(Bloomberg) -- The chief executives of a state-owned bank and mining company were among a dozen deputy ministers appointed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to assist his newly-appointed cabinet.
Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, president director of PT Bank Mandiriand Budi Gunadi Sadikin, chief executive of state mining company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium were made deputy ministers in the state-owned enterprise ministry, which is headed by business tycoon Erick Thohir. Mahendra Siregar, the ambassador to the U.S., was named as a deputy foreign minister.
Jokowi, as the president is known, early this week announced his cabinet lineup that included a millennial startup founder and his election rival as he looks to bolster Southeast Asia's largest economy against a global slowdown. The list of deputy ministers also included several politicians and Suahasil Nazara, the head of fiscal policy, as the deputy finance minister.
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The new ministers were sworn in by Jokowi in Jakarta on Friday.
Here's a full list of deputy ministers:
| Name | Ministry |
|---|---|
| Kartika Wirjoatmodjo | State-owned Enterprises |
| Budi Gunadi Sadikin | State-owned Enterprises |
| Mahendra Siregar | Foreign Affairs |
| Sakti Wahyu Trenggono | Defense |
| Suahasil Nazara | Finance |
| Surya Tjandra | Agrarian and Spatial Planning |
| Jerry Sambuaga | Trade |
| John Wempi Wetipo | Public Works and Housing |
| Alue Dohong | Forest and Environment |
| Budi Arie Setiadi | Villages |
| Angela Tanoesoedibjo | Tourism |
| Zainut Tauhid | Religious Affair |
To contact the reporters on this story: Viriya Singgih in Jakarta at vsinggih@bloomberg.net;Rieka Rahadiana in Jakarta at rrahadiana@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Thomas Kutty Abraham at tabraham4@bloomberg.net, Yoga Rusmana
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