Second Sjahrir Cabinet

The second Sjahrir Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Sjahrir Kedua) was the third Indonesian cabinet and the second formed by Sutan Sjahrir. It served from March to June 1946.

Second Sjahrir Cabinet

3rd Cabinet of Indonesia
Indonesian Government (Executive Branch)
Date formed12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)
Date dissolved2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)
People and organisations
Head of stateSukarno
Head of governmentSutan Sjahrir
No. of ministers26
Member partySocialist Party of Indonesia
Parkindo
Masyumi Party
Indonesian National Party
Status in legislatureCoalition
History
PredecessorSjahrir I
SuccessorSjahrir III

Background

The first Sjahrir cabinet had been forced to resign by Tan Malaka and his opposition Struggle Front. President Sukarno then offered this group the chance to form a new government, but it was unable to do so principally because of fears from other members of the group that Tan Malaka would try to replace Sukarno. Sukarno, with the support of the Central Indonesian National Committee (KNIP), then asked Sjahrir to form a new cabinet. The KNIP asked Sjahrir to form a cabinet including a wider range of opinion. Sjahrir agreed on the condition he would have the greater say in the choice of members. [1]

Composition

Ten of the members of the previous cabinet served in the new cabinet. It contained members from a range of political parties, but Sjahrir's group was still dominant.[2]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Defense
 Sutan Sjahrir12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Socialist
Minister of Home Affairs Soedarsono12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Socialist
Minister of Justice Soewandi12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)22 June 1946 (1946-06-22)Independent
Minister of Finance Soerachman Tjokroadisuryo12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Minister of Agriculture and Supplies Rasad12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)26 June 1946 (1946-06-26)Independent
Minister of Trade and Industry Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)26 June 1946 (1946-06-26)Independent
Minister of Welfare Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo26 June 1946 (1946-06-26)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Minister of Public Works Poetoehena12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Parkindo
Minister of Transportation Abdoel Karim12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Minister of Information Mohammad Natsir12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Masyumi
Minister of Social Affairs Maria Ulfa Santoso (Perwari/PPI)12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Minister of Health Dr. Darma Setiawan12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Minister of Education Muhammad Sjafei12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Minister of Religious Affairs Mohammad Rasjidi12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Masyumi
State Minister Wikana12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Junior Minister of Foreign Affairs Agus Salim12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Junior Minister of Defense Arudji Kartawinata12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Masyumi
Junior Minister of Justice Hadi12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Junior Minister of Finance Sjafruddin Prawiranegara12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Masyumi
Junior Minister of Agriculture and Supplies Saksono12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Socialist
Junior Minister of Communications Djuanda12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Independent
Junior Minister of Public Works Herling Laoh12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)PNI
Junior Minister of Social Affairs Abdul Madjid Djojoadiningrat12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Socialist
Junior Minister of Health Dr. Johannes Leimena12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Parkindo
Junior Minister of Education Todung Sutan Gunung Mulia12 March 1946 (1946-03-12)2 October 1946 (1946-10-02)Parkindo

Changes

Minister of Justice Soewandi resigned on 22 June 1946 and four days later Minister of Agriculture and Supplies Rasad lost his job when the ministry he headed was merged into the Ministry of Trade and Industry, which later became the Ministry of Welfare. Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo was appointed Minister of Welfare and Saksono as Junior Minister of Welfare.[3]

The end of the cabinet

The second Sjahrir cabinet fell because of the kidnapping of Sjahrir and Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo on 27 June 1946 by soldiers commanded by General Sudarsono. Like other opposition forces, they believed the government had betrayed the ideal of total independence by negotiating with the Dutch and conceding de facto Dutch control over parts of Indonesia. The rest of the cabinet held a meeting chaired by Amir Sjarifuddin and proposed transferring all powers to Sukarno. The president took control of the government by a decree issued on 28 June. This decree returned Indonesia to a presidential system and dissolved the cabinet.[4][5][6]

References

  • Kahin, George McTurnan (1952) Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia Cornell University Press, ISBN 0-8014-9108-8
  • Ricklefs (1982), A History of Modern Indonesia, Macmillan Southeast Asian reprint, ISBN 0-333-24380-3
  • Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, pp. 29–41, ISBN 979-428-499-8.

Notes

  1. Kahin (1952) p176
  2. Kahin (1952) pp. 176-177
  3. Simanjuntak (2003) pp. 31-32
  4. Simanjuntak (2003) p32
  5. Kahin (1952) pp. 188-189
  6. Ricklefs (1982) p211
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