Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs

Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs

Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Politik dan Keamanan
Ministry overview
Formed	28 March 1978
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 15, Jakarta Pusat 10110 Jakarta, Indonesia
Ministers responsible	Budi Gunawan, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs
Website	www.polkam.go.id

Previously known as The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polhukam). The Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs (Indonesian: Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Politik dan Keamanan, abbreviated Kemenko Polkam) is the Indonesian government ministry in charge of the planning and policy co-ordination, as well as synchronisation of policies in the affairs of politics and national security. This Ministry is led by a "Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs" (locally abbreviated as Menko Polkam). Throughout its history, the post was usually occupied by retired Armed forces high-ranking officers, but under Joko Widodo's cabinet, the position was previously held by a politician of civilian background, Mahfud MD. This position is currently held by Budi Gunawan.

Organization

Based on Presidential Decree No. 141/2024, the Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs is organized into the following:

• Office of the Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs
• Office of the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs
• Coordinating Ministry Secretariat
  • Inspectorate
• Deputy for Domestic Political Coordination (Deputy I)
• Deputy for Foreign Political Coordination (Deputy II)
• Deputy for State Defense and National Integrity Coordination (Deputy III)
• Deputy for Security and Public Order Coordination (Deputy IV)
• Deputy for Communication and Information Coordination (Deputy V)
• Board of Experts
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Ideology and Constitutional Affairs
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Regional Sovereignty and Maritime Affairs
  • Senior Expert to the Minister on Interinstitutional Relationship and Digital Transformation

Coordinated Agencies

Based on Presidential Decree No. 141/2024, these ministries are placed under the coordinating ministry:

• Ministry of Home Affairs
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Law and Human Rights
• Ministry of Communication and Informatics
• Attorney General
• National Armed Forces (TNI)
• National Police (POLRI)

List of ministers

Here was the list of Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (and its former name) since its inception.

