Agency Name: | Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs |
Nativename: | Indonesian: Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Politik dan Keamanan |
Type: | Ministry |
Formed: | 28 March 1978 |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Indonesia |
Headquarters: | Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 15, Jakarta Pusat 10110 Jakarta, Indonesia |
Minister1 Name: | Budi Gunawan |
Minister1 Pfo: | Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs |
Minister2 Name: | Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus |
Minister2 Pfo: | Deputy Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs |
Previously known as The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polhukam).[1] The Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs (abbreviated Kemenko Polkam) is the Indonesian government ministry in charge of the planning and policy co-ordination, as well as synchronisation of policies in the affairs of politics and national security. This Ministry is led by a "Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs" (locally abbreviated as Menko Polkam). Throughout its history, the post was usually occupied by retired Armed forces high-ranking officers, but under Joko Widodo's cabinet, the position was previously held by a politician of civilian background, Mahfud MD.[2] [3] This position is currently held by Budi Gunawan.
Based on Presidential Decree No. 141/2024,[4] the Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs is organized into the following:
Based on Presidential Decree No. 141/2024, these ministries are placed under the coordinating ministry:
Here was the list of Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (and its former name) since its inception.
This ministry was merged with the Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare and Poverty Alleviation during the Abdurrahman Wahid administration in 2000, both in terms of function and the Ministries under it. So in that period, this ministry was renamed the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Social and Security Affairs.
Under the administration of 6th president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the ministry once again was renamed in First United Indonesia Cabinet to Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Political and Security Affairs.
Under 7th president Joko Widodo, the ministry was renamed as Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.
After 8th president Prabowo Subianto got appointed in October 2024, he made some changes in Red and White Cabinet and renamed the ministry to Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs.