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Coordinating Minister for the Economy - United Indonesia Cabinet

Born: Feb. 25, 1943, Blitar, East Java
Education:
Bachelor of Economics, University of Western Australia (1967); Master of Economics, Monash University, Australia (1972); Ph.D. in business economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S. (1979)
Career:
Lecturer in economics at Gadjah Mada University; Bank Indonesia’s deputy governor in charge of fiscal monetary policy (1997- 1998); State Minister for National Planning and Development (1998-Oct. 1999); Minister of Finance (2001-2004).
Other Activities:
Writes text books on economic
theory and monetary policy.
Minister of Social Affairs - United Indonesia Cabinet

Born in Sigli, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, on Dec. 31, 1945, Bachtiar graduated from Medan State University in 1997. He was the minister of social affairs in the last administration and was United Development Party (PPP) deputy secretarygeneral between 1993 and 2003.
Minister of National Education - United Indonesia Cabinet

Born in Temanggung regency, Central Java, on Oct. 8, 1952, Bambang earned a Ph.D in business administration from the University of Kentucky in 1985. He has been working as a lecturer at Gadjah Mada University’s School of Economics (1987-present). Bambang, a professor, was a finance minister during Abdurrahman Wahid’s administration. A confidant of National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais, Bambang is a former chairman of the Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI) and PAN treasurer.