Ministry of Tourism (Indonesia)

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Indonesian: Kementerian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif, formerly Kementerian Pariwisata) is the ministry in Indonesia concerned with administration of tourism.

Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy
Republic of Indonesia
Kementerian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif
Republik Indonesia
Ministry overview
Formed10 July 1959 (1959-07-10)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (2011–2014; 2019–)
  • Ministry of Tourism (2014–2019)
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
HeadquartersSapta Pesona Building
Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No. 17
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
Websitewww.kemenparekraf.go.id

History and nomenclature changes

In the 1990s, tourism was a directorate general within the Department of Tourism, Posts and Telecommunications (Indonesian: Departemen Pariwisata, Pos dan Telekomunikasi) which concerned with administration of postal and telecommunication as well.,[1] not a standalone department/ministry yet.[2]

Sapta Pesona building in Merdeka Barat, Jakarta, the seat of Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia.

The department name changes to Department of Tourism, Art and Culture (Indonesian: Departemen Pariwisata, Seni, dan Budaya) on Soeharto's Seventh Development Cabinet after releasing the Posts and Telecommunications responsibility to Department of Transportation. It becames the State Ministry of Tourism and Art (Indonesian: Menteri Negara Pariwisata dan Kesenian) and changes to become Department of Tourism and Culture (Indonesian: Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata) on Gus Dur's National Unity Cabinet. It became the State Ministry of Culture and Tourism during Megawati's presidency (Mutual Assistance Cabinet) and changed name again to become Ministry of Culture and Tourism during the first term of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's presidency (United Indonesia Cabinet). It changed into Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy during the second term (Second United Indonesia Cabinet) of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presidency as the cultural responsibilities was transferred into Ministry of Education and Culture.

In 2014, the ministry name changes to become the Ministry of Tourism after President Joko Widodo announce the cabinet line up.[3] Joko Widodo plan to spin off the Directorate General of Creative Economy into a new separate organisation which will be named Creative Economy Agency (Indonesian: Badan Ekonomi Kreatif).[4]

  • Logo of Ministry Tourism and Creative Economy (Sapta Pesona building)
  • Logo of Ministry Tourism that used in administration since 2014 (Pesona Indonesia)

See also

References
  1. Noting that Joop Ave was the Minister for Tourism, Posts and Communications "IN BRIEF Indonesia in tourism deal". The Canberra Times. 11 February 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 2 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Indonesia. Direktorat Jenderal Pariwisata (1990), Indonesia tourism : gearing up for the nineties, Koperasi Pegawai Negeri Sipil, Direktorat Jenderal Pariwisata, retrieved 2 December 2013
  3. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/26/jokowis-cabinet-announced-here-lineup.html
  4. http://www.beritasatu.com/nasional/222972-badan-ekonomi-kreatif-diharapkan-menjadi-regulator-pengembang-ekonomi-kreatif.html
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