List of longest-serving ministers in Indonesia

Last updated January 14, 2025

The list of longest-serving ministers in Indonesia is a list of the longest serving ministers in the cabinets of Indonesia, which have served ten years or longer, sorted by length.

All ministers who had served between the Third Development Cabinet until the Seventh Development Cabinet were mandatorily seated by Suharto as members of the advisory council of the Golkar party.^[1]Bold minister name means the minister is currently serving.


Rank	Name	Duration	Post	Cabinet		Length of tenure
1	Radius Prawiro	27 August 1964 – 25 July 1966 28 March 1973 – 17 March 1993	Minister of Financial Auditors Department Minister of Central Bank Minister of Trade Minister of Finance Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance, Industry and Development Supervision	Dwikora I Dwikora II Development II Development III Development IV Development V	Golkar	21 years, 311 days
2	Emil Salim	11 September 1971 – 17 March 1993	Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister of Transportation State Minister of Population and Environment Affairs	Development I Development II Development III Development IV Development V	Golkar	21 years, 180 days
3	Johannes Baptista Sumarlin	28 March 1973 – 17 March 1993	State Minister of State Apparatus Control Minister of National Development Planning Minister of Finance	Development II Development III Development IV Development V	Golkar	19 years, 348 days
4	Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie	29 March 1978 – 11 March 1998	State Minister of Research and Technology	Development III Development IV Development V Development VI	Golkar	19 years, 345 days
5	Ali Wardhana	6 June 1968 – 23 March 1988	Minister of Finance Coordinating Minister for Economic, Financial, Industrial and Development Supervision	Development I Development II Development III Development IV	Golkar	19 years, 292 days
6	Mohammad Jusuf	27 August 1964 – 19 March 1983	Minister of Industry Minister of Trade Minister of Defence	Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I Development II Development III	Golkar	18 years, 204 days
7	Hamengkubuwono IX	2 October 1946 – 27 April 1951 3 April 1952 – 2 June 1953 6 March 1962 – 8 March 1973	State Minister Minister of Defence Minister/Chairman of Audit Board of Indonesia Deputy Prime Minister Coordinating Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs of Indonesia	Sjahrir III Amir Sjarifuddin I Amir Sjarifuddin II Hatta I Hatta II RUSI Natsir Wilopo Working III Working IV Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I	Independent	16 years, 269 days
8	Hartarto Sastrosoenarto	19 March 1983 – 20 October 1999	Minister of Industry Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Affairs Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform	Development IV Development V Development VI Development VII Development Reform	Golkar	16 years, 215 days
9	Subroto	11 September 1971 – 21 March 1988	Minister of Manpower, Transmigration and Cooperatives Minister of Mines and Energy	Development I Development II Development III Development IV	Golkar	16 years, 192 days
10	Johannes Leimena	13 July 1947 – 30 July 1953 12 August 1955 – 24 April 1956 9 April 1957 – 25 July 1966	Minister of Health Minister of Social Affairs State Minister Deputy Prime Minister Coordinating Minister for Distribution Affairs	List Amir Sjarifuddin I Amir Sjarifuddin II Hatta I Hatta II RUSI Natsir Sukiman Wilopo Burhanuddin Harahap Djuanda Working I Working II Working III Working IV Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III	Parkindo	16 years, 15 days
11	Sudharmono	8 April 1972 – 21 March 1988	State Secretary	Development I Development II Development III Development IV	Golkar	15 years, 344 days
12	Harmoko	19 March 1983 – 1 October 1997	Minister of Information Minister of Special Affairs	Development IV Development V Development VI	Golkar	14 years, 193 days
13	Mochtar Kusumaatmadja	22 January 1974 – 21 March 1988	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Justice	Development II Development III Development IV	Golkar	14 years, 59 days
14	Purnomo Yusgiantoro	23 August 2000 – 20 October 2014	Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Minister of Defence	National Unity Mutual Assistance United Indonesia I United Indonesia II	Independent	14 years, 58 days
15	Sri Mulyani Indrawati	21 October 2004 – 20 May 2010 27 July 2016 – present	State Minister of National Development Planning Finance Minister	United Indonesia United Indonesia II Working (2014–19) Onward Indonesia Red White	Independent	5 years, 209 days + 8 years, 170 days^[a]
16	Gerrit Augustinus Siwabessy	27 August 1964 – 29 March 1978	Minister of Atomic Energy Minister of Health	Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I Development II	Independent	13 years, 213 days
17	Sutami	27 August 1964 – 29 March 1978	State Minister Minister of Public Works	Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I Development II	Independent	13 years, 212 days
18	Djuanda Kartawidjaja	2 October 1946 – 14 December 1949 20 December 1949 – 30 July 1953 9 April 1957 – 7 November 1963	Minister of Transportation State Minister Minister of Public Works Minister of Defence Prime Minister Minister of Finance First Minister	Sjahrir III Amir Sjarifuddin I Amir Sjarifuddin II Hatta I Hatta II RUSI Natsir Sukiman Wilopo Djuanda Working I Working II Working III	Independent	13 years, 142 days
19	Amirmachmud	28 January 1969 – 1 October 1982	Minister of Home Affairs	Development I Development II Development III	Golkar	13 years, 247 days
20	Thojib Hadiwidjaja	6 March 1962 – 27 August 1964 14 October 1967 – 29 March 1978	Minister of Higher Education & Science Minister of Plantations Minister of Agriculture	Working III Working IV Ampera II Development I Development II	Independent	12 years, 337 days
21	Hatta Rajasa	10 August 2001 – 29 September 2004 20 October 2004 – 13 May 2014	State Minister of Research and Technology Minister of Transportation State Secretary Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs	Mutual Assistance United Indonesia I United Indonesia II	PAN	12 years, 252 days
22	Sofyan Djalil	21 October 2004 – 20 October 2009 27 October 2014 – 15 June 2022	Minister of Communications and Informatics State Minister of State Owned Enterprises Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Minister of National Development Planning Minister of Agriculture and Land Planning	First United Indonesia Working (2014–19) Onward Indonesia	Independent	12 years, 230 days
23	Adam Malik	13 November 1963 – 27 August 1964 18 March 1966 – 1 October 1977	Minister of Trade Minister of Foreign Affairs	Working IV Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I Development II	Murba (until 1967) Golkar	12 years, 118 days
24	Ali Alatas	21 March 1988 – 20 October 1999	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Development V Development VI Development VII Development Reform	Golkar	11 years, 213 days
25	Sarwono Kusumaatmadja	21 March 1988 – 17 March 1998 29 October 1999 – 1 June 2001	Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister of Environment Minister of Marine Exploration	Development V Development VI National Unity	Golkar	11 years, 210 days
26	Ginandjar Kartasasmita	21 March 1988 – 27 September 1999	Minister of Mines and Energy State Minister for National Development Planning Coordinating Minister for Economic, Financial and Industrial Affairs of Indonesia	Development V Development VI Development VII Development Reform	Golkar	11 years, 190 days
27	Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro	21 January 1950 – 6 September 1950 30 July 1953 – 12 August 1955 9 April 1957 – 22 February 1966	Minister of Agriculture Minister of Agrarian Affairs	Halim Ali Sastroamidjojo I Djuanda Working I Working II Working III Working IV Dwikora I	BTI	11 years, 195 days
28	Maraden Panggabean	9 September 1971 – 19 March 1983	Minister of Defence Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security	Development I Development II Development III	Golkar	11 years, 184 days
28	Widjojo Nitisastro	9 September 1971 – 19 March 1983	Minister of National Development Planning	Development I Development II Development III	Golkar	11 years, 184 days
30	Akbar Tandjung	21 March 1988 – 10 May 1999	State Minister of Youth and Sports Minister of Public Housing State Secretary	Development V Development VI Development VII Development Reform	Golkar	11 years, 50 days
31	Sumitro Djojohadikusumo	7 September 1950 – 21 March 1951 3 April 1952 – 30 July 1953 12 August 1955 – 24 March 1956 6 June 1968 – 29 March 1978	Minister of Trade and Industry Minister of Finance Minister of Research of Indonesia	Natsir Wilopo Burhanuddin Harahap Development I Development II	PSI (until 1960) Independent	10 years, 281 days
32	Idham Chalid	26 March 1956 – 10 July 1959 24 February 1966 – 28 March 1973	Deputy Prime Minister Minister of People's Welfare	Ali Sastroamidjojo II Djuanda Ampera I Ampera II Development I	NU (until 1973) PPP	10 years, 138 days
33	Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan	28 August 2000 – 23 July 2001 12 August 2015 – 20 October 2024	Minister of Industry and Trade Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs^[b]	National Unity Working Onward Indonesia	Golkar	10 years, 33 days
34	Soedibjo	1 August 1953 – 14 September 1953 12 August 1955 – 18 January 1956 24 March 1956 – 27 March 1966	State Minister for National Prosperity Minister of Social Affairs Minister of Information Junior Minister for People Mobilization Minister / Secretary General of the National Front State Minister, seconded to the Presidium	Ali Sastroamidjojo I Burhanuddin Harahap Ali Sastroamidjojo II Djuanda Working I Working II Working III Working IV Dwikora I Dwikora II	PSII	10 years, 22 days
35	Pratikno	27 October 2024 – present	Secretary of State Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs	Working Onward Indonesia Red White	Independent	10 years, 78 days^[a]

Notes

1 2 As of 13 January 2025
↑ The position was named Coordinating Minister of Maritime (2016–2019)

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References

↑ Halawa, Ohiao (1999). Profil 48 Ketua Umum Parpol RI[Profile of the 48 Chairpersons of the Political Parties in Indonesia] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: NIAS and Kreasi Karya Wiguna. p. 54. Kedua, selama menguasai pemerintahan, secara jelas telah menjadikan lembaga kekuasaan negara sebagai perangkat organisasi Golkar. Presiden adalah Ketua Dewan Pembina. Menteri, Panglima ABRI, dan pimpinan lembaga pemerintahan menjadi anggota Dewan Pembina.

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[fulldate-2] 1 2 As of 13 January 2025

[3] The position was named Coordinating Minister of Maritime (2016–2019)

[1] Halawa, Ohiao (1999). Profil 48 Ketua Umum Parpol RI[Profile of the 48 Chairpersons of the Political Parties in Indonesia] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: NIAS and Kreasi Karya Wiguna. p. 54. Kedua, selama menguasai pemerintahan, secara jelas telah menjadikan lembaga kekuasaan negara sebagai perangkat organisasi Golkar. Presiden adalah Ketua Dewan Pembina. Menteri, Panglima ABRI, dan pimpinan lembaga pemerintahan menjadi anggota Dewan Pembina.

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