Darmin Nasution

Darmin Nasution (born 21 December 1948) is an Indonesian economist and politician who served as Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs from 2015 to 2019. He was previously Governor of Bank Indonesia, serving the role from 2010 to 2013 during Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration.

Darmin Nasution
Nasution in 2016
16th Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
In office 12 August 2015 – 20 October 2019
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Sofyan Djalil
Succeeded by	Airlangga Hartarto
14th Governor of Bank Indonesia
In office 1 September 2010 – 23 May 2013 Acting: 27 July 2009 – 1 September 2010
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Boediono Miranda Goeltom (Acting)
Succeeded by	Agus Martowardojo
Senior Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia
In office 27 July 2009 – 1 September 2010
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Governor	Himself (Acting)
Preceded by	Miranda Goeltom
Succeeded by	Mirza Adityaswara
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-21) 21 December 1948 (age 75) Tapanuli, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Salsia Ulfa Sahabi Manoppo [1]
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Indonesia (S.E.) Paris-Sorbonne University (D.E.A., Ph.D.)
Profession	Economist

Before taking up various positions within the Indonesian government, Nasution was a faculty member at the University of Indonesia School of Economics, where he was Deputy Chair of the Lembaga Penyelidikan Ekonomi dan Masyarakat (LPEM, or Institute for Economic and Social Research) from 1987, and Head of the LPEM from 1989.^[2]

Early life and education

Nasution was born on 21 December 1948 in Pasar Maga, North Sumatra to a Batak family.^[3] He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Indonesia, in 1976, and received his Master's and Doctorate degrees in the same major from the University of Paris, France in 1986.

Ministry of Finance

Nasution served as Director General of Financial Institutions in the Indonesian Ministry of Finance from 2000–2005. He was subsequently appointed chairman of Indonesia's Capital Market and Financial Institution Supervisory Agency in 2006^[4] and was later transferred to the post of Director General of Taxation in the Ministry of Finance.

Bank Indonesia

In July 2009 Nasution was appointed Senior Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia.^[5] He was sworn into office on 27 July 2009.^[6] Nasution immediately became acting governor of Bank Indonesia because the previous governor, Boediono, had resigned several months earlier in May to run for election as Vice President of Indonesia as a teammate of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.^[7]

Nasution was subsequently appointed as Governor of Bank Indonesia on 1 September 2010,^[8] after parliamentary hearings to consider his nomination as governor.^[9] He was succeeded as governor when Agus Martowardojo was appointed in May 2013.

Coordinating Economics Minister

On 12 August 2015, in a cabinet reshuffle by President Joko Widodo, Nasution was appointed as the Coordinating Minister of Economics, replacing Sofyan Djalil in the post.^[10]

References

1. "Store.tempo".
2. LPEM Home Page
3. "Wuih, Kekayaan Darmin Nasution Rp 11 Miliar Lebih". kontan.co.id. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
4. 'Darmin Nasution new Bapepam chief' Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Jakarta Post, 30 March 2005.
5. Presidential Decree No.57/P 2009, dated 17 July 2009.
6. 'Darmin acting governor of BI', The Jakarta Post, 28 July 2009.
7. In relation to the promulgation of Presidential Decree No. 38/P, 2009, on 19 May 2009 regarding the resignation of Boediono as governor of Bank Indonesia, as well as legislated by Act No. 23, 1999, concerning Bank Indonesia and amended by Act No. 6, 2009, the senior deputy governor, Darmin Nasution, took on the position of acting governor.
8. In accordance with Presidential Decree No.95 / P of 2010 dated 21 August 2010.
9. 'Darmin finally named BI governor', The Jakarta Post, 23 July 2010.
10. "Indonesia's President Widodo reshuffles cabinet to boost slowing economy". Agence France-Presse. 12 August 2015.