Sri Mulyani Gives I’m Gone Signal, Here Are 7 Potential Candidates to Replace Her

JAKARTA – Minister of Finance or Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati again gave a ‘farewell’ signal and will no longer serve as State Treasurer in the new term of the elected president’s government. Prabowo Subianto . Sri Mulyani called herself I’m Gone at the National Tax Day commemoration event, namely Spextacular, Sunday (14/7/2024).

Then who is the next finance minister who is predicted to replace Sri Mulyani? There are a number of names that Prabowo is targeting directly, and several sources reveal that Sri Mulyani is not on the list.

The names include Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Mahendra Siregar, and President Director of PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BNI) Royke Tumilaar.

In addition to the four names, there are also rumors that Thomas Djiwandono, Prabowo’s nephew, is also being considered as a candidate for finance minister. Tommy, Thomas’ nickname, has been trusted by Prabowo to manage the finances of the Gerindra Party and his uncle’s campaign.

Thomas was also introduced directly by Sri Mulyani during a press statement after receiving a visit from the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka Synchronization Task Force Team at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu), Jakarta, Friday (31/5/2024).

Other names that are also being touted to become the next Minister of Finance are economist and former minister Chatib Basri and Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo.

7 figures of the candidate for finance minister in Prabowo Subianto’s cabinet

1. Budi Gunadi Sadikin

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has been in office since December 2020 and is said to have successfully controlled the spread of Covid-19 in Indonesia by utilizing international networks and domestic resources to obtain tests and vaccines. Previously, Budi had served as Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) and President Director of Bank Mandiri.

This Bandung Institute of Technology nuclear physics graduate had a career in the private sector, namely at IBM Asia-Pacific. He served as an information technology staff before starting his career at PT Bank Bali. Budi also served as president of PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium before leaving the private sector for government.

2. Kartika Wirjoatmodjo

The man who is familiarly called Tiko is the replacement of Budi Gunadi Sadikin as President Director of Bank Mandiri. Previously, Tiko was the Chief Executive of the Deposit Insurance Agency and had led PT Indonesia Infrastructure Finance.

In 2019, Tiko was appointed as Deputy Minister of SOEs. Tiko is known to have earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Indonesia and earned his master’s degree (MBA) from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2001.

3. Mahendra Siregar

Mahendra is an economist, he is no stranger to the Ministry of Finance. Under the leadership of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, precisely in 2011-2013, Mahendra served as Deputy Minister of Finance.