| Cabinet Name: | Cabinets of the State of East Indonesia Indonesian: Kabinet Negara Indonesia Timur |
| Cabinet Number: | 1st-8th |
| Jurisdiction: | East Indonesia |
| Flag: | Flag of the State of East Indonesia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 1947–1950 |
| State Head: | Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati |
| Members Number: | 6 ministers (eighth and final cabinet) |
| Successor: | Natsir Cabinet |
The Cabinet of the State of East Indonesia (Indonesian: Kabinet Negara Indonesia Timur) served as the central government apparatus of the State of East Indonesia (Indonesian: Negara Indonesia Timur), headed by a prime minister who were appointed by the head of state. During the three-year lifetime of the state between 24 December 1946 and 27 December 1949, there were eight cabinets in total, headed by six different prime ministers.
At the Denpasar Conference (18-24 December 1946) organized by Acting Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Hubertus van Mook, the State of East Indonesia was established with Balinese noble Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati was elected head of state designated as president, and Nadjamuddin Daeng Malewa was appointed as prime minister-designate. Following discussions between the two men in Jakarta, the cabinet was announced and inaugurated on 13 January 1947 with the composition as follows:
| Portfolio | Holder | Prior position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Nadjamuddin Daeng Malewa | Trade Commissioner in Makassar | ||
| Economic Affairs | ||||
| Home Affairs | Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung | Raja of Gianyar | ||
| Justice | Tjia Kok Tjiang | Head of Law Department of the Residents' Office in Makassar | ||
| Finance | Mathijs Hamelink | Agent of the Bank of Java in Makassar | ||
| Education | Elvianus Katoppo | Superintendent of Elementary Education in Manado | ||
| Information | Godlief Rudolf Pantouw | Businessman in Makassar | ||
| Health | Semuel Jusof Warouw | Public physician with the government health bureau in Manado | ||
| Public Works and Transportation | Elias Dumais Dengah | Chairman of the Minahasa Council in Manado | ||
| Social Affairs | Julius Tahija | Military officer, adjutant to the commander of Dutch forces in Jakarta | ||
The second cabinet, also headed by Nadjamuddin Daeng Malewa was announced on 31 May 1947. its composition was:
| Portfolio | Holder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Nadjamuddin Daeng Malewa | ||
| Economy (Minister) | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung | ||
| Home Affairs | |||
| Justice | Christiaan Robbert Steven Soumokil | ||
| Finance | Mathijs Hamelink | ||
| Economy (Vice Minister) | |||
| Finance (Vice Minister) | Rudolf Julianus 'Dolf' Matekohy/Metekohy | ||
| Education | Elvianus Katoppo | ||
| Information | Julius Tahija | ||
| Transportation and Public Works | Antonius Maximilian Semawi | ||
| Health | Semuel Jusof Warouw | ||
| Social Affairs | Godlief Rudolf Pantouw | ||
| Minister of State (Islamic affairs) | Achmad Sjehan Bachmid | ||
| Minister of State (Citizenship affairs) | Robert Cornelis Claproth | ||
| Minister of State (Judiciary affairs) | Tjia Kok Tjiang | ||
The Warouw Cabinet was formed on 10 October 1947 and sworn in the following day. Its composition was:
| Portfolio | Holder | |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Semuel Jusof Warouw | |
| Health | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung | |
| Home Affairs | ||
| Justice | Christiaan Robbert Steven Soumokil | |
| Finance | Mathijs Hamelink (Minister) | |
| Rudolf Julianus 'Dolf' Matekohy/Metekohy (Vice Minister) | ||
| Transportation and Public Works | Antonius Maximilian Semawi | |
| Education | Elvianus Katoppo | |
| Information | Sonda Daeng Mattajang | |
| Economy | Julius Tahija (Minister) | |
| Hoesain Poeang Limboro (Vice Minister) | ||
| Social Affairs | Abdoellah Daeng Mappoedji (Minister) | |
| Tan Tek Heng (Vice Minister) | ||
The first Gde Agung cabinet was sworn in on 15 December 1947. Its composition was as follows:
