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Risma rejects idea of Cabinet post
Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini expects that President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo will not appoint her as a minister in his Cabinet
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Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini expects that President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo will not appoint her as a minister in his Cabinet.
'I have told Ibu Mega about this. I hope that I will not be appointed as a minister. The most important thing is that I can work to improve people's welfare,' said Risma, as she is known, referring to Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Risma, who is herself a PDI-P politician, spoke to reporters at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) building on the sidelines of Jokowi's inauguration on Monday.
Risma, the first-ever female mayor of Surabaya, was among a number of suggested names that appeared in a recent public opinion poll held by Jokowi's volunteers on kabinetrakyat.org.
The website's poll named Risma as possible coordinating people's welfare minister.
Risma is the sole Indonesian finalist to have been nominated for the 2014 World Mayor Prize.
The World Mayor Prize, according to the City Mayors' website, is awarded to a mayor who has made an outstanding contribution to his or her community and has developed a vision for urban living and working that is relevant to towns and cities across the world.
