The list of longest-serving ministers in Indonesia is a list of the longest serving ministers in the cabinets of Indonesia, which have served ten years or longer, sorted by length.
All ministers who had served between the Third Development Cabinet until the Seventh Development Cabinet were mandatorily seated by Suharto as members of the advisory council of the Golkar party. Bold minister name means the minister is currently serving. +#ImageNameDurationPostCabinetPartyLength of tenureNotesEmil Salim11 September 1971 – 17 March 1993Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister of Transportation State Minister of Population and Environment Affairs Development I Development II Development III Development IV Development VGolkar21 years, 180 days Radius Prawiro17 March 1965 – 25 July 1966 28 March 1973 – 17 March 1993Deputy Minister of Financial Auditors Department Minister of Central Bank Minister of Trade Minister of Finance Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance, Industry and Development Supervision Dwikora I Dwikora II Development II Development III Development IV Development VGolkar21 years, 108 daysJohannes Baptista Sumarlin28 March 1973 – 17 March 1993State Minister of State Apparatus Control Minister of National Development Planning Minister of Finance Development II Development III Development IV Development VGolkar19 years, 348 daysBacharuddin Jusuf Habibie29 March 1978 – 11 March 1998State Minister of Research and Technology Development III Development IV Development V Development VIGolkar19 years, 345 daysAli Wardhana6 June 1968 – 23 March 1988Minister of Finance Coordinating Minister for Economic, Financial, Industrial and Development Supervision Development I Development II Development III Development IVGolkar19 years, 292 daysMohammad Jusuf27 August 1964 – 19 March 1983Minister of Industry Minister of Trade Minister of Defence Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I Development II Development IIIGolkarHamengkubuwono IX2 October 1946 – 27 April 1951 3 April 1952 – 2 June 1953 6 March 1962 – 8 March 1973State Minister Minister of Defence Minister/Chairman of Audit Board of Indonesia Deputy Prime Minister Coordinating Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs of Indonesia Sjahrir III Amir Sjarifuddin I Amir Sjarifuddin II Hatta I Hatta II RUSI Natsir Wilopo Working III Working IV Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development IIndependent16 years, 269 daysHartarto Sastrosoenarto19 March 1983 – 20 October 1999Minister of Industry Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Affairs Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Development IV Development V Development VI Development VII Development ReformGolkarSubroto11 September 1971 – 21 March 1988Minister of Manpower, Transmigration and Cooperatives Minister of Mines and Energy Development I Development II Development III Development IVGolkarJohannes Leimena13 July 1947 – 30 July 1953 12 August 1955 – 24 April 1956 9 April 1957 – 25 July 1966 Minister of Health Minister of Social Affairs State Minister Deputy Prime Minister Coordinating Minister for Distribution AffairsParkindo16 years, 15 daysSudharmono8 April 1972 – 21 March 1988State Secretary Development I Development II Development III Development IVGolkar15 years, 344 daysSri Mulyani21 October 2004 – 20 May 2010 27 July 2016 – 8 September 2025State Minister of National Development Planning Finance Minister United Indonesia United Indonesia II Working (2014–19) Onward Indonesia Red and WhiteIndependent14 years, 253 days Harmoko19 March 1983 – 1 October 1997 Minister of Information Minister of Special Affairs Development IV Development V Development VIGolkar14 years, 193 daysMochtar Kusumaatmadja22 January 1974 – 21 March 1988Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Justice Development II Development III Development IVGolkarPurnomo Yusgiantoro23 August 2000 – 20 October 2014 Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Minister of Defence National Unity Mutual Assistance United Indonesia I United Indonesia IIIndependentGerrit Augustinus Siwabessy27 August 1964 – 29 March 1978Minister of Atomic Energy Minister of Health Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I Development IIIndependent13 years, 213 daysSutami27 August 1964 – 29 March 1978State Minister Minister of Public Works Dwikora I Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I Development IIIndependent13 years, 212 daysDjuanda Kartawidjaja2 October 1946 – 14 December 1949 20 December 1949 – 30 July 1953 9 April 1957 – 7 November 1963Minister of Transportation State Minister Minister of Public Works