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Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs

Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Politik dan Keamanan
Ministry overview
Formed	28 March 1978
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 15, Jakarta Pusat 10110 Jakarta, Indonesia
Ministers responsible	Budi Gunawan, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs
Website	www.polkam.go.id

Previously known as The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polhukam). The Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs (Indonesian: Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Politik dan Keamanan, abbreviated Kemenko Polkam) is the Indonesian government ministry in charge of the planning and policy co-ordination, as well as synchronisation of policies in the affairs of politics and national security. This Ministry is led by a "Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs" (locally abbreviated as Menko Polkam). Throughout its history, the post was usually occupied by retired Armed forces high-ranking officers, but under Joko Widodo's cabinet, the position was previously held by a politician of civilian background, Mahfud MD. This position is currently held by Budi Gunawan.

Organization

Based on Presidential Decree No. 141/2024, the Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs is organized into the following:

• Office of the Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs
• Office of the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs
• Coordinating Ministry Secretariat
  • Inspectorate
• Deputy for Domestic Political Coordination (Deputy I)
• Deputy for Foreign Political Coordination (Deputy II)
• Deputy for State Defense and National Integrity Coordination (Deputy III)
• Deputy for Security and Public Order Coordination (Deputy IV)
• Deputy for Communication and Information Coordination (Deputy V)
• Board of Experts
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Ideology and Constitutional Affairs
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Regional Sovereignty and Maritime Affairs
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Interinstitutional Relationship and Digital Transformation

Coordinated Agencies

Based on Presidential Decree No. 141/2024, these ministries are placed under the coordinating ministry:

• Ministry of Home Affairs
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Law and Human Rights
• Ministry of Communication and Informatics
• Attorney General
• National Armed Forces (TNI)
• National Police (POLRI)

List of ministers

Changes in name and its function

2000

This ministry was merged with the Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare and Poverty Alleviation during the Abdurrahman Wahid administration in 2000, both in terms of function and the Ministries under it. So in that period, this ministry was renamed the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Social and Security Affairs.

2004

Under the administration of 6th president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the ministry once again was renamed in First United Indonesia Cabinet to Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Political and Security Affairs.

2014

Under 7th president Joko Widodo, the ministry was renamed as Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.

2024

After 8th president Prabowo Subianto got appointed in October 2024, he made some changes in Red and White Cabinet and renamed the ministry to Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs.

References

1. "Menko Polhukam changes to Men Kopolkam and Budi Gunawan's New Task". The KOMPAS. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
2. "Mahfud MD Ditunjuk Jadi Menko Polhukam" [Mahfud MD appointed as Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs]. Kompas. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
3. "Indonesian President Jokowi announces new Cabinet". The Straits Times. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
4. Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 141 Tahun 2024 tentang Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Politik dan Keamanan (PDF) (Presidential Decree 141) (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia. 2024.

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