Susanto Cabinet
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The Susanto Cabinet was the first cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia
while it was one of 16 states in the United States of Indonesia. It served from 27 December 1949 until 16 January 1950, when a permanent cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdul Halim
was appointed.
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...
while it was one of 16 states in the United States of Indonesia. It served from 27 December 1949 until 16 January 1950, when a permanent cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdul Halim
Abdul Halim
Abdul Halim is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Halim. The name means "servant of the all-clement", Al-Halīm being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.The letter a of the al- is...
was appointed.
Cabinet Leadership
- Acting Prime Minister: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (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)
Departmental Ministers
- Minister of Home Affairs: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (PNI)
- Minister of Justice: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (PNI)
- Minister of Information: Samsudin (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 Finance: Lukman Hakim (PNI)
- Minister of Supply of People's Provisions: I.J. Kasimo (PKRI)
- Minister of Welfare: I.J. Kasimo (PKRI)
- Minister of Labor and Social Affairs: Koesnan (PGRI)
- Minister of Education & Culture: S. Mangunsarkoro (PNI)
- Minister of Religious Affairs: Masjkoer (Masyumi)