Mutual Assistance Cabinet

Mutual Assistance Cabinet Kabinet Gotong Royong
37th Cabinet of Indonesia
2001–2004
Date formed	10 August 2001 (2001-08-10)
Date dissolved	20 October 2004 (2004-10-20)
People and organisations
Head of government	Megawati Sukarnoputri
No. of ministers	30 ministers
Member parties	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle United Development Party Golkar Party National Awakening Party National Mandate Party Prosperous Justice Party Crescent Star Party
Status in legislature	Supermajority coalition 436 / 500
History
Predecessor	National Unity Cabinet
Successor	United Indonesia I Cabinet

The Mutual Assistance Cabinet (Indonesian : Kabinet Gotong Royong) was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz from 10 August 2001 until 20 October 2004. The cabinet was formed after Megawati and Hamzah were elected president and vice president at a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly in July 2001. ^[1]

Cabinet lineup

Lineup of the Mutual Assistance Cabinet when it was created (10 August 2001):

President		Vice President
Megawati Sukarnoputri			Hamzah Haz

Position	Portrait	Name
Coordinating Minister of Politics and Security		Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (until 12 March 2004)
		Hari Sabarno (ad interim; since 12 March 2004)
Coordinating Minister for the Economy		Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare		Jusuf Kalla (until 19 April 2004)
		Abdul Malik Fadjar (ad interim; since 22 April 2004)
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Hassan Wirajuda
Minister of Home Affairs		Hari Sabarno
Minister of Justice and Human Rights		Yusril Ihza Mahendra
Minister of Industry and Trade		Rini Soemarno
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources		Purnomo Yusgiantoro
Minister of Finance		Boediono
Minister of Forestry		Mohamad Prakosa
Minister of Agriculture		Bungaran Saragih
Minister of Health		Achmad Sujudi
Minister of Social Affairs		Bachtiar Chamsyah
Minister of Education		Abdul Malik Fadjar
Minister of Religious Affairs		Said Agil Al Munawwar
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries		Rokhmin Dahuri
Minister of Transportation		Agum Gumelar (until 24 May 2004)
		Soenarno (ad interim; since 24 May 2004)
Minister of Manpower and Transmigration		Jacob Nuwa Wea
Minister of Culture and Tourism		I Gede Ardhika
Minister of Defense		Matori Abdul Djalil
State Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Businesses		Alimarwan Hanan
State Minister of Environment		Nabiel Makarim
State Minister of Research and Technology		Hatta Rajasa (until 29 September 2004)
State Minister of Administrative Reforms		Feisal Tamin
State Minister of Female Empowerment		Sri Redjeki Sumarjoto
State Minister of Eastern Indonesia Regional Development Acceleration		Manuel Kaisiepo
State Minister of State Owned Enterprises (BUMN)		Laksamana Sukardi
State Minister of National Development Planning and Chairperson of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)		Kwik Kian Gie
State Minister of Communication and Information		Syamsul Mu'arif
State Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure		Soenarno
Attorney General		Muhammad Abdul Rachman
State Secretary/ Cabinet Secretary		Bambang Kesowo
Chief of the National Intelligence Body (BIN)		Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono

Changes

• 11 March 2004: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono resigned from the Cabinet, because he was running as a presidential candidate in the 2004 presidential election. Hari Sabarno took over the Coordinating Ministry of Politics and Security whilst continuing as Minister of Home Affairs. ^[2]
• 19–22 April 2004: Jusuf Kalla resigned from the Cabinet at 19 April 2004, because he was running as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2004 presidential election. Malik Fadjar took over the Coordinating Ministry of People's Welfare whilst continuing as Minister of Education at 22 April 2004. ^{[3] [4]}
• 24 May 2004: Agum Gumelar resigned from the Cabinet, because he was running as a vice-presidential candidate in the 2004 presidential election. Soenarno took over the Ministry of Transportation whilst continuing as State Minister of Settlement and Regional Infrastructure
• 29 September: Hatta Rajasa resigned from the cabinet, because he was elected as member the People's Representative Council period 2004–2009. ^[5]

References

• Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, pp. 456–466, ISBN   979-428-499-8.

Notes

1. Mydans, Seth (10 August 2001). "With Politics and Market in Mind, Megawati Picks a Cabinet". The New York Times . Retrieved 29 January 2009.
2. Sinaga, Deddy (12 March 2004). "Hari Sabarno Gantikan Yudhoyono". Tempointeraktif.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
3. Ulfah, Maria (23 May 2004). "Jusuf Kalla Serah Terima Jabatan kepada Malik Fadjar". Tempointeraktif.com. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
4. "Siang Nanti Sertijab Menko Kesra". detik.com (in Indonesian). 23 May 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
5. "Hatta Menteri, Cecep Rukmana Melenggang ke Senayan". detik.com (in Indonesian). 17 October 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2025.

External links

• List of Cabinet members