Third Development Cabinet Explained
| Cabinet Name: | Third Development Cabinet
Indonesian: Kabinet Pembangunan III |
| Cabinet Number: | 30th |
| Jurisdiction: | Indonesia |
| Flag: | Flag of Indonesia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 1978–1983 |
| Government Head: | Suharto |
| Members Number: | 24 ministers |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition |
| Previous: | Development II Cabinet |
| Successor: | Development IV Cabinet |
The Third Development Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Pembangunan III) is the name of the cabinet of the Indonesian government led by President Suharto and Vice President Adam Malik. The cabinet was announced on 29 March 1978 and served from 31 March 1978 until 16 March 1983.
The Indonesian: Sapta Krida (tasks) of the Third Development Cabinet are as follows:
- The establishment of an environment and a situation which will ensure social justice for the people through the equity of Development and its results.
- The accomplishment of a high economic growth.
- The consolidation of an ever stronger national stability.
- The creation of a clean and legitimate state apparatus.
- The continuing development of a stronger national unity and oneness with the Guide to Learn and Apply Pancasila (P4) as its foundation.
- The holding of a direct, universal, free, and secret legislative election with the aim of strengthening Pancasila democracy.
- Further developing a free and active foreign policy for the sake of national interest and with the aim of strengthening national resilience.
Cabinet members
Coordinating ministers
The following are the ministers of the Third Development Cabinet.
Departmental ministers
- Minister of Home Affairs: Gen. Amirmachmud
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mochtar Kusumaatmadja
- Minister of Defense and Security/Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic: Gen. M. Jusuf
- Minister of Justice: Mujono
- Minister of Information: Lt. Gen. (ret) Ali Murtopo
- Minister of Finance: Ali Wardhana
- Minister of Trade and Cooperatives: Radius Prawiro
- Minister of Agriculture: Sudarsono Hadisaputro
- Minister of Industry: Suhud
- Minister of Mines and Energy: Subroto
- Minister of Public Works: Purnomosidi Hadisaroso
- Minister of Transportation: Air Marshal (ret.) Rusmin Nurjadin
- Minister of Education and Culture: Daoed Joesoef
- Minister of Health: Suwardjono Suryaningrat
- Minister of Religious Affairs: Lt. Gen. (ret.) Alamsjah Prawiranegara
- Minister of Social Affairs: Sapardjo
State ministers
- State Minister/State Secretary: Lt. Gen. Sudharmono
- State Minister of State Apparatus Control: J. B. Sumarlin
- State Minister of Development Supervision and Environment: Emil Salim
- State Minister of Research and Technology: B. J. Habibie
Junior ministers
- Junior Minister of Housing: Cosmas Batubara
- Junior Minister of Cooperatives: Maj. Gen. Bustanil Arifin
- Junior Minister of Female Empowerment: Lasijah Susanto
- Junior Minister of Youth Affairs: Lt. Col. Abdul Gafur
Officials with ministerial status
- Attorney General: Ali Said
- Governor of the Central Bank: Rachmat Saleh
- Commander of the Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and Order (KOPKAMTIB): Admiral Sudomo
- KOPKAMTIB Chief of Staff: Maj. Gen. Daryatmo
Changes
- May 1978: Daryatmo retired from the armed forces as KOPKAMTIB Chief of Staff to assume the office of Chairman of MPR/Speaker of the People's Representative Council (DPR). He was replaced by Lt. Gen. Yoga Sugama.
- October 1982: Amirmachmud resigned as Minister of Home Affairs and became Chairman of MPR/Speaker of DPR, replacing Daryatmo. Sudharmono was later appointed to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