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Cabinet
1		General (Ret.) Maraden Panggabean (29 June 1922 (1922-06-29)–28 May 2000 (2000-05-28)) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	31 March 1978 (1978-03-31)	19 March 1983 (1983-03-19)	4 years, 353 days		Golkar	Development III (31 March 1978 (1978-03-31) – 19 March 1983 (1983-03-19))
2		General (Ret.) Surono Reksodimedjo (6 September 1923 (1923-09-06)–3 August 2010 (2010-08-03)) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	19 March 1983 (1983-03-19)	21 March 1988 (1988-03-21)	5 years, 2 days		Golkar	Development IV (19 March 1983 (1983-03-19) – 21 March 1988 (1988-03-21))
3		Admiral (Ret.) Sudomo (20 September 1926 (1926-09-20)–18 April 2012 (2012-04-18)) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	23 March 1988 (1988-03-23)	17 March 1993 (1993-03-17)	4 years, 359 days		Golkar	Development V (23 March 1988 (1988-03-23) – 17 March 1993 (1993-03-17))
4		General (Hon.) (Ret.) Susilo Sudarman (20 September 1926 (1926-09-20)–18 December 1997 (1997-12-18)) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	17 March 1993 (1993-03-17)	18 December 1997 (1997-12-18)	4 years, 276 days		Golkar	Development VI (17 March 1993 (1993-03-17) – 14 March 1998 (1998-03-14))
–		Lieutenant General (Ret.) Yogie Suardi Memet (16 May 1929 (1929-05-16)–7 June 2007 (2007-06-07)) Acting Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	18 December 1997 (1997-12-18)	14 March 1998 (1998-03-14)	86 days		Golkar	Development VI (17 March 1993 (1993-03-17) – 14 March 1998 (1998-03-14))
5		General (Ret.) Feisal Tanjung (17 June 1939 (1939-06-17)–18 February 2013 (2013-02-18)) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	14 March 1998 (1998-03-14)	20 October 1999 (1999-10-20)	1 year, 220 days		Golkar	Development VII (14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) – 21 May 1998 (1998-05-21)) Development Reform (23 May 1998 (1998-05-23) – 20 October 1999 (1999-10-20))
6		General (Ret.) Wiranto (born 4 April 1947 (1947-04-04)) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	26 October 1999 (1999-10-26)	15 February 2000 (2000-02-15)	112 days		Independent	National Unity (26 October 1999 (1999-10-26) – 23 July 2001 (2001-07-23))
7		General (Hon.) (Ret.) Soerjadi Soedirdja (11 October 1939 (1939-10-11)–3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Social, and Security Affairs	15 February 2000 (2000-02-15)	23 August 2000 (2000-08-23)	190 days		Independent	National Unity (26 October 1999 (1999-10-26) – 23 July 2001 (2001-07-23))
8		General (Hon.) (Ret.) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949 (1949-09-09)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Social, and Security Affairs	23 August 2000 (2000-08-23)	1 June 2001 (2001-06-01)	282 days		Independent	National Unity (26 October 1999 (1999-10-26) – 23 July 2001 (2001-07-23))
9		General (Hon.) (Ret.) Agum Gumelar (born 17 December 1945 (1945-12-17)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Social, and Security Affairs	1 June 2001 (2001-06-01)	23 July 2001 (2001-07-23)	52 days		Independent	National Unity (26 October 1999 (1999-10-26) – 23 July 2001 (2001-07-23))
(8)		General (Hon.) (Ret.) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949 (1949-09-09)) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	10 August 2001 (2001-08-10)	12 March 2004 (2004-03-12)	2 years, 215 days		Independent	Mutual Assistance (10 August 2001 (2001-08-10) – 20 October 2004 (2004-10-20))
–		General (Hon.) (Ret.) Hari Sabarno (12 August 1944 (1944-08-12)–31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)) Acting Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	12 March 2004 (2004-03-12)	20 October 2004 (2004-10-20)	222 days		Independent	Mutual Assistance (10 August 2001 (2001-08-10) – 20 October 2004 (2004-10-20))
10		Admiral (Ret.) Widodo Adi Sutjipto (born 1 August 1944 (1944-08-01)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs	21 October 2004 (2004-10-21)	20 October 2009 (2009-10-20)	4 years, 364 days		Independent	United Indonesia (21 October 2004 (2004-10-21) – 20 October 2009 (2009-10-20))
11		Air Chief Marshal (Ret.) Djoko Suyanto (born 2 December 1950 (1950-12-02)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs	22 October 2009 (2009-10-22)	20 October 2014 (2014-10-20)	4 years, 363 days		Independent	United Indonesia II (22 October 2009 (2009-10-22) – 20 October 2014 (2014-10-20))
12		Admiral (Ret.) Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno (born 20 September 1952 (1952-09-20)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs	27 October 2014 (2014-10-27)	12 August 2015 (2015-08-12)	289 days		NasDem	Working (27 October 2014 (2014-10-27) – 20 October 2019 (2019-10-20))
13		General (Hon.) (Ret.) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (born 28 September 1947 (1947-09-28)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs	12 August 2015 (2015-08-12)	27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)	350 days		Golkar	Working (27 October 2014 (2014-10-27) – 20 October 2019 (2019-10-20))
(6)		General (Ret.) Wiranto (born 4 April 1947 (1947-04-04)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs	27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)	20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)	3 years, 85 days		Hanura	Working (27 October 2014 (2014-10-27) – 20 October 2019 (2019-10-20))
14		Prof. Mahfud MD (born 13 May 1957 (1957-05-13)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs	23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)	2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)	4 years, 102 days		Independent	Onward Indonesia (23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) – 20 October 2024 (2024-10-20))
–		Police General (Ret.) Tito Karnavian (born 26 October 1964 (1964-10-26)) Acting Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs	2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)	21 February 2024 (2024-02-21)	19 days		Independent	Onward Indonesia (23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) – 20 October 2024 (2024-10-20))
15		Air Chief Marshal (Ret.) Hadi Tjahjanto (born 8 November 1963 (1963-11-08)) Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs	21 February 2024 (2024-02-21)	20 October 2024 (2024-10-20)	263 days		Independent	Onward Indonesia (23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) – 20 October 2024 (2024-10-20))
16		Police General (Ret.) Budi Gunawan (born 11 December 1959 (1959-12-11)) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs	21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)	Present	20 days		Independent	Red and White (21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) – Present)

Changes in name and its function

2000

This ministry was merged with the Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare and Poverty Alleviation during the Abdurrahman Wahid administration in 2000, both in terms of function and the Ministries under it. So in that period, this ministry was renamed the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Social and Security Affairs.

2004

Under the administration of 6th president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the ministry once again was renamed in First United Indonesia Cabinet to Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Political and Security Affairs.

2014

Under 7th president Joko Widodo, the ministry was renamed as Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs.

2024

After 8th president Prabowo Subianto got appointed in October 2024, he made some changes in Red and White Cabinet and renamed the ministry to Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs.