Natsir Cabinet
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The Natsir Cabinet was the first cabinet of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia
following the dissolution of the United States of Indonesia
. It served from 7 September 1950 until 21 March 1951.
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...
following the dissolution of the United States of Indonesia
Republic of the United States of Indonesia
The Republic of the United States of Indonesia , also abbreviated as RUSI, was a federal state to which the Netherlands formally transferred sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies on 27 December 1949 following the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference...
. It served from 7 September 1950 until 21 March 1951.
Cabinet leadership
- Prime Minister: Mohammed Natsir (Masyumi PartyMasyumi PartyMasyumi 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:...
) - Deputy Prime Minister: Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX
Departmental ministers
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mohammed Roem (Masyumi)
- Minister of Home Affairs: Assat
- Minister of Defense ad interim: Abdul HalimAbdul Halim (Indonesia)-Family and education:Abdul Halim was born On December 27, 1911, in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, to Achmad St. Mangkuto and Hj. Darama. At the age of 7, Abdullah, his mother's cousin, who at that time was one of the leaders of Bataafsche Petroleum Maatscappij took him to Jakarta in order to obtain a...
- Minister of Justice: Wongsonegoro (PIR)
- Minister of Information: M.A. Pellaupessy (Democratic Fraction)
- Minister of Finance: Sjafruddin Prawiranegara (Masyumi PartyMasyumi PartyMasyumi 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 Agriculture: Tandiono Manu (Socialist Party of IndonesiaSocialist Party of IndonesiaThe Socialist Party of Indonesia was a political party in Indonesia from 1948 until 1960, when it was banned by President Sukarno.-Origins:...
- PSI) - Minister of Trade and Industry: Sumitro Djojohadikusumo (PSI)
- Minister of Transport: Djuanda
- Minister of Public Works and Labor: Johannes (PIR)
- Minister of Labor: R.P. Suroso (Parindra)
- Minister of Social Affairs: F.S. Harjadi (Catholic Party)
- Minister of Education and Culture: Bahder Djohan
- Minister of Religious Affairs: Wahid HasyimWahid HasyimAbdul Wahid Hasyim was the first Minister of Religious Affairs in the government of President Sukarno of Indonesia, a post he held in 1945, and from 1949 to 1952....
- Minister of Health: Dr. Dr. Johannes LeimenaJohannes LeimenaDr. 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) - State Minister: Harsono Tjokroaminoto (Indonesian Islamic Union PartyIndonesian Islamic Union PartyIslamic Association Party of Indonesia was an Islamic political party in Indonesia. In 1973 it was merged into the United Development Party.-Origins:The Sarekat Islam was a pre-war political organization in the then-Dutch East Indies...
- PSII)