Ministry of Social Affairs (Indonesia) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Social Affairs
Nativename:Indonesian: Kementerian Sosial
Type:Ministry
Seal:Logo of the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.svg
Picture Caption:Ministry of Social Affairs building in Jakarta
Jurisdiction:Government of Indonesia
Employees:3,905 Civil Service employees[1]
Budget:$8.737 billion (FY 2020) [2]
Chief1 Name:Tri Rismaharini
Chief1 Position:Minister of Social Affairs

Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (abbreviated as Kemensos, formerly Department of Social Affairs) is a ministry that has the task of organizing and overseeing domestic affairs in Indonesia to assist the president in implementing state governance in the social sector. The Ministry of Social Affairs is led by a Social Minister who since 23 December 2020 has been held by Tri Rismaharini.[3]

History

The first Minister of Social Affairs in the early days of independence was entrusted to Iwa Kusuma Sumantri. At that time, there were approximately 30 employees for the Labor and Social Affairs Departments. Initially, the Ministry of Social Affairs office was located at Jalan Cemara no. 5 Jakarta, but when the capital city of the Indonesian Republic was moved to Yogyakarta, on January 10, 1946, the Ministry of Social Affairs moved their headquarters to the seminary building on Jl. Code Yogyakarta. Then, when the Indonesian Government moved its capital back to Jakarta, the office of the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established at Jalan Ir. Juanda 36, Central Jakarta, and has experienced a change of location again to Jalan Salemba Raya 28 Central Jakarta.[4]

During the presidential reign of Abdurrahman Wahid, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Information were formally dissolved. At that time, Wahid had the idea that social welfare services were sufficient for the community in Indonesia. However, various social welfare problems occurred, such as natural disasters, social disasters, as well as a surge in the population of the homeless and neglected children in Indonesia. As a result, former high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs at that time formed an agency that is responsible directly under the President, and thus, the National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN) was formed.[4]

After the formation of the National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN), problems were not immediately resolved. In fact, BKSN was understaffed due to the imbalance of the population and social problems. With such considerations, in the National Unity Cabinet, the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established, but with a merging with the Ministry of Health. Its nomenclature is the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The merging of those two ministries also did not provide an adequate solution to the social welfare problems, and the social problems have become increasingly complex.

During the Gotong Royong Cabinet period, the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-functioned to carry out development tasks in the field of social welfare.

Tasks and functions

The Ministry of Social Affairs has the task of carrying out affairs in the fields of social rehabilitation, social security, social empowerment, social protection and handling of the poor to assist the President in carrying out state governance. In carrying out its duties, the Ministry of Social Affairs carries out the functions as follows:

  1. Formulation, stipulation and implementation of policies in the fields of social rehabilitation, social security, social empowerment, social protection, and handling of the poor;
  2. Determination of criteria and data for the poor and needy people;
  3. Establishment of social rehabilitation standards;
  4. Coordinating the implementation of duties, coaching, and providing administrative support to all elements of the organization within the Ministry of Social Affairs;
  5. Management of State property / assets which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs;
  6. Supervision of the implementation of tasks within the Ministry of Social Affairs;
  7. Implementation of technical guidance and supervision of the implementation of Ministry of Social affairs in the regions;
  8. Implementation of education and training, research and development of social welfare, and social counseling; and
  9. Implementation of substantive support to all organizational elements within the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Organizational structure

Based on Presidential Regulation Number 46 of 2015, the Ministry of Social Affairs is organized as follows:[5]

  1. Office of the Deputy Minister of Social Affairs
  2. Secretariat General
  3. Directorate General of Social Protection and Security
  4. Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation
  5. Directorate General of Social Empowerment
  6. Directorate General of Poor Management
  7. Inspectorate General
  8. Agency for Education, Research and Social Counseling
  9. Special Advisor on Change and Social Dynamics
  10. Special Advisor on Social Welfare Technology
  11. Special Advisor on Social Accessibility

