Burhanuddin Harahap Cabinet

Burhanuddin Harahap Cabinet Kabinet Burhanuddin Harahap
16th Cabinet of Indonesia
1955–1956
Prime Minister Burhanuddin Harahap (front row, second from the left) and Vice President Mohammad Hatta (front row, centre) with the newly-elected cabinet in Jakarta, 12 August 1955
Date formed	12 August 1955 (1955-08-12)
Date dissolved	24 March 1956 (1956-03-24)
People and organisations
President	Sukarno
Prime Minister	Burhanuddin Harahap
Deputy Prime Minister	R. Djanoe Ismadi Harsono Tjokroaminoto
No. of ministers	23
Member party	Masyumi   Democratic   Nahdlatul Ulama   Socialist Party of Indonesia   Catholic Party   Labour   National People's Party   Great Indonesia Unity Party – Hazairin   Indonesia People's Party   Indonesian Christian Party   Independent
Status in legislature	Majority coalition 127 / 235
Opposition party	Indonesian National Party   Great Indonesia Party – Wongsonegoro   Indonesian People's Union Party   Progressive Union   Communist Party of Indonesia   Central All-Indonesian Workers Organization   Peasants Front of Indonesia   Murba Party   Islamic Education Movement
Opposition leader	Sidik Djojosukarto (1955) Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro (1955–1956)
History
Outgoing election	1955 Indonesian legislative election
Predecessor	Ali Sastroamidjojo I Cabinet
Successor	Ali Sastroamidjojo II Cabinet

The Burhanuddin Harahap Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Burhanuddin Harahap) was an Indonesian cabinet, named after the prime minister, that served from 12 August 1955 until 24 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 (Democratic)
• 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 (Masyumi)
• Minister of Economic Affairs: Ignatius J. Kasimo
• Minister of Transport: F. Laoh (PRN)
• Minister of Public Works and Power: R. P. Soeroso (Parindra)
• Minister of Labor: Iskandar 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. Sutomo also became ad interim Social Minister, Minister of Public Works and Power R. P. Soeroso also became ad interim Interior Minister and Minister of Agriculture: Mohammad Sardjan also became ad interim Religious Affairs Minister.

References

• Feith, Herbert (2009) [1962], The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia, Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd, pp. 418–419, ISBN 978-979-3780-45-0
• 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.