Deputy Investment Minister Yuliot Tanjung (left), Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Djiwandono (middle) and Deputy Agriculture Minister Sudaryono (right) give brief speeches following their inauguration at the Presidential Palace on July 18, 2024. - Photo: The Jakarta Post/ANN
JAKARTA: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has appointed two members of president-elect Prabowo Subianto ’s inner circle as deputy ministers of finance and agriculture in a move experts say is aimed at ensuring a smooth transition to the incoming administration but may pose risks to the economy.
At the Presidential Palace on Thursday (July 18), Jokowi swore in Prabowo’s nephew Thomas Djiwandono as deputy finance minister and his former aide Sudaryono as deputy agriculture minister.
