List of longest-serving ministers in Indonesia

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.[1] Bold minister name means the minister is currently serving.

Rank Image Name Duration Post Cabinet Party Length of tenure Notes
1
 Radius Prawiro
  • 27 August 1964 – 25 July 1966
  • 28 March 1973 – 17 March 1993
  • Minister of Financial Auditors
  • Department Minister of Central Bank
  • Minister of Trade
  • Minister of Finance
  • Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance, Industry and Development Supervision
 Golkar 21 years, 311 days
2
 Emil Salim 11 September 1971 – 17 March 1993
  • Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform
  • Minister of Transportation
  • State Minister of Population and Environment Affairs
 Golkar 21 years, 180 days
3
 Johannes Baptista Sumarlin 28 March 1973 – 17 March 1993
  • State Minister of State Apparatus Control
  • Minister of National Development Planning
  • Minister of Finance
 Golkar 19 years, 348 days
4
 Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie 29 March 1978 – 11 March 1998 State Minister of Research and Technology Golkar 19 years, 345 days
5
 Ali Wardhana 6 June 1968 – 23 March 1988
  • Minister of Finance
  • Coordinating Minister for Economic, Financial, Industrial and Development Supervision
 Golkar 19 years, 292 days
6
 Mohammad Jusuf 27 August 1964 – 19 March 1983
  • Minister of Industry
  • Minister of Trade
  • Minister of Defence
 Golkar 18 years, 204 days
7
 Johannes Leimena
  • 12 April 1946 – 30 July 1953
  • 12 August 1955 – 24 April 1956
  • 9 April 1957 – 25 July 1966
  • Junior Minister of Health
  • Minister of Health
  • Minister of Social Affairs
  • State Minister
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Coordinating Minister for Distribution Affairs
 Parkindo 17 years, 107 days
8
 Hamengkubuwono IX
  • 2 October 1946 – 27 April 1951
  • 3 April 1952 – 2 June 1953
  • 6 March 1962 – 8 March 1973
  • State Minister
  • Minister of Defence
  • Minister/Chairman of Audit Board of Indonesia
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Coordinating Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs of Indonesia
 Independent 16 years, 269 days
9
 Hartarto Sastrosoenarto 19 March 1983 – 20 October 1999
  • Minister of Industry
  • Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution Affairs
  • Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform
 Golkar 16 years, 215 days
10a
 Ginandjar Kartasasmita 19 March 1983 – 27 September 1999
  • Junior Minister of the Intensification of Consumption of Nationally-made Goods:
  • Minister of Mines and Energy
  • State Minister for National Development Planning
  • Coordinating Minister for Economic, Financial and Industrial Affairs of Indonesia
 Golkar 16 years, 192 days
10b
 Subroto 11 September 1971 – 21 March 1988
  • Minister of Manpower, Transmigration and Cooperatives
  • Minister of Mines and Energy
 Golkar 16 years, 192 days
11
 Sudharmono 8 April 1972 – 21 March 1988
  • State Secretary
 Golkar 15 years, 344 days
12a
 Bustanil Arifin 29 March 1978 – 17 March 1993
  • Minister of Cooperatives
 Golkar 15 years, 49 days
12b
 Cosmas Batubara 29 March 1978 – 17 March 1993
  • Minister of Public Housing
  • Minister of Manpower
 Golkar 15 years, 49 days
13
 Mochtar Kusumaatmadja 28 March 1973 – 21 March 1988
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Minister of Justice
 Golkar 14 years, 359 days
14
 Harmoko 19 March 1983 – 1 October 1997
  • Minister of Information
  • Minister of Special Affairs
 Golkar 14 years, 193 days
15
 Purnomo Yusgiantoro 23 August 2000 – 20 October 2014
  • Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Minister of Defence
 Independent 14 years, 58 days
16
 Amirmachmud 28 January 1969 – 1 October 1982 Minister of Home Affairs Golkar 13 years, 247 days
