First Development Cabinet

The First Development Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Pembangunan I) is the name of the cabinet of the Indonesian government led by President Suharto. This cabinet was announced on 6 June 1968 and served from 10 June 1968 until 27 March 1973. The composition of this cabinet is not much different from the composition of ministers in the Revised Ampera Cabinet. Shortly after the 1971 election, on 9 September 1971, President Suharto announced a reshuffle of the First Development Cabinet and appointed the reshuffled ministers on 11 September 1971.

First Development Cabinet Kabinet Pembangunan I
28th Cabinet of Indonesia
1968–1973
Date formed	10 June 1968 (1968-06-10)
Date dissolved	27 March 1973 (1973-03-27)
People and organisations
Head of state	Suharto
Head of government	Suharto
No. of ministers	25 ministers
History
Predecessor	Ampera II Cabinet
Successor	Development II Cabinet

The main tasks of the cabinet, as stipulated in MPRS Decree No. XLI/MPRS/1968 and known as Panca Krida, were:

• Creating political and economic stability as the unnegotiable prerequisite for the success of the Five Year Development Plan and the Legislative Election.
• Organizing and executing the Five Year Development Plan.
• Holding Legislative Elections on 5 July 1971 at the latest.
• Restoring order and security to society by finishing off the leftovers of 30 September Movement and every threat, abuse, and betrayal of Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.
• Continuing the universal reform and purge of the state apparatus at National and Regional Level.

On 1 April 1969 the implementation of First Pelita (1969–1974) began. The purpose of holding First Pelita is to improve the people's standard of living and at the same time lay the foundations for development in the next stage. While the targets are food, clothing, infrastructure improvement, public housing, expansion of employment opportunities, and spiritual welfare. The focus of First Pelita is the development of the agricultural sector in accordance with the aim of pursuing economic backwardness through the process of reforming the agricultural sector, because the majority of Indonesia's population still lives from agricultural products.

Cabinet leader

President
	Suharto

Cabinet members

Ministers

The following are the ministers of the First Development Cabinet.

Num.	Portfolio	Photo	Minister	Took office	Left office
Departmental Ministers
1	Minister of Home Affairs		Basuki Rahmat[lower-alpha 1]	10 June 1968	9 January 1969
			Amir Machmud	28 January 1969	27 March 1973
2	Minister of Foreign Affairs		Adam Malik	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
3	Minister of Defense and Security (or Commander of the ABRI since 9 September 1971)		Soeharto	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
4	Minister of Justice		Oemar Senoadji	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
5	Minister of Information		Boediardjo	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
6	Minister of Finance		Ali Wardhana	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
7	Minister of Trade		Sumitro Djojohadikusumo	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
8	Minister of Agriculture		Thoyib Hadiwidjaja	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
9	Minister of Industry		M. Jusuf	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
10	Minister of Mines		Sumantri Brodjonegoro	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
11	Minister of Public Works and Electricity		Sutami	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
12	Minister of Transportation		Frans Seda	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
13	Minister of Education and Culture		Mashuri Saleh	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
14	Minister of Health		G. A. Siwabessy	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
15	Minister of Religious Affairs		Muhammad Dahlan[lower-alpha 2]	10 June 1968	11 September 1971
			Mukti Ali	11 September 1971	27 March 1973
16	Minister of Manpower		Mursalin Daeng Mamangung[lower-alpha 2]	10 June 1968	11 September 1971
			Mohammad Sadli	11 September 1971	27 March 1973
17	Minister of Transmigration and Cooperatives		M. Sarbini[lower-alpha 2]	10 June 1968	11 September 1971
			Subroto	11 September 1971	27 March 1973
18	Minister of Social Affairs		Albert Mangaratua Tambunan[lower-alpha 3]	10 June 1968	12 December 1970
			Idham Chalid (ad-interim)	12 December 1970	11 September 1971
			Mohammad Syafa'at Mintaredja[lower-alpha 2]	11 September 1971	27 March 1973
State Ministers
19	State Minister of Economics, Finance, and Industry		Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX	10 June 1968	27 March 1973
20	State Minister of People's Welfare		Idham Chalid[lower-alpha 4]	10 June 1968	28 October 1971
21	State Minister of Supervision of Development Operations (the fractional position of State Minister of Government Projects Supervision since 11 September 1971)		Sunawar Sukowati[lower-alpha 2]	11 September 1971	27 March 1973
22	State Minister of Oversight of Government Projects (named State Minister of National Development Planning / Chairman of the National Development Planning Agency since 11 September 1971)		Sunawar Sukowati[lower-alpha 2]	10 June 1968	11 September 1971
			Widjojo Nitisastro	11 September 1971	27 March 1973
23	State Minister of Relations between the Government with the MPRS/DPR-GR, and DPA (this position was abolished since 11 September 1971)		Mohammad Syafa'at Mintaredja[lower-alpha 2]	10 June 1968	11 September 1971
24	Assistant State Minister of Control of Defense and Security and Deputy Commander of the ABRI (new position since 11 September 1971)		Maraden Panggabean[lower-alpha 2]	11 September 1971	27 March 1973
25	State Minister of Improvement and Cleaning of State Apparatuses concurrently Deputy Chairman of the National Development Planning Agency		Harsono Tjokroaminoto[lower-alpha 2]	10 June 1968	11 September 1971
			Emil Salim	11 September 1971	27 March 1973