List of ministers

NoPhotoNameCabinetTook officeLeft officeAffiliation
1 Iwa Kusumasumantri19 August 194514 November 1945Non-partisan
2 Adjidarmo TjokronegoroSjahrir I14 November 19455 December 1945 Socialist Party
3Soedarsono5 December 1945 12 March 1946
4 Maria Ulfah SantosoSjahrir II12 March 194626 June 1946Non-partisan
Sjahrir III2 October 194626 June 1947
5Soeparjo3 July 194711 November 1947PBI
11 November 194729 January 1948
6 Rahendra KusnanHatta I29 January 19484 August 1948PNI
—Sutan RasjidEmergency19 December 194813 July 1949PSI
(6)Rahendra KusnanHatta II4 August 194920 December 1949PNI
—Kosasih PurwanegaraRUSI20 December 19496 September 1950Parki
(6)Rahendra KusnanSusanto20 December 194921 January 1950PNI
7 HamdaniHalim21 January 19506 September 1950PSI
8 Fredericus Soetrisno HarjadiNatsir6 September 19503 April 1951Catholic
9 SamsudinSukiman27 April 19513 April 1952Masyumi
10 Anwar TjokroaminotoWilopo3 April 19525 May 1953 PSII
11Suroso5 May 195330 July 1953Parindra
Ali Sastroamidjojo I30 July 195312 August 1955
12 SudibjoBurhanuddin Harahap12 August 195518 January 1956PSII
— Sutomo
(acting)		18 January 195624 March 1956PRI
13 Fatah JasinAli Sastroamidjojo II24 March 1956 14 March 1957 NU
14 Johannes LeimenaDjuanda9 April 195710 July 1959 Parkindo
15Muljadi DjojomartonoWorking I10 July 195918 February 1960Masyumi
Working II18 February 19606 March 1962
16Rusiah SardjonoWorking III6 March 196213 November 1963 Non-partisan
Working IV13 November 196327 August 1964
Dwikora I27 August 1964 22 February 1966
Dwikora II24 February 1966 26 March 1966
(15)Muljadi DjojomartonoDwikora III28 March 1966 25 July 1966Masyumi
17Albert Mangaratua TambunanAmpera I28 July 196614 October 1967Parkindo
14 October 196710 June 1968
10 June 196812 December 1970
— Idham Chalid
(acting)		12 December 197011 September 1971NU
18Mohammad Syafa'at Mintaredja11 September 1971 28 March 1973PPP
Development II28 March 1973 29 March 1978
19SupardjoDevelopment III29 March 1978 19 March 1983Golkar
20Nani SoedarsonoDevelopment IV19 March 1983 21 March 1988Golkar
21Haryati SoebadioDevelopment V21 March 1988 17 March 1993 Golkar
22Endang Kusuma Inten SoewenoDevelopment VI17 March 199314 March 1998 Golkar
23Siti Hardijanti RukmanaDevelopment VII14 March 199821 May 1998Golkar
24Justika BaharsjahDevelopment Reform23 May 199820 October 1999Golkar
Position abolished during the National Unity Cabinet, merged into the Coordinating Minister of Politics, Social, and Security
25Bachtiar ChamsyahMutual Assistance10 August 200120 October 2004PPP
United Indonesia I21 October 200420 October 2009
26Salim Assegaf Al-JufriUnited Indonesia II22 October 200920 October 2014PKS
27Khofifah Indar ParawansaWorking27 October 201417 January 2018 PKB[6]
28Idrus Marham17 January 201824 August 2018Golkar[7]
29Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita24 August 201820 October 2019Golkar
30Juliari BatubaraOnward23 October 20196 December 2020PDIP[8]
31Tri RismahariniOnward23 December 2020IncumbentPDIP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pegawai Kementerian Sosial. 22 September 2021. 2 September 2020. Ministry of Social Affairs. M. Basri. id.
  2. Web site: Alokasi Anggaran Kementerian Sosial tahun 2020 Mengalami Kenaikan Yang Signifikan Menjadi 124,7 Triliun Rupiah Khususnya Untuk Penambahan Anggaran Penanganan COVID-19. 22 September 2021. Ministry of Social Affairs. Humas Ditjen PFM. 21 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Tri Rismaharini Succeeded Juliari Batubara as Social Minister. id. M. Ikhsan. 22 December 2020. 22 September 2021. CNN Indonesia.
  4. Web site: Kementerian Sosial. Ministry of Social Affairs. id. Topan. Yulianto. 11 November 2020. 22 September 2021. Ignatius. Kristanto. Kompas.
  5. Presidential Decree . 46 . 2015 . President of Indonesia. Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 26 Tahun 2015 tentang Kementerian Sosial . id.
  6. News: Khofifah Mundur dari Jabatan Menteri Setelah Penetapan Calon Gubernur Jatim. 9 January 2018. 24 August 2018. Kompas.com. Mohammad . Nadlir .
  7. News: Idrus Marham Resigns as Social Affairs Minister . 24 August 2018. 22 September 2021. medcom.id.
  8. Web site: Indonesia Replaces Social Affairs Minister After Graft Probe. 22 September 2021. 6 December 2020. Bloomberg. Arys. Aditya. Harry. Suhartono.

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