17
 Gerrit Augustinus Siwabessy 27 August 1964 – 29 March 1978
  • Minister of Atomic Energy
  • Minister of Health
 Independent 13 years, 213 days
18
 Sutami 27 Agustus 1964 – 29 March 1978
  • State Minister
  • Minister of Public Works
 Independent 13 years, 212 days
19
 Djuanda Kartawidjaja
  • 2 October 1946 – 14 December 1949
  • 20 December 1949 – 30 July 1953
  • 9 April 1957 – 7 November 1963
  • Minister of Transportation
  • State Minister
  • Minister of Public Works
  • Minister of Defence
  • Prime Minister
  • Minister of Finance
  • First Minister
 Independent 13 years, 142 days
20
 Thojib Hadiwidjaja 6 March 1962 – 27 August 1964
14 October 1967 – 29 March 1978
  • Minister of Higher Education & Science
  • Minister of Plantations
  • Minister of Agriculture
 Independent 12 years, 337 days
21
 Hatta Rajasa
  • 10 August 2001 – 29 September 2004
  • 20 October 2004 – 13 May 2014
  • State Minister of Research and Technology
  • Minister of Transportation
  • State Secretary
  • Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
 PAN 12 years, 252 days
22
 Adam Malik
  • 13 November 1963 – 27 August 1964
  • 18 March 1966 – 1 October 1977
  • Minister of Trade
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs
 Murba (until 1967)
Golkar		 12 years, 118 days
23
 Ali Alatas 21 March 1988 – 20 October 1999
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs
 Golkar 11 years, 213 days
24
 Sarwono Kusumaatmadja
  • 21 March 1988 – 17 March 1998
  • 29 October 1999 – 1 June 2001
  • Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform
  • Minister of Environment
  • Minister of Marine Exploration
 Golkar 11 years, 210 days
25
 Sadjarwo 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
 BTI 11 years, 195 days
26a
 Maraden Panggabean 9 September 1971 – 19 March 1983
  • Minister of Defence
  • Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security
 Golkar 11 years, 184 days
26b
 Widjojo Nitisastro 9 September 1971 – 19 March 1983
  • Minister of National Development Planning
 Golkar 11 years, 184 days
27
 Sofyan Djalil
  • 21 October 2004 – 20 October 2009
  • 27 October 2014 – present
  • Minister 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
 Independent 4 years, 364 days +
6 years, 82 days[lower-alpha 1]
28
 Akbar Tandjung 21 March 1988 – 10 May 1999
  • State Minister of Youth and Sports
  • Minister of Public Housing
  • State Secretary
 Golkar 11 years, 50 days
29
 Sumitro Djojohadikusumo
  • 7 September 1950 – 21 March 1951
  • 3 April 1952 – 30 July 1953
  • 12 August 1955 – 24 March 1956
  • 6 June 1968 – 29 March 1978
  • Minister of Trade and Industry
  • Minister of Finance
  • Minister of Research of Indonesia
 PSI (until 1960)
Independent		 10 years, 281 days
30
 Idham Chalid
  • 26 March 1956 – 10 July 1959
  • 24 February 1966 – 28 March 1973
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Minister of People's Welfare
 NU (until 1973)
PPP		 10 years, 138 days
31
 Soedibjo
  • 1 August 1953 – 14 September 1953
  • 12 August 1955 – 18 January 1956
  • 24 March 1956 – 27 March 1966
  • State 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 Presidium
 PSII 10 years, 22 days

Notes
  1. As of 17 January 2021

References
  1. Halawa, Ohiao (1999). Profil 48 Ketua Umum Parpol RI [Profile of the 48 Chairpersons of the Political Parties in Indonesia] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: NIAS and Kreasi Karya Wiguna. p. 54. Kedua, selama menguasai pemerintahan, secara jelas telah menjadikan lembaga kekuasaan negara sebagai perangkat organisasi Golkar. Presiden adalah Ketua Dewan Pembina. Menteri, Panglima ABRI, dan pimpinan lembaga pemerintahan menjadi anggota Dewan Pembina.
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