| Portfolio | Holder | |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung | |
| Home Affairs | Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung (Minister) | |
| Sulaiman Binol (Vice Minister) | ||
| Justice | Christiaan Robbert Steven Soumokil (Minister) | |
| Robert Cornelis Claproth (Vice Minister) | ||
| Economy | Hoesain Poeang Limboro (Minister) | |
| Tan Tek Heng (Vice Minister) | ||
| Finance | Mathijs Hamelink (Minister) | |
| Rudolf Julianus 'Dolf' Matekohy/Metekohy (Vice Minister) | ||
| Education | Elvianus Katoppo (Minister) | |
| Jan Engelbert Tatengkeng (Vice Minister) | ||
| Health | Semuel Jusof Warouw | |
| Transportation and Public Works | Patuan Doli Diapari | |
| Social Affairs | S.S. Palenkahoe (Minister) | |
| Mohammad Sjafei (Vice Minister) | ||
| Information | Andi Burhanuddin (Minister) | |
| Izaak Huru Doko (Vice Minister) | ||
The second Gde Agung cabinet was formed and sworn in on 12 January 1949. Its composition was as follows:
| Portfolio | Holder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung | ||
| Home Affairs | |||
| Justice | Christiaan Robbert Steven Soumokil | ||
| Economy | Tan Tek Heng (interim until 12 March 1949) | ||
| Abdul Rajab Daeng Massiki (from 12 March 1949) | |||
| Finance | Mathijs Hamelink | ||
| Education | Jan Engelbert Tatengkeng | ||
| Social Affairs | Sulaiman Binol | ||
| Health | Jan Willem Grootings | ||
| Public Works and Transportation | Patuan Doli Diapari | ||
| Information | Izaak Huru Doko | ||
| Minister of State (Budget Planning) | Tan Tek Heng (from 12 March 1949) | ||
The Tatengkeng cabinet was sworn in on 27 December 1949. Its composition was as follows:
| Portfolio | Holder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Jan Engelbert Tatengkeng | ||
| Education | |||
| Home Affairs | Iskandar Muhammad Jabir Syah of Ternate | ||
| Finance | Tan Tek Heng | ||
| Economy | Abdul Rajab Daeng Massiki | ||
| Information | Izaak Huru Doko | ||
| Social Affairs | Sulaiman Binol | ||
| Health (interim) | |||
| Public Works | Patuan Doli Diapari | ||
| Justice | Christiaan Robbert Steven Soumokil | ||
The Diapari cabinet was sworn in on 14 March 1950 in the middle of the RMS Crisis. Its composition was as follows:
| Portfolio | Holder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Patuan Doli Diapari | ||
| Public Works and Transportation | |||
| Finance | Tan Tek Heng | ||
| Home Affairs | Abdul Rajab Daeng Massiki | ||
| Justice | Robert Cornelis Claproth | ||
| Economy | Achmad Ponsen Daeng Posanre | ||
| Education | Izaak Huru Doko | ||
| Social Affairs and Health | Daniel P. Tahitoe | ||
| Information | Willem Jozias Ratulangi | ||
On 2 May 1950, Prime Minister Diapari and several members of the cabinet, as well as some members of the Provisional Representative Body, were arrested and charged with conspiracy for being involved with Makassar Uprising involving Capt. Andi Aziz. None of them were charged any further and released from detention, as their involvement could not be proven.
The pro-republican Putuhena (or Poetoehena in older spelling) cabinet was tasked with making preparations for the integration of East Indonesia into a unitary Republic of Indonesia. Unlike previous prime ministers who were politicians of within East Indonesia, Martinus Putuhena was an Ambon-born federal official who were later posted in Makassar, serving as the civilian chair of the Territorial Military Commission. He was asked by president Soekawati to form a government after prime minister-designate Eliza Urbanus Pupella failed to form a government, all while the Diapari caretaker government were brought to halt.
Its composition was as follows:
| Portfolio | Holder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Martinus Putuhena | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Welfare | |||
| Home Affairs | Lanto Daeng Pasewang | ||
| Justice | I Gusti Ketut Pudja | ||
| Social Affairs | Andi Burhanuddin | ||
| Information | Henk Rondonoewoe | ||
| Education | Freddy Jaques Ingkiriwang | ||
| Health | |||
| Finance | Abdoel Razak | ||