Official with ministerial rank

The following are ministerial-level officials in the First Development Cabinet.

Num.	Portfolio	Photo	Minister	Took office	Left office
1	Minister of State Secretariat		Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara	9 February 1968	8 April 1972
			Sudharmono[lower-alpha 5]	8 April 1972	27 March 1973
2	Attorney General		Sugih Arto	30 March 1966	27 March 1973
3	Governor of the Central Bank		Radius Prawiro	30 March 1966	27 March 1973
4	Commander of the Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and Order		Soeharto	1 November 1965	19 November 1969
			Maraden Panggabean[lower-alpha 6]	19 November 1969	11 September 1971
			Soemitro	11 September 1971	27 March 1973

Reshuffle

On 9 September 1971, President Suharto made a decision to adjust and replace several Development Cabinet ministers after careful evaluation and consideration. The replacement of several ministers does not imply the formation of a cabinet, but solely to further enhance the implementation of development in the Panca Krida Development Cabinet.^[1]

Given another assignment

The ministers who were replaced were given new obligations according to their respective capabilities. Some are members of the Supreme Advisory Council and some are assigned abroad. This replacement will actually improve the implementation of the Development Cabinet's tasks. So most of the ministers who were appointed were those who from the beginning took part in carrying out Government policies, particularly in the economic and development fields. Thus, it is hoped that the continuity of the policies outlined for the smooth implementation of the Development Cabinet's duties will be more guaranteed.

Reshuffle Cabinet appointments

The inauguration was held on Saturday, 11 September 1971.

Notes

1. Basuki Rahmat died of a heart attack. In this regard, based on Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 10 of 1969 dated 22 January 1969, Amirmachmud succeeded him and was only sworn in on 28 January 1969.
2. Based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 64 of 1971 dated 9 September 1971, it was announced the reshuffle of the First Development Cabinet and was inaugurated on 11 September 1971.
3. Passed away in office.
4. Idham Chalid was appointed a member of the DPR/MPR-RI for the period 1971–1977.
5. Through Presidential Decree Number 57/M of 1972 dated 8 April 1972, Major General Sudharmono was appointed as State Secretary to replace Lt. Gen. Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara. In accordance with Presidential Decree Number 30 of 1972 dated 5 April 1972, he also held concurrent positions as Cabinet Secretary.
6. Maj. Gen. Maraden Panggabean was appointed as Assistant State Minister of Control of Defense and Security and concurrently held the position of Deputy Commander of the ABRI.

References

Book

• Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, pp. 320–332, ISBN 979-428-499-8.

Newspapers and others

1. Kedaulatan Rakyat, Edisi 10 September 1971.