TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo will stop summoning ministerial candidates today, as had finished compiling list of ministers on Thursday, October 23, 2014. "[The list] has been finished for 99 percent," he said.
After screening 42 candidates, Jokowi will pick 34 candidates to fill the ministerial posts. Until yesterday, Jokowi is rumored to have ruled out Luhut Pandjaitan, giving his post at Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security to Wiranto. Ryamizard Ryacudu is also on the major odd in sealing the Defense Minister position, eliminating Budiman.
Several other candidates that will be appointed as ministers are as follows:
Rini Soemarno, as the State-Owned Enterprise Minister.
Puan Maharani, as Human and Culture Development Minister.
T.B. Hasanuddin, as Domestic Minister.
Bambang Brodjonegoro, as Financial Minister.
Hendi Prio Santoso, as Energy and Mineral Resource Minister.
Ignasius Jonan, as Transportation Minister
Pratikno, as Scholar and Technology Research Minister
Anies Baswedan, as Culture and Elementary-Middle Education Minister.
Khofifah Indar Parawansa, as Cooperation Minister
Yuddy Chrisnandi, as Youth and Sports Minister
Siti Nurbaya, as Forestry Minister
Ferry Mursyidan, as Agriculture Minister
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