Sixth Development Cabinet


The Sixth Development Cabinet was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Suharto and Vice President Try Sutrisno from March 1993 until March 1998. The Cabinet was formed after Suharto was elected to a sixth term as president by the People's Consultative Assembly.

The five cabinet aims

Whilst announcing the cabinet, Suharto also announced its aims.
  • Continuing, intensifying, deepening, and expanding national development as an application of Pancasila with the Development Trilogy as its foundation and having national knowledge to strengthen national resilience and determination for self-reliance.
  • Intensifying national discipline with a state apparatus as its pioneers and aiming towards a clean and legitimate government in giving service to the People of Indonesia.
  • Institutionalizing a national leadership mechanism based on the 1945 Constitution, Pancasila, Pancasila democracy, and the Pancasila Indoctrination and Application Guidelines in daily life as a state, nation, and community.
  • Executing a free and active foreign policy, based on the principle of peaceful coexistence in bilateral, regional, and global relationships for the sake of national development.
  • Holding direct, universal, free, and secret legislative elections in 1997.

Coordinating ministers

Departmental ministers

  • Minister of Home Affairs: Lt. Gen. Yogie Suardi Memet
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs: Ali Alatas
  • Minister of Defense and Security/Commander of the Armed Forces: Gen. Edi Sudrajat
  • Minister of Justice: Utoyo Usman
  • Minister of Information: Harmoko
  • Minister of Finance: Mar'ie Muhammad
  • Minister of Trade: Satrio Budihardjo Joedono
  • Minister of Industry: Tungky Ariwibowo
  • Minister of Agriculture: Syarifuddin Baharsjah
  • Minister of Mines and Energy: Lt. Gen. Ida Bagus Sudjana
  • Minister of Forestry: Jamaluddin Suryohadikusumo
  • Minister of Public Works: Radinal Mochtar
  • Minister of Transportation: Haryanto Danutirto
  • Minister of Tourism, Post, and Telecommunications: Joop Ave
  • Minister of Manpower: Abdul Latief
  • Minister of Cooperatives and Small Business: Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya
  • Minister of Transmigration and Forest Settlement: Siswono Yudohusodo
  • Minister of Education and Culture: Wardiman Joyonegoro
  • Minister of Health: Sujudi
  • Minister of Religious Affairs: Tarmizi Taher
  • Minister of Social Affairs: Kusuma Inten Soeweno

State ministers

  • State Minister/State Secretary: Maj. Gen. Murdiono
  • State Minister/Cabinet Secretary: Saadilah Mursyid
  • State Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of the National Development Planning Body : Ginandjar Kartasasmita
  • State Minister of Research and Technology/Chairman of the Research and Implementation of Technology Board : B. J. Habibie
  • State Minister of Foodstuffs/Chairman of the Logistical Affairs Board : Ibrahim Hasan
  • State Minister of Population/Chairman of Planned Families National Coordinating Body : Haryono Suyono
  • State Minister of the Promotion of Investment/Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Body: Sanyoto Sastrowardoyo
  • State Minister of Agrarian Affairs/Chairman of the National Land Body: Soni Harsono
  • State Minister of Housing: Akbar Tanjung
  • State Minister of Environment: Sarwono Kusumaatmaja
  • State Minister of Female Empowerment: Mien Sugandhi
  • State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports: Hayono Isman
  • State Minister of Administrative Reform: Maj. Gen. T. B. Silahahi

Officials with ministerial rank

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