Boediono (
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The Enhanced Spelling of the Indonesian Language ( id, Ejaan Bahasa Indonesia yang Disempurnakan, EYD) is the spelling system used for the Indonesian language.
History
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: Budiono, pronounced ; born 25 February 1943) is an Indonesian economist and statesman. He was the 11th
vice president of Indonesia, in office from 2009 to 2014. He became vice president after winning the
2009 presidential election
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Evolution of the Arabic digit
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together with the then-incumbent
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to by his initials SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party ...
. Prior to this he had been the Governor of the Indonesian Central Bank and a professor of economics at
Gadjah Mada University.
Education
Boediono received his early education in
primary school in
Blitar,
East Java. In the early 1960s he began university studies at
Gadjah Mada University in
Yogyakarta before winning a scholarship to study at the
University of Western Australia in
Perth. In 1967 he graduated from the University of Western Australia with an economics degree and continued his studies for a master's degree in economics at
Monash University in
Melbourne which he completed in 1972. Later, he undertook further studies towards his doctorate degree from the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania which he completed in 1979. He also worked in the
Indonesia Project at the
Australian National University in the early 1970s as a research assistant in economics.
Boediono was listed as one of the Wharton School's 125 Influential People and Ideas in 2007 and was dubbed "Indonesia's financial rudder".
Career
Boediono was a
Bank of Indonesia deputy governor in charge of fiscal monetary policy from 1997 to 1998 and served as State Minister of National Planning and Development from 1998 to October 1999.
Following the removal of
Abdurrahman Wahid from the presidency in 2001, President
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri (; born 23 January 1947) is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004. She previously served as the eighth Vice President of Indonesia, vice president f ...
appointed Boediono as Minister of Finance in her new administration. Under his leadership, the economy grew by 4% in 2002.
President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to by his initials SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party ...
appointed Boediono as Coordinating Minister for the Economy during his first cabinet reshuffle in 2005, replacing
Aburizal Bakrie. Bakrie had come under suspicion for having conflicts of interest. In 2008, a commission of the
People's Representative Council
The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), ...
elected Boediono Governor of the Indonesian central bank, Bank Indonesia.
After he was selected by Yudhoyono as a running mate in the
2009 presidential election
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding .
Evolution of the Arabic digit
In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra a ...
, Boediono submitted his resignation from the central bank post.
Boediono is also a professor of economics at
Gadjah Mada University where he has taught various courses on macroeconomics and monetary policy since the early 1970s.
Honorary degrees
Boediono has received honorary degrees from the three Australian universities which he studied at and worked in between the early 1960s and 1970s.
In 2011 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of West Australia in Perth. In February 2013 in a ceremony in Jakarta attended by the president of Indonesia and a delegation from Monash University led by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Monash University. And in November 2013 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Australian National University in
Canberra
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is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
.
Publications and papers
Since his appointment as a staff member in the Faculty of Economics, Gadjah Mada University, in the early 1970s, Boediono has lectured and published widely on topics relating to contemporary issues of economic policy in Indonesia. His publications include the following.
*Boediono. 2009. ''Ekonomi Indonesia, mau ke mana? Kumpulan esai ekonomi'' (The economy of Indonesia, Where to? A collection of economic essays), PT Gramedia, Jakarta.
*Boediono. 2007. 'Primus Inter Pares', Chapter 11 in Moh. Arsjad Anwar, Aris Ananta, Ari Kuncoro (eds), ''Kesan Para Sahabat tentang Widjojo Nitisastro'' (Testimonials of Friends about
Widjojo Nitisastro
Widjojo Nitisastro (23 September 1927 – 9 March 2012) was an Indonesian economist, who was known as the main architect of the Indonesian economy during the New Order regime of president Suharto, serving as Minister for National Development ...
), Penerbit Buku Kompas, Jakarta.
*Boediono, 2005. 'Professor Mubyarto, 1938–2005', ''
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies'', 41 (2).
*Boediono. 2005. 'Managing the Indonesian economy: some lessons from the past', ''Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies'', 41 (3).
*Boediono. 2004. 'Kebijakan fiskal: sekarang dan selanjutnya' (Fiscal policy: now and in the future), in Subiyantoro, Heru and Riphat Singgih (eds), ''Kebijakan fiskal'' (Fiscal policy), Penerbit Buku Kompas, Jakarta.
*Boediono. 2002. 'The IMF support program in Indonesia: comparing its implementation under three presidents', ''Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies'', 38 (3).
*Boediono. 1999. 'Addressing the social impacts', speech delivered to the meeting on ''Development cooperation: responding to the Asian crisis'', Sydney, 5 March.
*Boediono and T. Kaneko. 1998. 'Price changes', in S. Ichimura (ed.), ''Indonesian economic development: Issues and analysis'', Japanese International Cooperation Agency, Tokyo.
*Boediono. 1990. 'Fiscal policy in Indonesia'. Paper presented to the second convention of the East Asian Economic Association, Bandung.
*Boediono and Mari Pangestu (1986). 'The structure and causes of manufacturing sector protection in Indonesia', in Christopher Findlay and Ross Garnaut (eds.), ''The political economy of manufacturing protection: experience of ASEAN and Australia'', Allen and Unwin, Australia.
*Boediono. 1985. 'Demand for Money in Indonesia, 1975 - 1984', ''
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies'', 21 (2).
*Boediono. 1974. 'An economic survey of D.I
Aceh
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',''Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies'', 10 (2).
*Boediono. 1972. 'An economic survey of
North Sulawesi', ''
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies'', 8 (3).
Decorations
As the vice president of Indonesia, Boediono is automatically bestowed the highest class of 6 out of 7 civilian
Star Decorations ( id, Tanda Kehormatan Bintang), namely:
)
*
Star of Mahaputera, 1st Class ( id,
Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna)
*
Star of Merit, 1st Class ( id,
Bintang Jasa Utama
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The beer is styled as a pale lager, gold in colour with an ideal serving temperature ...
)
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Star of Humanity ( id, Bintang Kemanusiaan)
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Star of Democracy Upholder, 1st Class ( id, Bintang Penegak Demokrasi Utama)
*
Star of Culture Parama Dharma ( id,
Bintang Budaya Parama Dharma
Bintang Beer ( id, Bir Bintang, literally "Star Beer") is a brand of beer from Indonesia and is produced by PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk, part of Heineken.
The beer is styled as a pale lager, gold in colour with an ideal serving temperature o ...
)
*
Star of Bhayangkara ( id,
Bintang Bhayangkara Utama)
Additional reading
* Son Yuwono. 2009. ''Boediono "Titisan" Soekarno dari Blitar''
oediono a "Reincarnation" of Soekarno from Blitar Jakarta: Golden Terayon Press, .
See also
*
List of vice presidents of Indonesia
References
External links
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1943 births
Finance Ministers of Indonesia
Government ministers of Indonesia
Governors of Bank Indonesia
Gadjah Mada University faculty
20th-century Indonesian economists
Indonesian Muslims
Javanese people
Living people
Monash University alumni
People from Blitar
University of Western Australia alumni
Vice presidents of Indonesia
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni
21st-century Indonesian economists