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View all search resultsDestry named sole candidate for BI governor post
President Prabowo Subianto has nominated interim Bank Indonesia governor Destry Damayanti as the sole candidate for the central bank’s vacant governor seat.
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Acting Bank Indonesia governor Destry Damayanti (center), Financial Services Authority (OJK) chair Friderica Widyasari Dewi (left) and Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) chair Anggito Abimanyu speak to reporters after attending a Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK) meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on July 27, 2026. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A)
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resident Prabowo Subianto has nominated interim Bank Indonesia (BI) governor Destry Damayanti as the sole candidate for the central bank’s vacant governor seat.
State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi announced in a press conference on Monday that he had met with House of Representatives leaders to deliver presidential letters for several positions, including that for BI governor.
He confirmed that Destry was the “sole candidate” nominated for the post.
Prasetyo added that the government had sent separate letters for the nomination of senior deputy governor candidates to fill Destry’s previous position, which will fall vacant should she be appointed as governor, but Prasetyo declined to reveal those names.
The governor position has been vacant since previous governor Perry Warjiyo resigned unexpectedly on July 26.
The law stipulates that the president nominates BI candidates, whose names are then sent for consideration to the House, which will vet the candidates and select the governor and deputy governors.
