Jokowi replaces Indonesian health minister in major cabinet reshuffle


Indonesian President Joko Widodo . - Reuters

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday (Dec 22) replaced six ministers, in a major cabinet reshuffle aimed at recovering from the coronavirus pandemic which has plunged the country into its first recession since the 1998 financial crisis.

Budi Gunadi Sadikin, a deputy state-owned enterprises minister who also leads the national economic recovery task force, has been named the new Health Minister to replace Dr Terawan Agus Putranto.

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