Minister of Defence Prime Minister Minister of Finance First Minister Sjahrir III Amir Sjarifuddin I Amir Sjarifuddin II Hatta I Hatta II RUSI Natsir Sukiman Wilopo Djuanda Working I Working II Working IIIIndependent13 years, 142 daysAmirmachmud28 January 1969 – 1 October 1982Minister of Home Affairs Development I Development II Development IIIGolkar13 years, 247 daysThojib Hadiwidjaja6 March 1962 – 27 August 196414 October 1967 – 29 March 1978Minister of Higher Education & Science Minister of Plantations Minister of AgricultureWorking III Working IV Ampera II Development I Development II Independent12 years, 337 daysHatta Rajasa10 August 2001 – 29 September 2004 20 October 2004 – 13 May 2014State Minister of Research and Technology Minister of Transportation State Secretary Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Mutual Assistance United Indonesia I United Indonesia IIPAN12 years, 252 daysSofyan Djalil21 October 2004 – 20 October 2009 27 October 2014 – 15 June 2022Minister of Communications and Informatics State Minister of State Owned Enterprises Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Minister of National Development Planning Minister of Agriculture and Land Planning First United Indonesia Working (2014–19) Onward IndonesiaIndependent12 years, 230 daysAdam Malik13 November 1963 – 27 August 1964 18 March 1966 – 1 October 1977Minister of Trade Minister of Foreign Affairs Working IV Dwikora II Dwikora III Ampera I Ampera II Development I Development IIMurba (until 1967)Golkar12 years, 118 daysPratikno27 October 2014 – 1 October 2026Secretary of State Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural AffairsWorking Onward Indonesia Red and WhiteIndependentAli Alatas21 March 1988 – 20 October 1999Minister of Foreign Affairs Development V Development VI Development VII Development ReformGolkarSarwono Kusumaatmadja21 March 1988 – 17 March 1998 29 October 1999 – 1 June 2001Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister of Environment Minister of Marine Exploration Development V Development VI National UnityGolkar11 years, 210 daysGinandjar Kartasasmita21 March 1988 – 27 September 1999 Minister of Mines and Energy State Minister for National Development Planning Coordinating Minister for Economic, Financial and Industrial Affairs of Indonesia Development V Development VI Development VII Development ReformGolkarSadjarwo Djarwonagoro 21 January 1950 – 6 September 1950 30 July 1953 – 12 August 1955 9 April 1957 – 22 February 1966 Minister of Agriculture Minister of Agrarian Affairs Halim Ali Sastroamidjojo I Djuanda Working I Working II Working III Working IV Dwikora IBTI11 years, 195 daysMaraden Panggabean9 September 1971 – 19 March 1983Minister of Defence Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and SecurityDevelopment I Development II Development IIIGolkar11 years, 184 daysWidjojo Nitisastro9 September 1971 – 19 March 1983Minister of National Development Planning Development I Development II Development IIIGolkar11 years, 184 daysAkbar Tandjung21 March 1988 – 10 May 1999State Minister of Youth and Sports Minister of Public Housing State Secretary Development V Development VI Development VII Development ReformGolkarSumitro Djojohadikusumo7 September 1950 – 21 March 1951 3 April 1952 – 30 July 1953 12 August 1955 – 24 March 1956 6 June 1968 – 29 March 1978Minister of Trade and Industry Minister of Finance Minister of Research of Indonesia Natsir Wilopo Burhanuddin Harahap Development I Development IIPSI (until 1960)Independent10 years, 281 daysIdham Chalid26 March 1956 – 10 July 1959 24 February 1966 – 28 March 1973 Deputy Prime Minister Minister of People's WelfareAli Sastroamidjojo II Djuanda Ampera I Ampera II Development INU (until 1973)PPP10 years, 138 daysAirlangga Hartarto27 July 2016 – presentMinister of Industry Coordinating Minister for Economic AffairsWorking Onward Indonesia Red and WhiteGolkarLuhut Binsar Pandjaitan28 August 2000 – 23 July 2001 12 August 2015 – 20 October 2024Minister of Industry and Trade Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment AffairsNational Unity Working Onward IndonesiaGolkarSoedibjo1 August 1953 – 14 September 1953 12 August 1955 – 18 January 1956 24 March 1956 – 27 March 1966State Minister for National Prosperity Minister of Social Affairs Minister of Information Junior Minister for People Mobilization Minister / Secretary General of the National Front State Minister, seconded to the PresidiumAli Sastroamidjojo I Burhanuddin Harahap Ali Sastroamidjojo II Djuanda Working I Working II Working III Working IV Dwikora I Dwikora IIPSII10 years, 22 days
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