Presidential Cabinet (Indonesia)

Presidential Cabinet
1st cabinet of Indonesia
Indonesian Government (Executive Branch)
Date formed	19 August 1945 (1945-08-19)
Date dissolved	14 November 1945 (1945-11-14)
People and organisations
Head of government	Sukarno
Head of state	Sukarno
Number of ministers	24
History
Successor	Sjahrir I

The Presidential Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Presidensial) was the first cabinet established by Indonesia following the 17 August 1945 Indonesian Declaration of Independence. It comprised 20 ministers and four officials. Its term of office ran from 2 September to 14 November 1945.

Background

Pamphlet announcing Sukarno's Presidential Cabinet and Indonesia's provincial governors.

Indonesian had been under Japanese occupation since 1942, but by 1943, realizing they were losing the war, the Japanese appointed Indonesian advisors (sanyo) to the administration and appointed nationalist leader Sukarno leader of a new Central Advisory Board (Chuo Sani-kai) in Jakarta^[1] On 7 August, the day after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (Indonesian: Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia) or PPKI was established. Sukarno was chairman, and Hatta vice-chairman. On 19 August 1945, this body created 12 ministries for Indonesia's first cabinet. The cabinet as formed contained sanyo as well as officials who had not worked with the Japanese. The cabinet was responsible to President Sukarno.^[2][3]

Composition

President

• President: Sukarno
• Vice-president: Mohammad Hatta

Ministers

Officials With the Rank of Minister

• Chairman of the Supreme Court: Dr. Koesoema Atmadja
• Attorney General: Gatot Tarunamihardja
• State Secretary: Abdoel Affar Pringgodigdo
• State Spokesman: Soekarjo Wirjopranoto

Changes

On 22 September 1945, Finance Minister Samsi was replaced by A.A. Maramis on health grounds. In a government decree on 6 October, Soeprijadi, a hero of the Blitar rebellion against the occupying Japanese, was officially appointed defense minister. However, as no news was ever heard of him, on 20 October Muhammad Soeljoadikusuma was appointed ad interim defense minister. Attorney General Gatot Tarunamihardja resigned on 24 October. As a temporary measure, Supreme Court chairman Koesoema Atmadjawas appointed acting attorney general. Kasman Singodiedjo was appointed to the post on 7 November.

The end of the cabinet

On 11 November 1945, the Central Indonesian National Committee, which was the de facto legislature, demanded the cabinet be responsible to it, not to President Sukarno. Sukarno agreed to this and dismissed the cabinet.^[4]

References

• Kahin, George McTurnan (1952) Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia Cornell University Press, ISBN 0-8014-9108-8
• Ricklefs (1982), A History of Modern Indonesia, Macmillan Southeast Asian reprint, ISBN 0-333-24380-3
• Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, pp. 15–23, ISBN 979-428-499-8. 

Notes

List of Cabinets of Indonesia
Independence Struggle (Presidential)	Sukarno
Independence Struggle (Parliamentary)	Sjahrir I Sjahrir II Sjahrir III Amir Sjarifuddin I Amir Sjarifuddin II Hatta I Emergency (Sjafruddin) Hatta II
Liberal Democracy (Federation)	United States of Indonesia Cabinet (Central/Federation Cabinet) Republic of Indonesia Cabinet (State Cabinet) (Susanto and Halim)
Liberal Democracy (Unitary)	Natsir Sukiman Wilopo Ali Sastroamidjojo I Burhanuddin Harahap Ali Sastroamidjojo II Djuanda
Guided Democracy	Working I Working II Working III Working IV Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II
New Order	Development I Development II Development III Development IV Development V Development VI Development VII Era
Post-Suharto era	Development Reform National Unity Mutual Assistance United Indonesia (I) United Indonesia II Working