Jokowi’s Cabinet Is a Blend of Politicians, Tycoons, and Technocrats
- Jokowi’s election rival defense minister in revamed cabinet
- Indrawati retained as finance minister in major shakeup
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo named a millennial startup founder as the new education minister and tapped his election rival to head the defense ministry as he strengthens his grip on power and looks to bolster Southeast Asia’s largest economy against a global slowdown.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a veteran finance minister, was reappointed to the post, while Prabowo Subianto, Widodo’s challenger in the 2019 and 2014 elections, got the defense ministry as the president expanded the coalition of parties backing his government to almost 75% of the seats in the parliament. Nadiem Makarim, the 35-year-old co-founder of ride-hailing service Gojek was named as the minister for education.