The president’s fourth cabinet reshuffle in the past 12 months follows speculation he would act to entrench policies like the processing of Indonesia’s critical minerals onshore and the construction of a new capital city. Jokowi appointed the new officials from coalition parties backing Prabowo, showing how he’s trying to maintain policy continuity with the next administration.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo replaced the country’s energy chief in a wider cabinet reshuffle just weeks before he’s due to step down, in a bid to ensure his policies remain priorities for the incoming administration of Prabowo Subianto.
Jokowi, as the president is known, named key ally Bahlil Lahadalia as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, replacing him as investment minister with Prabowo’s campaign chief Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, according to an appointment ceremony on Monday.
