Adil Cabinet

Adil Cabinet
Adil Cabinet
; 1st Cabinet of Pasundan
Date formed	8 May 1948
Date dissolved	10 January 1949
People and organisations
Head of state	Wiranatakusumah
Head of government	Adil Puradiredja
No. of ministers	8
History
Successor	Djumhana I

Last updated October 06, 2021

The Adil Cabinet (Indonesian : Kabinet Adil) was the first cabinet established by the State of Pasundan following the formation of the state on 28 April 1948. It was composed of eight ministers and one official. Its term of office ran from 8 May 1948 to 10 January 1949.

Background

After the formation of the State of Pasundan, an election to choose the head of state of Pasundan was held on 28 February 1948. The election was won by R. A. A. Wiranatakusumah, and he was installed on 24 April 1948. Wiranatakusumah appointed Adil Puradiredja, a former resident of Priangan Regency, as the prime minister. Adil, along with his ministers, was officially installed on 8 May 1948. The cabinet was responsible to Prime Minister Adil Puradiredja.

Composition

Ministers


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Ref
Prime Minister Minister of Home Affairs	Adil Puradiredja	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)	^[1]
Minister of Economy	Dendadikusuma	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)	^[1]
Minister of Finance	P. J. Gerke	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)	^[1]
Minister of Education and Religious Affairs	Judakusuma	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)	^[1]
Minister of Transportation and Traffic Affairs	Tan Hwat Tiang	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)	^[1]
Minister of Social Affairs	Bunjamin	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)	^[1]
Minister of Justice	Suparman	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)	14 October 1948 (1948-10-14)	^[1]
Minister of Justice	Tan Hwat Tiang	18 October 1948 (1948-10-18)	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)	^[2]
Minister of Health	Maskawan	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)	^[1]

Portraits

Ministers of the Adil Cabinet

Adil Puradiredja, prime minister and minister of home affairs
Dendadikusuma, minister of economy
P. J. Gerke, minister of finance
Judakusuma, minister of education and religious affairs
Tan Hwat Tiang, minister of transportation and traffic affairs
Dr. Bunjamin, minister of social affairs
Suparman, minister of justice
Maskawan, minister of health

Changes

On 14 October 1948, Justice Minister Soeparman died in a car crash during his working trip to Cirebon. He was replaced by Tan Hwat Tiang four days later. Tan concurrently held the position as the Minister of Transportation and Traffic Affairs.^[2]

The end of the cabinet

At the midnight of 19 December 1948, the Dutch launched military attack against the Republic of Indonesia. The Adil Cabinet resigned on the same day in protest. Similar event occurred in East Indonesia, on which the Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung cabinet also resigned on the same reason.^[3]

The resignation was in pursuance to the promise made by Adil to Mohammad Hatta, the vice president of Indonesia, on 12 December, that he and his cabinet would resign if and only if the Dutch attacked Indonesia.

The outgoing cabinet was officially replaced by the First Djumhana Cabinet on 10 January 1949.^[4]

Bibliography

Toer, Pramoedya Ananta; Toer, Koesalah Soebagyo; Kamil, Ediati (1999), Kronik revolusi Indonesia: 1948, Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia
Pour, Julius (2009), Doorstoot naar Djokja: pertikaian pemimpin sipil-militer, Jakarta: Kompas
Government of Pasundan (1949), Satu Tahun Berdirinja Negara Pasundan, Bandung
Bastiaans, W. Ch. J. (1950), Personalia Van Staatkundige Eenheden (Regering en Volksvertegenwoordiging) in Indonesie (per 1 Sept. 1949) (PDF), Jakarta, archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-23, retrieved 2019-10-23

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Toer, Toer & Kamil 1999, p. 137
1 2 Government of Pasundan 1949, p. 19
↑ Pour 2009 , p. 188
↑ Bastiaans 1950 , p. 33

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[p137-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Toer, Toer & Kamil 1999, p. 137

[p19-2] 1 2 Government of Pasundan 1949, p. 19

[p188-3] Pour 2009 , p. 188

[4] Bastiaans 1950 , p. 33

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Cabinets	Adil Djumhana I Djumhana II Djumhana III Anwar

Adil Cabinet
1st Cabinet of Pasundan

Date formed	8 May 1948 (1948-05-08)
Date dissolved	10 January 1949 (1949-01-10)
People and organisations
Head of state	Wiranatakusumah
Head of government	Adil Puradiredja
No. of ministers	8
History
Successor	Djumhana I