FOREIGN POLICY
Indonesian foreign policy is considered as a unique and rare policy. This is because
the focus of Indonesian foreign policy is Free and Active. For country like
Indonesia which had just got independence in 1945, the country is considered as a
country with a pioneer foreign policy to stand in a non-block. Therefore, Indonesia
was quite popular with non-block movement and Bandung Conference in the Cold
War Period.
Current Indonesian Foreign Policy
The current Indonesian foreign policy is strongly influenced by the vision and
mission of the current Indonesian president, Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
POLITICAL STRUCTURE
Official name
Republic of Indonesia
Form of government
Power has historically been concentrated in the hands of the president, but constitutional
amendments have given the legislature an expanded role
Executive
The presidency is the highest executive office, with authority to appoint the cabinet
Head of state
The president, Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi)
National legislature
The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) consists of a 575-member House of People's
Representatives (DPR) and a 136-member Regional Representatives' Council (DPD)
National elections
The most recent elections took place in April 2019, when parliamentary and presidential
polls were held concurrently for the first time. The next elections, for both the presidency
and the DPR, will be held in February 2024
National government
The new cabinet contains representatives of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-
P), Golkar, the National Democratic Party (NasDem), the National Awakening Party (PKB),
the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) and the United Development Party (PPP), as
well as a large number of unaligned technocrats
Main political organisations
There are three nationalist secular parties: the PDI-P, the Democratic Party (PD) and Golkar.
Four other parties—the PPP, the PKB, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Prosperous
Justice Party (PKS)—have an Islamic orientation. Hanura, Gerindra and NasDem also hold
seats in the DPR
IKAW BAHALA KUNG ISASAMA PA ITONG MGA ITO HAHAHAHAHHAHA:
Key ministers
President: Joko Widodo
Vice-president: Ma'ruf Amin
Agriculture: Syahrul Yasin Limpo
Co-ordinating minister for the economy: Airlangga Hartarto
Co-ordinating minister for human development & culture: Muhajir Effendy
Co-ordinating minister for maritime affairs: Luhut Binsar Panjaitan
Co-ordinating minister for politics, law & security: Mohammad Mahfud
Defence: Prabowo Subianto
Education, culture, research & technology: Nadiem Makarim
Energy & mineral resources: Arifin Tasrif
Finance: Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Foreign affairs: Retno Marsudi
Forestry & the environment: Siti Nurbaya Bakar
Health: Terawan Putranto
Home affairs: Tito Karnavian
Industry: Agus Kartasasmita
Investment: Bahlil Laha Dalia
Labour: Ida Fauziah
Law & human rights: Yasonna Laoly
Public works & public housing: Basuki Hadimuljono
Religious affairs: Fachrul Razi
Social affairs: Muhadjir Effendy (interim)
Trade: Zulkifli Hasan
Transport: Budi Karya Sumadi
Central bank governor
Perry Warjiyo
REFERENCES:
https://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?
articleid=1672699750&Country=Indonesia&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure
https://ejournal.unisbablitar.ac.id/index.php/translitera/article/download/360/350/
