Indonesian President Joko Widodo unveiled his cabinet shortly after his inauguration on 20 October. Filled with a mix of politicians and technocrats, there are both familiar faces and new entries among the group of 38. They will be tasked with implementing the President’s ambitious reform agenda, with rumours that their jobs will be at risk if they do not deliver.
The following table lists the returning Ministers from Jokowi’s incumbent Cabinet. Some Ministers returned to their old portfolio, while others were reassigned.
Among the new Cabinet members, there was a mix of both technocrats (those specialists with no affiliation to a particular party, the police or the military) and politicians.