The Sixth Development Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Pembangunan VI) was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Suharto and Vice President Try Sutrisno from March 1993 until March 1998. The Cabinet was formed after Suharto was elected to a 6th term as President by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
The five cabinet aims
Whilst announcing the cabinet, Suharto also announced its aims.[1]
Continuing, intensifying, deepening, and expanding national development as an application of Pancasila with the Development Trilogy as its foundation and having national knowledge to strengthen national resilience and determination for self-reliance.
Intensifying national discipline with a state apparatus as its pioneers and aiming towards a clean and legitimate government in giving service to the People of Indonesia.
Institutionalizing a national leadership mechanism based on the 1945 Constitution, Pancasila, Pancasila democracy, and the Pancasila Indoctrination and Application Guidelines (P4) in daily life as a state, nation, and community.
Executing a free and active foreign policy, based on the principle of peaceful coexistence in bilateral, regional, and global relationships for the sake of national development.
Holding direct, universal, free, and secret legislative elections in 1997.
18 May 1993: Edi Sudrajat was replaced by General Feisal Tanjung as Commander of ABRI.[3][4]
6 December 1995: The Department of Industry and Department of Trade were merged into the Department of Industry and Trade. Tungky Ariwibowo became Minister of Industry and Trade, while Satrio Budihardjo Joedono, who had become known as "Mr Clean", the resumed his teaching duties at the University of Indonesia.[4][5][6]
11 June 1997: Harmoko was replaced by Gen. (ret.) Hartono as Minister of Information. Harmoko was then appointed as State Minister of Special Affairs. This post was abolished when Harmoko was appointed chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly in October.[4][5]
11 December 1997: Coordinating Minister of Politics and Security Susilo Sudarman died.[4]
February 1998: Soedradjad Djiwandono was replaced by Syahril Sabirin as Governor of the Central Bank [7]
February 1998: Feisal Tanjung was replaced by General Wiranto as Commander of ABRI.
Sekretariat Jenderal DPR RI (1999), Profil Ketua-ketua DPR RI sejak tahun 1945 s/d Agustus 1999 [Profiles of the Speakers of the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia from 1945 to August 1999] (PDF) (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Sekretariat Jenderal DPR RI
Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, pp. 373–384, ISBN979-428-499-8.
