Ida Fauziyah Explained

Ida Fauziyah
Order:	27th
Office:	Ministry of Manpower (Indonesia)#MinistersMinister of Manpower
Term Start:	23 October 2019
Term End:	1 October 2024
President:	Joko Widodo
Deputy:	Afriansyah Noor (2022–24)
Predecessor:	Hanif Dhakiri
Successor:	Airlangga Hartarto (Interim)
Office1:	Menber of the House of Representatives
Term Start1:	1 Oktober 2024
Constituency1:	Jakarta II
Term Start2:	1 October 1999
Term End2:	20 March 2018
Constituency2:	East Java East Java VIII
Successor2:	Anwar Rachman
Party:	PKB
Birth Date:	1969 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia
Spouse:	Taufiq R. Abdullah
Alma Mater:	Sunan Ampel State Islamic University Surabaya
Children:	2

Ida Fauziyah (born 17 July 1969)^[1] is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as Member of the House of Representatives for Jakarta II since 2024. She previously served as Minister of Manpower in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024.^[2] She is a member of the National Awakening Party.

Political career

Fauziyah worked as a high school teacher before serving as a lawmaker in parliament from 1999 to 2018.^[3] She also served as leader of the women’s branch of the Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia’s biggest Muslim group.^[4]

Ahead of the 2019 general election, Fauziyah became part of Joko Widodo’s parliamentary campaign in charge of gathering women’s votes.^[5] During her time in government, Fauziyah notably led efforts to lift a temporary freeze on sending its migrant workers to Malaysia in 2022, after both countries ironed out concerns surrounding workers' rights.^[6]

Since 2023, Fauziyah has been a member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession, co-chaired by Kersti Kaljulaid and Paula-Mae Weekes.^[7]

Personal life

On 3 December 2020, Fauziyah was tested positive for COVID-19. She was the fourth minister in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet to be declared COVID-19 positive after Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (resigned due to corruption), and Minister of Religion Affairs Fachrul Razi.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200912145739/https://kemnaker.go.id/unit/biography/menaker. 12 September 2020. 12 September 2020. Ministry of Manpower. id.
2. News: 23 October 2019. BREAKING: Jokowi announces his new Cabinet. Here's the line up. The Jakarta Post. live. 12 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607083117/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/10/23/breaking-jokowis-new-cabinet-announced-here-is-the-lineup.html. 7 June 2020.
3. Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters.
4. Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters.
5. Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters.
6. Mei Mei Chu and Bernadette Christina (28 July 2022), Indonesia agrees to lift freeze on sending migrant workers to Malaysia Reuters.
7. https://press.un.org/en/2023/sga2211.doc.htm United Nations Establishes Teaching Profession High-Level Panel to Build on Outcomes of Transforming Education Summit
8. Web site: Menaker Ida Fauziyah Positif Terpapar COVID-19. 3 December 2020. 3 December 2020. CNN Indonesia. id.
9. News: 3 December 2020. Indonesia's manpower minister tests positive for COVID-19. Xinhuanet. live. 5 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205195227/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/03/c_139561462.htm. 5 December 2020.