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Presidential Cabinet (Indonesia)

Cabinet of Indonesia (1945)

Summary

Cabinet of Indonesia (1945)

Field	Value
cabinet_name	Presidential Cabinet
Kabinet Presidensial
jurisdiction	Indonesia
flag	Flag of Indonesia.svg
flag_border	true
incumbent	2 September 1945 – 14 November 1945
image	Presidential Cabinet.jpg
caption	Members of the cabinet with President Sukarno
date_formed
date_dissolved
state_head_title	President
state_head	Sukarno
previous
successor	Sjahrir I

Kabinet Presidensial The Presidential Cabinet () was the first cabinet of Indonesia which was in office from September to 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 () to the administration and appointed nationalist leader Sukarno leader of a new Central Advisory Board (Chuo Sani-kai ) in Jakarta. On 7 August, the day after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence () 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.

Composition

Executive Branch of the Cabinet

President	Vice President
Sukarno	[[File:Soekarno.jpg	x150px]]

Ministers of the Cabinet

Officials holding ministerial status

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Dr. Kusumah Atmaja
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, Chief Justice Kusumah Atmaja was 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.

References

Ricklefs (1982), A History of Modern Indonesia, Macmillan Southeast Asian reprint,

Notes

References

Ricklefs (1982) p193
Kahin (1952) p139
Simanjuntak (2003) pp. 16-17
Kahin (1952) pp 168-169

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