Agency Name: | Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection |
Nativename: | Indonesian: Kementerian Pemberdayaan<br>Perempuan Dan Perlindungan Anak |
Type: | Ministry |
Formed: | 1978 |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Indonesia |
Headquarters: | Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 15 Jakarta Pusat 10110 Jakarta, Indonesia |
Minister1 Name: | I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection |
The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (MoWECP) (Indonesian: Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan Dan Perlindungan Anak abbreviated kemenpppa) of the Republic of Indonesia, formerly the Ministry of Women's Empowerment of the Republic of Indonesia is a government ministry responsible for the rights and welfare of women and children of Indonesia. The minister is currently I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati since 23 October 2019.
The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (MoWECP) was founded in 1978.[1] It was initially called the Ministry of Women. Its first name change was to Ministry of Women's Affairs in 1998. In 1999, its name was changed again to Ministry of Women's Empowerment. In 2009, the name was finally changed to what it is called today, Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection.
1st | 19 March 1983 | 1987 | Lasiyah Soetanto | Ministry of Women | |
2nd | 1987 | 17 March 1993 | Sulaskin Murpratomo | Ministry of Women | |
3rd | 17 March 1993 | 16 March 1998 | Mien Sugandhi | Ministry of Women | |
4th | 14 March 1998 | 21 October 1999 | Tuty Alawiyah | Ministry of Women's Affairs | |
5th | 26 October 1999 | 23 July 2001 | Khofifah Indar Parawansa | Ministry of Women's Empowerment | |
6th | 10 August 2001 | 20 October 2004 | Sri Redjeki Sumarjoto | Ministry of Women's Empowerment | |
7th | 21 October 2004 | 20 October 2009 | Meutia Hatta | Ministry of Women's Empowerment | |
8th | 22 October 2009 | 20 October 2014 | Linda Amalia Sari | Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection | |
9th | 26 October 2014 | 22 October 2019 | Yohana Yembise[2] | Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection | |
10th | 23 October 2019 | Current | Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection |
Based on Presidential Decree No. 7/2023 and Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection Decree No. 5/2023, the ministry consisted of: