Rabu 12 Aug 2015 17:00 WIB

President swears in six new ministers

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sworn in six new ministers
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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sworn in six new ministers

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has sworn in six new ministers in the first cabinet shakeup since he was inaugurated as the country's seventh president in October 2014.

The president at the State Palace here Wednesday installed Darmin Nasution as coordinating minister for economic affairs, replacing Sofyan Djalil.

Sofyan Djalil was sworn in as new minister of national development planning.

The head of state also installed Rizal Ramli as coordinating minister for maritime affairs, Thomas Lembong as trade minister, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan as coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, and Pramono Anung as cabinet secretary.