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PDI-P Azwar Anas installed as minister replacing late Tjahjo Kumolo
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo named Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Azwar Anas the new administrative and bureaucratic reform minister on Wednesday to replace fellow-politician Tjahjo Kumolo, who died in July after holding the post since the start of Jokowi's second term in 2019.
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Azwar Anas waves to the press after his inauguration as the new administrative and bureaucratic reform minister at the State Palace, Central Jakarta, on Sept. 7. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo named Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Azwar Anas the new administrative and bureaucratic reform minister on Wednesday to replace fellow-politician Tjahjo Kumolo, who died in July after holding the post since the start of Jokowi's second term in 2019.
Tjahjo died at the age of 64 on July 1, following weeks of intensive medical treatment for an infection that had spread to his lungs.
Since then, Home Minister Tito Karnavian held Tjahjo's position on an acting basis until mid-July. And later the ministerial post was occupied by the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD, also on an acting basis.
Prior to his appointment as minister, Azwar served as the head of the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) since Jan. 13.
Azwar has previously been considered as one of candidates to head the new capital Nusantara authority before Jokowi finally assigned the role to Bambang Susantono, a civil engineer-turned-economist specializing in transport and infrastructure.
In 2010, Azwar was elected as regent of Banyuwangi in East Java, with Yusuf Widyatmoko as his running mate. The pair was reelected with a landslide victory in 2015.
“We all know that Azwar Anas had a clear track record when he was in charge of the bureaucracy in Banyuwangi. I have seen a lot of innovations there in the field of public services," Jokowi told reporters after inaugurating Azwar at the State Palace on Wednesday. "That track record is what encourages us to choose Azwar Anas."
