet].
  14. ^ The official title is 'Cabinet Secretary' [Sekretaris Kabinet].
  15. ^ The official title is 'State Secretary/Cabinet Secretary' [Sekretaris Negara/Sekretaris Kabinet].
  16. ^ The official title is 'Cabinet Secretary' [Sekretaris Kabinet].

References

  1. ^ "PERPRES No. 55 Tahun 2020 tentang Sekretariat Kabinet [JDIH BPK RI]". peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. ^ Sekretariat Kabinet (4 February 2022). "Cabinet Secretarial Regulation 2/2022 on the Amendment Cabinet Secretarial Regulation Number 1/2020 re: Organization and Organizational Administration of the Cabinet Secretariat" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia. "Sekretaris Kabinet dari Masa ke Masa". Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Erman Rajaguguk Ditunjuk Sebagai Sekretaris Kabinet". Tempo. 16 December 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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