New President Subianto announces Indonesia’s largest-ever Cabinet, with 109 members

Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto has announced Indonesia’s largest-ever Cabinet, with 109 members representing his pledge for a strong government. He named his Cabinet of ministers, vice ministers and head of national agencies the “Red and White Cabinet,” referring to the colors of Indonesia’s flag. Subianto was inaugurated Sunday. Subianto has said earlier that he needs a strong administration, even though analysts said that his “fat” Cabinet would bloat the bureaucracy. The Cabinet of his predecessor, Joko Widodo, had 34 ministers and head of government agencies. Several members of the new Cabinet served under Widodo and were reappointed, and others are from political parties that supported Subianto’s election.