The second Hatta Cabinet ( id, Kabinet Hatta Kedua) was Indonesia's ninth cabinet. It was formed after the Indonesian leadership, which had been imprisoned by Dutch forces, returned to the capital,

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. It served from 4 August to 14 December 1949.

Composition

Cabinet Leadership

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Mohammad Hatta Mohammad Hatta (; 12 August 1902 – 14 March 1980) was an Indonesian statesman and nationalist who served as the country's first vice president. Known as "The Proclamator", he and a number of Indonesians, including the first president of Indone ...

*Deputy Prime Minister: Sjafroedin Prawirnegara (

Masyumi Party The Council of Indonesian Muslim Associations ( id, Partai Majelis Syuro Muslimin Indonesia), better known as the Masyumi Party, was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia during the Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia. It was banned in ...

)

Departmental Ministers

* State Coordinating Minister for Domestic Security: Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX *Minister of Foreign Affairs:

Agus Salim ''Haji'' Agus Salim (; October 8, 1884 – November 4, 1954) was an Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and statesman. He served as Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1947 and 1949. Early life Agus Salim was born Masjhoedoelhaq Sali ...

*Minister of Home Affairs:

Wongsonegoro Kanjeng Raden Mas Tumenggung Wongsonegoro (20 April 1895 – 4 March 1974), more commonly known simply as Wongsonegoro, was an Indonesian politician, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia, alongside Zainul Arifin under Prime Min ...

(PIR) *Minister of Justice: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (PNI) *Minister of Finance: Lukman Hakim (

Indonesian National Party The Indonesian National Party ( id, Partai Nasional Indonesia, PNI) was the name used by several nationalist political parties in Indonesia from 1927 until the 2000s. The first PNI was established by future President Sukarno. After independence, th ...

– PNI) *Minister of Welfare: Ignatius J. Kasimo (PKRI) *Minister of Supply of People's Provisions: Ignatius J. Kasimo (PKRI) *Minister of Education & Culture: S. Mangunsarkoro (PNI) *Minister of Health ''ad interim'': Dr. Surono *Minister of Public Works: Herling Laoh (PNI) *Minister of Transportation: Herling Laoh (PNI) *Minister of Religious Affairs: Masjkur (Masyumi) *Minister of Labor and Social Affairs: Koesnan (PGRI) *Minister of Information: Samsudin (Masyumi)

State Ministers (without portfolio)

*State Minister: Dr. Soekiman Wirjosandjojo (Masyumi) *State Minister:

Djuanda Kartawidjaja Raden Djuanda Kartawidjaja ( EYD: Raden Juanda Kartawijaya; 14 January 1911 – 7 November 1963), commonly known as Djuanda Kartawidjaja, usually referred to simply as Djuanda, was an Indonesian politician and ethnic Sundanese noble from the cou ...

*State Minister: Dr. Johannes Leimena (Parkindo)

Changes

Due to Hatta's departure for the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference, from 6 August 1949, via Presidential Decision No. 10/A/1949, Defense Minister Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX became acting Prime Minister. He also became acting Foreign Minister while

was unable to perform his duties from 21 October. Effective from 1 December, Dr. Johannes Leimena replaced Minister of Health ''ad interim'' Dr. Surono, leaving only two state ministers.Simanjuntak (2003) p85

The end of the cabinet

The cabinet was dissolved after a fundamental change in Indonesia's political system with the establishment of the

United States of Indonesia The United States of Indonesia ( nl, Verenigde Staten van Indonesië, id, Republik Indonesia Serikat, abbreviated as RIS), was a short-lived federal state to which the Netherlands formally transferred sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies (except ...

, a result of the Round Table Conference. With the coming into force of the Federal Constitution on 14 December, the cabinet was automatically dissolved and replaced by the

Republic of the United States of Indonesia Cabinet The Republic of the United States of Indonesia Cabinet ( id, Kabinet Republik Indonesia Serikat) was established as a result of the formation of the United States of Indonesia following the transfer of sovereignty from the Dutch colonial power. ...

, also led by Hatta.Simanjuntak (2003) pp. 89-90

References

Notes

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