Ida Fauziyah (born 17 July 1969) is an Indonesian politician, teacher and women's rights activist of Javanese descent who currently serves as Member of the House of Representatives for Jakarta II since 2024. She previously served as Minister of Manpower in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024. She is a member of the National Awakening Party.
Political career Fauziyah worked as a high school teacher before serving as a lawmaker in parliament from 1999 to 2018.Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters. She also served as leader of the women’s branch of the Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia’s biggest Muslim group.Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters.
Ahead of the 2019 general election, Fauziyah became part of Joko Widodo’s parliamentary campaign in charge of gathering women’s votes.Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy (23 October 2019), Factbox: Key economic appointments in Indonesia's new cabinet Reuters.
During her time in government, Fauziyah notably led efforts to lift a temporary freeze on sending its migrant workers to Malaysia in 2022, after both countries ironed out concerns surrounding workers' rights.Mei Mei Chu and Bernadette Christina (28 July 2022), Indonesia agrees to lift freeze on sending migrant workers to Malaysia Reuters.
Since 2023, Fauziyah has been a member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession, co-chaired by Kersti Kaljulaid and Paula-Mae Weekes.United Nations Establishes Teaching Profession High-Level Panel to Build on Outcomes of Transforming Education Summit United Nations, press release of 19 June 2023.
Personal life On 3 December 2020, Fauziyah was tested positive for COVID-19. She was the fourth minister in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet to be declared COVID-19 positive after Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (resigned due to corruption), and Minister of Religion Affairs Fachrul Razi.
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