Second Sjahrir Cabinet

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Second Sjahrir Cabinet
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3rd cabinet of Indonesia
Indonesian Government (Executive Branch)
National emblem of Indonesia Garuda Pancasila.svg
Date formed 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)
Date dissolved 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)
People and organisations
Head of government Sutan Sjahrir
Head of state Sukarno
Number of ministers 26
Member party Socialist Party of Indonesia
Parkindo
Masyumi Party
Indonesian National Party
Status in legislature Coalition
History
Predecessor Sjahrir I
Successor Sjahrir III

The second Sjahrir Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Sjahrir Kedua) was the third Indonesian cabinet and the second formed by Sutan Sjahrir. It served from March to June 1946.

Background

The first Sjahrir cabinet had been forced to resign by Tan Malaka and his opposition Struggle. Front President Sukarno then offered this group the chance to form a new government, but it was unable to do so principally because of fears from other members of the group that Tan Malaka would try to replace Sukarno. Sukarno, with the support of the Central Indonesian National Committee (KNIP), then asked Sjahrir to form a new cabinet. The KNIP asked Sjahrir to form a cabinet including a wider range of opinion. Sjahrir agreed on the condition he would have the greater say in the choice of members. [1]

Composition

Ten of the members of the previous cabinet served in the new cabinet. It contained members from a range of political parties, but Sjahrir's group was still dominant.[2]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Defense		   Sutan Sjahrir 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Socialist
Minister of Home Affairs   Soedarsono 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Socialist
Minister of Justice   Soewandi 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 22 June 1946 (1946-06-22) Independent
Minister of Finance   Soerachman Tjokroadisuryo 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Minister of Agriculture and Supplies   Rasad 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 26 June 1946 (1946-06-26) Independent
Minister of Trade and Industry   Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 26 June 1946 (1946-06-26) Independent
Minister of Welfare   Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo 26 June 1946 (1946-06-26) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Minister of Public Works   Putuhena 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Parkindo
Minister of Communications   Abdoel Karim 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Minister of Information   Mohammad Natsir 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Masyumi
Minister of Social Affairs   Maria Ulfa Santoso (Perwari/PPI) 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Minister of Health   Dr. Darma Setiawan 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Minister of Education   Muhammad Sjafei 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Minister of Religious Affairs   Mohammad Rasjidi 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Masyumi
State Minister   Wikana 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Junior Minister of Foreign Affairs   Agus Salim 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Junior Minister of Defense   Arudji Kartawinata 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Masyumi
Junior Minister of Justice   Hadi 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Junior Minister of Finance   Sjafruddin Prawiranegara 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Masyumi
Junior Minister of Agriculture and Supplies   Saksono 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Socialist
Junior Minister of Communications   Djuanda 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Independent
Junior Minister of Public Works   Laoh 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Nationalist
Junior Minister of Social Affairs   Abdul Madjid Djojoadiningrat 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Socialist
Junior Minister of Health   Dr. Johannes Leimena 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Parkindo
Junior Minister of Education   Todung Sutan Gunung Mulia 12 March 1946 (1946-03-12) 2 October 1946 (1946-10-02) Parkindo

Changes

Minister of Justice Soewandi resigned on 22 June 1946 and four days later Minister of Agriculture and Supplies Rasad lost his job when the ministry he headed was merged into the Ministry of Trade and Industry, which later became the Ministry of Welfare. Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo was appointed Minister of Welfare and Saksono as Junior Minister of Welfare.[3]

The end of the cabinet

The second Sjahrir cabinet fell because of the kidnapping of Sjahrir and Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo on 27 June 1946 by soldiers commanded by General Sudarsono. Like other opposition forces, they believed the government had betrayed the ideal of total independence by negotiating with the Dutch and conceding de facto Dutch control over parts of Indonesia. The rest of the cabinet held a meeting chaired by Amir Sjarifuddin and proposed transferring all powers to Sukarno. The president took control of the government by a decree issued on 28 June. This decree returned Indonesia to a presidential system and dissolved the cabinet.[4][5][6]

References

  • Kahin, George McTurnan (1952) Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia Cornell University Press, ISBN 0-8014-9108-8
  • Ricklefs (1982), A History of Modern Indonesia, Macmillan Southeast Asian reprint, ISBN 0-333-24380-3
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Notes

  1. ↑ Kahin (1952) p176
  2. ↑ Kahin (1952) pp. 176-177
  3. ↑ Simanjuntak (2003) pp. 31-32
  4. ↑ Simanjuntak (2003) p32
  5. ↑ Kahin (1952) pp. 188-189
  6. ↑ Ricklefs (1982) p211
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