First Hatta Cabinet
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The first Hatta Cabinet was Indonesia's
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 seventh cabinet. It was formed by Vice-president Mohammad Hatta
Mohammad Hatta
was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies . He was Indonesia's first vice president, later also serving as the country's Prime Minister. Known as "The Proclamator", he and a number of Indonesians, including the first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, fought for the independence of...

, who was instructed to do so by President Sukarno
Sukarno
Sukarno, born Kusno Sosrodihardjo was the first President of Indonesia.Sukarno was the leader of his country's struggle for independence from the Netherlands and was Indonesia's first President from 1945 to 1967...

 on 23 January 1948, the same day the previous cabinet was declared dissolved. It lasted less than a year, when it collapsed following the second Dutch military aggression
Operatie Kraai
Operatie Kraai was the code name for a Dutch military offensive against the newly formed Republic of Indonesia in December 1948 - January 1949...

 when the republican capital of Yogyakarta was seized and most of the cabinet arrested.

Departmental Ministers

  • Minister of Home Affairs ad interim: Soekiman Wirjosandjojo (Masyumi Party
    Masyumi Party
    Masyumi Party was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia during the Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia. It was banned in 1960 by President Sukarno for supporting the PRRI rebellion.-History:...

    )
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs ad interim: Agus Salim
    Agus Salim
    Haji Agus Salim was one of Indonesia's founding fathers and prominent diplomats. He played a leading role in the creation of the Indonesian constitution in 1945 and served as Indonesia's Foreign Minister between 1947 and 1949.-Early life:...

  • Minister of Defense ad interim: Mohammad Hatta
  • Minister of Justice: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (PNI)
  • Minister of Finance: A.A. Maramis (PNI)
  • Minister of Welfare: Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
    Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
    Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, also written Syafruddin Prawiranegara, was an Indonesian politician, economist, and latterly Islamic philosopher.- Early life :...

     (Masyumi)
  • Minister of Education and Culture: Ali Sastroamidjojo
    Ali Sastroamidjojo
    Ali Sastroamidjojo, was the 8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia. He was born in Grabag, Central Java on May 21, 1903 and died in Jakarta, March 13, 1976.-References:...

     (Indonesian National Party
    Indonesian National Party
    The Indonesian National Party is the same used by several political parties in Indonesia from 1927 until the present day.-Pre-independence:...

     – PNI)
  • Minister of Health: Dr. Johannes Leimena
    Johannes Leimena
    Dr. Johannes Leimena was Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia from 1957 - 1966 and served as Minister of Health under President Sukarno from 1946 - 1956. A Christian, he founded the Indonesian Christian Party in 1950...

     (Parkindo)
  • Minister of Religious Affairs: Masjkoer (Masyumi)
  • Minister of Labor and Social Affairs: Koesnan (PGRI)
  • Minister of Development and Youth Affairs: Supeno (Socialist Party
    Socialist Party (Indonesia)
    The Socialist Party was a political party in Indonesia. It was founded in December 1945 at a meeting in Cheribon, as the Socialist People's Party of Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir and the Socialist Party of Indonesia of Defence Minister Sjarifuddin merged...

    )
  • Minister of Communications: Djuanda
  • Minister of Public Works ad interim: Djuanda
  • Minister of Information: Mohammad Natsir (Masyumi)

State Coordinating Minister

  • State Coordinating Minister for Domestic Security: Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX
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