Republic of the United States of Indonesia Cabinet
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The Republic of the United States of Indonesia Cabinet was established as a result of the formation of the United States of Indonesia following the transfer of sovereignty from the Dutch colonial power. It lasted less than a year before Indonesia became a unitary state.
. Following a report from the attorney general, State Minister Sultan Hamid II was dismissed on 5 April 1950 for involvement in the rebellion led by Raymond Westerling
. Neither of these state ministers were replaced.
Departmental Ministers
- Minister of Home Affairs: Anak Agung Gede AgungAnak Agung Gede AgungIda Anak Agung Gede Agung was the Raja of Gianyar. He studied law at University of Indonesia and obtained a Doctorate of History in Holland. He served as the premier for Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati, a key figure in the East Indonesian government based in Sulawesi...
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mohammad Hatta
- Minister of Defense: Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX
- Minister of Justice: SoepomoSoepomoProf. Dr. Mr. Soepomo was Indonesia's first Minister of Justice, serving in the Presidential Cabinet from 19 August to 14 November 1945 and from 20 December 1949 to 6 September 1950.-Biography:...
- 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 Education and Culture: Herling Laoh (Indonesian National PartyIndonesian National PartyThe 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: 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...
- Minister of Social Affairs: Moh. Kosasih Purwanegara
- Minister of Information: Arnold Mononutu (PNI)
- Minister of Communications, Manpower and Public Works: Abu Hanifah (Masyumi)
- Minister of Welfare: Djuanda KartawidjajaDjuanda KartawidjajaRaden Djuanda Kartawidjaja was an ethnic Sundanese noble from the court of Cirebon, an Indonesian politician and the 11th and the final Prime Minister of Indonesia...
- Minister of Labor: Wilopo (PNI)
- 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....
(Masyumi)
State Ministers (without portfolio)
- State Minister: Sultan Hamid IISultan Hamid IISultan Hamid II, born Syarif Abdul Hamid Alkadrie was the last Sultan of Pontianak and the only President of the State of West Kalimantan from 1946 to its disestablishment in 1950. He was the eldest son of Sultan Syarif Muhammad Alkadrie...
- State Minister: Moh. Roem (Masyumi)
- State Minister: Soeparno
Changes
On 19 January 1950, State Minister Moh. Roem was appointed to the RUSI Supreme Commission in The HagueThe Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. Following a report from the attorney general, State Minister Sultan Hamid II was dismissed on 5 April 1950 for involvement in the rebellion led by Raymond Westerling
Raymond Westerling
Raymond Pierre Paul Westerling , nicknamed the Turk, was a Dutch military officer. He waged a bloody occupation campaign in Sulawesi during the Indonesian National Revolution after the Second World War, and staged a coup d'état in Bandung and Jakarta in January 1950.-South Sulawesi:Westerling...
. Neither of these state ministers were replaced.