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Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan gets additional responsibilities with a new presidential regulation (Perpres) vesting greater authority in the office of an already powerful minister.
The burning questions have gravitated from skeptical — What does he know about education? Wouldn’t it be a waste of talent to put him there? — to sarcastic: Are all young graduates going to become public transportation drivers?
In an apparent attempt to build a broad coalition that is widely seen as key to achieving his developmental goals, the President quadrupled the number of deputy ministers — from only three in his first term — to accommodate more political parties in his administration.
In contrast to his outspoken position on the presidential election campaign trail when Prabowo vehemently lambasted the weakness of the Indonesian defense sector, the newly minted minister was much more reticent, saying he had to study all matters first before laying out his plans.
