Ampera Cabinet

Ampera Cabinet Kabinet Ampera
26th Cabinet of Indonesia
1966–1967
Date formed	28 July 1966 (1966-07-28)
Date dissolved	11 October 1967 (1967-10-11)
People and organisations
Head of state	Sukarno (until 12 March 1967) Suharto (from 12 March 1967)
Head of government	Suharto
No. of ministers	30 ministers
Member party	ABRI PNI Murba Party Parkindo Catholic Party of the Republic of Indonesia NU Independent
History
Predecessor	Dwikora III Cabinet
Successor	Ampera II Cabinet

The Ampera Cabinet^[1] (Indonesian: Kabinet Ampera) was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Sukarno and later on acting president Suharto from July 1966 until October 1967.^[2] The cabinet was formed after the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) session of 1966 which commissioned Suharto to form a new cabinet.^[3] Although Sukarno would not be removed from the presidency for some months, for all intents and purposes, the person who was truly in charge of the cabinet, and Indonesia by this point, was Suharto.

Cabinet leader

President
	Sukarno (deposed on 12 March 1967)
	Suharto (acting from 12 March 1967)

Cabinet Presidium

• Chairman/Chief Minister of Defense and Security/Commander of the Army: Lieutenant General Suharto
• Chief Minister of Political Affairs/Minister of Foreign Affairs: Adam Malik
• Chief Minister of People's Welfare: Idham Chalid
• Chief Minister of Economics and Finance: Hamengkubuwono IX
• Chief Minister of Industry and Development: Sanusi Hardjadinata

Ministers in the Field of Defence and Security

• Commander of the Navy: Rear Admiral Muljadi
• Commander of the Air Force: Air Marshal Rusmin Nurjadin
• Chief of Police: Police General Sucipto Judodiharjo
• Minister of Veterans Affairs and Demobilisation: Major General Sarbini

Ministers in the Field of Political Affairs

• Minister of Home Affairs: Major General Basuki Rahmat
• Minister of Justice: Umar Seno Adji
• Minister of Information: B. M. Diah

Ministers in the Field of People's Welfare

• Minister of Education and Culture: Sarino Mangunpranoto
• Minister of Religious Affairs: Sjaifuddin Zuchri
• Minister of Social Affairs: Albert Mangaratua Tambunan
• Minister of Health: G. A. Siwabessy
• Minister of Manpower: Brigadier General Awaluddin Djamin

Ministers in the Field of Economics and Finance

• Minister of Trade: Major General Ashari Danudirjo
• Minister of Finance: Frans Seda
• Minister of Transportation: Air Commodore Sutopo
• Minister of Maritime Affairs: Rear Admiral Jatidjan
• Minister of Agriculture: Brigadier General Sutjipto
• Minister of Plantations: P. C. Hardjasudirja

Ministers in the Field of Industry and Development

• Minister of Basic Industries, Light Industries, and Energy: Major General M Jusuf
• Minister of Textile and Handicraft Industries: Sanusi
• Minister of Mines: Slamet Bratanata
• Minister of Public Works: Sutami

Changes

• 12 March 1967: Sukarno was dismissed from the Presidency by the MPRS. He was replaced by Suharto who assumed the office of Acting President.

References

• Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003). Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Djambatan. pp. 297–314. ISBN 979-428-499-8.

Notes

1. ]Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 163 of 1966 dated July 25, 1966.
2. "Ampera Cabinet Composition". Situs Web Kepustakaan Presiden-Presiden RI. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
3. Elson, Robert (2001). Suharto: A Political Biography. UK: The Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. p. 144. ISBN 0-521-77326-1.

External links

• Indonesian Cabinets Page on Indonesian Embassy in UK