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Erick Thohir appointed ad interim coordinating minister in place of ailing Luhut
SOEs minister Erick Thohir will assume Luhut's position in the cabinet as the ad interim coordinating maritime affairs and investment minister from Oct. 11 until further notice.
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Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has appointed State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir as ad interim coordinating maritime affairs and investment minister following the hospitalization of senior minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
The appointment was confirmed by Ari Dwipayana, the coordinator of presidential expert staff on Wednesday as reported by Antara: “As Pak Luhut is undergoing medical treatment, the President has appointed Pak Erick as the ad interim coordinating minister.”
Erick will take office as the ad interim coordinating minister on Wednesday until further notice.
Aside from the coordinating minister position, Erick is also set to take on other positions within the government held by Luhut.
The 76-year-old retired military general has been assigned by Jokowi to head several task forces, including the one tasked to control the air pollution over Jakarta and another one supervising the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR).
“The ad interim coordinating minister will perform all tasks assigned to the current minister [Luhut], as long as the position is related to the duties and mandates as a coordinating minister,” Aris said, wishing Luhut a fast recovery and return to duty soon.
