Burhanuddin Harahap Cabinet

Burhanuddin Harahap Cabinet Kabinet Burhanuddin Harahap
16th Cabinet of Indonesia
Indonesian Government (Executive Branch)
Date formed	11 August 1955
Date dissolved	3 March 1956
People and organisations
Head of government	Burhanuddin Harahap
Head of state	Sukarno
History
Predecessor	First Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet
Successor	Second Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet

The Burhanuddin Harahap was an Indonesian cabinet that served from 11 August 1955 until 3 March 1956.

Composition

Cabinet Leadership

• Prime Minister: Burhanuddin Harahap (Masyumi Party)
• First Deputy Prime Minister: R. Djanoe Ismadi (PIR-Hazairin)
• Second Deputy Prime Minister: Harsono Tjokroaminoto (Indonesian Islamic Union Party - PSII)

Cabinet Members

• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung (Democrat)
• Minister of Home Affairs: Soenarjo (Nahdlatul Ulama - NU)
• Minister of Defense: Burhanuddin Harahap (Masyumi)
• Minister of Justice: Lukman Wiriadinata (Socialist Party of Indonesia - PSI)
• Minister of Information: Sjamsuddin Sutan Makmur (PIR-Hazairin)
• Minister of Finance: Sumitro Djojohadikusumo
• Minister of Agriculture: Mohammad Sardjan
• Minister of Economic Affairs: I. J. Kasimo
• Minister of Transport: F. Laoh (PRN)
• Minister of Public Works and Manpower: R. P. Soeroso (Parindra)
• Minister of Labor: Iskander Tedjasukmana (Labour Party)
• Minister of Social Affairs: Soedibjo (Indonesian Islamic Union Party - PSII)
• Minister of Education & Culture: Soewandi (Parindra)
• Minister of Religious Affairs: Mohammad Iljas (Nahdlatul Ulama - NU)
• Minister of Health: Dr. Johannes Leimena (Parkindo)
• Minister of Agrarian Affairs: Gunawan (PRN)
• State Minister: Abdul Hakim (Masyumi Party)
• State Minister: Sutomo (PRI)
• State Minister: Coomala Noor (PIR-Hazairin)
• Junior Minister of Transport: Asraruddin (Labour Party)

Changes

On 19 January 1956, both ministers from the PSII, namely Second Deputy Prime Minister Harsono Tjokroaminoto and Minister of Social Affairs Soedibjo, resigned, as did both NU ministers, namely Minister of Home Affairs Soenarjo and Minister of Religious Affairs Mohammad Iljas. State Minister Soetomo also became ad interim Social Minister, Minister of Public Works and Manpower R. P. Soeroso also became ad interim Interior Minister and Minister of Agriculture: Mohammad Sardjan also became ad interim Religious Affairs Minister.

References

• Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, pp. 148–160, ISBN 979-428-499-8.