Ministry of Culture (Indonesia)

Ministry of Culture

Kementerian Kebudayaan
Logo of Ministry of Culture
Flag of Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture headquarters
Ministry overview
Formed	March 31, 1966 20 October 2024;5 months ago (2024-10-20)
Preceding agencies	Directorate General of Culture Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Ministry of Culture Complex, Building E, 4th Floor, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, Jakarta 6°13′31″S106°48′07″E / 6.225288001645111°S 106.80196195337253°E / -6.225288001645111; 106.80196195337253
Annual budget	Rp2,37 trillion (2025) [1]
Minister responsible	Fadli Zon, Minister of Culture
Deputy Minister responsible	Giring Ganesha, Deputy Minister of Culture
Website	kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id

The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian : Kementerian Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, abbreviated as Kemenbud RI or Kemenbud) is a ministry within the Indonesian Government tasked with organizing government affairs in the field of cultural advancement objects, cultural heritage, and other cultures. The Ministry of Culture is led by the Minister of Culture who since October 21, 2024 has been Fadli Zon.

History

The discourse on the establishment of the Indonesian Ministry of Culture was put forward since 1945, a number of cultural figures, artists, and community leaders held a cultural conference in December in Sukabumi, West Java. ^[2]

The nomenclature Culture was first used in the Syahrir III Cabinet as part of the Ministry of Education and Culture. Since then, cultural matters have become the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Culture. In the Second Revised Dwikora Cabinet, a separate Ministry of Culture Affairs was formed, but it was merged again with the Ministry of Education and Culture in subsequent periods. In the Seventh Development Cabinet, cultural responsibilities were united into the Ministry of Tourism and lasted until the Second United Indonesia Cabinet, after which cultural responsibilities returned to being part of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

President Prabowo Subianto planned to form a Ministry of Culture Affairs in his campaign. After being elected, the promise was realized by appointing Fadli Zon as the second minister of culture. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Organizational structure

Based on Presidential Decree No. 190/2024, the Ministry of Culture ^[7] is organized into the following:

• Minister of Culture
• Deputy Minister of Culture
• Secretariat General
• Directorate General of Protection of Culture and Tradition
• Directorate General of Cultural Diplomacy, Promotion, and Cooperation
• Directorate General of Development, Utilization, and Fostering of Culture
• Inspectorate General
• Board of Experts
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Law and Cultural Policy
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Economics and Cultural Industry
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Inter-Institutional Relations

References

1. "Lengkap! Rincian Anggaran Pendidikan 2025, Tunjangan Guru Naik 23,7%". CNBC Indonesia. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
2. "Menimbang Impian Lama Membentuk Kementerian Kebudayaan". kompas.id. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
3. "Prabowo Subianto Explains the Reasons for Forming 44 Ministries: Our Country is Big, Wide Like the Continent of Europe". inews.id. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
4. "Revision of the Law on State Ministries and Presidential Advisory Council Enacted This Week Home". kompas.com. September 13, 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
5. "'Revision in less than eight hours' of State Ministry Law paves way for Prabowo's 'jumbo cabinet'". bbc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
6. "19 New Ministries in Prabowo's Cabinet: Ministry of Human Rights to Forests". cnnindonesia.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
7. Presidential Regulation No. 190 of 2024 Concerning the Ministry of Culture