Ministry of Social Affairs (Indonesia)

Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (abbreviated as Kemensos, formerly Department of Social Affairs) is a ministry that has the task of organizing and overseeing domestic affairs in Indonesia to assist the president in implementing state governance in the social sector.^[3] The Ministry of Social Affairs is led by a Social Minister who since 23 December 2020 has been held by Tri Rismaharini.^[4]

Ministry of Social Affairs

Kementerian Sosial
Logo of the Ministry of Social Affairs
Flag of the Ministry of Social Affairs
Ministry of Social Affairs building in Jakarta
Ministry overview
Formed	August 19, 1945; 78 years ago (1945-08-19)
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Jl. Salemba Raya No. 28 Jakarta Pusat 10430, Jakarta SCR, Indonesia
Employees	3,905 Civil Service employees^[1]
Annual budget	$8.737 billion (FY 2020) ^[2]
Ministry executive	Tri Rismaharini, Minister
Website	www.kemsos.go.id

History

The first Minister of Social Affairs in the early days of independence was entrusted to Iwa Kusuma Sumantri. At that time, there were approximately 30 employees for the Labor and Social Affairs Departments. Initially, the Ministry of Social Affairs office was located at Jalan Cemara no. 5 Jakarta, but when the capital city of the Indonesian Republic was moved to Yogyakarta, on January 10, 1946, the Ministry of Social Affairs moved their headquarters to the seminary building on Jl. Code Yogyakarta. Then, when the Indonesian Government moved its capital back to Jakarta, the office of the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established at Jalan Ir. Juanda 36, Central Jakarta, and has experienced a change of location again to Jalan Salemba Raya 28 Central Jakarta.^[5]

During the presidential reign of Abdurrahman Wahid, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Information were formally dissolved. At that time, Wahid had the idea that social welfare services were sufficient for the community in Indonesia. However, various social welfare problems occurred, such as natural disasters, social disasters, as well as a surge in the population of the homeless and neglected children in Indonesia. As a result, former high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs at that time formed an agency that is responsible directly under the President, and thus, the National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN) was formed.^[5]

After the formation of the National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN), problems were not immediately resolved. In fact, BKSN was understaffed due to the imbalance of the population and social problems. With such considerations, in the National Unity Cabinet, the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established, but with a merging with the Ministry of Health. Its nomenclature is the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The merging of those two ministries also did not provide an adequate solution to the social welfare problems, and the social problems have become increasingly complex.

During the Gotong Royong Cabinet period, the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-functioned to carry out development tasks in the field of social welfare.^[5]

Tasks and functions

The Ministry of Social Affairs has the task of carrying out affairs in the fields of social rehabilitation, social security, social empowerment, social protection and handling of the poor to assist the President in carrying out state governance. In carrying out its duties, the Ministry of Social Affairs carries out the functions as follows:^[3]

1. Formulation, stipulation and implementation of policies in the fields of social rehabilitation, social security, social empowerment, social protection, and handling of the poor;
2. Determination of criteria and data for the poor and needy people;
3. Establishment of social rehabilitation standards;
4. Coordinating the implementation of duties, coaching, and providing administrative support to all elements of the organization within the Ministry of Social Affairs;
5. Management of State property / assets which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs;
6. Supervision of the implementation of tasks within the Ministry of Social Affairs;
7. Implementation of technical guidance and supervision of the implementation of Ministry of Social affairs in the regions;
8. Implementation of education and training, research and development of social welfare, and social counseling; and
9. Implementation of substantive support to all organizational elements within the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Organizational structure

Based on Presidential Regulation Number 46 of 2015, the Ministry of Social Affairs is organized as follows:^[3]

1. Office of the Deputy Minister of Social Affairs
2. Secretariat General
3. Directorate General of Social Protection and Security
4. Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation
5. Directorate General of Social Empowerment
6. Directorate General of Poor Management
7. Inspectorate General
8. Agency for Education, Research and Social Counseling
9. Special Advisor on Change and Social Dynamics
10. Special Advisor on Social Welfare Technology
11. Special Advisor on Social Accessibility

List of ministers

No	Photo	Name		Cabinet	Took office	Left office	Affiliation	R
1			Iwa Kusumasumantri	Presidential	19 August 1945	14 November 1945	Non-partisan^[a]
2			Adjidarmo Tjokronegoro	Sjahrir I	14 November 1945	5 December 1945	Socialist Party^[b]
3			Soedarsono		5 December 1945	12 March 1946
4			Maria Ulfah Santoso	Sjahrir II	12 March 1946	26 June 1946	Non-partisan
				Sjahrir III	2 October 1946	26 June 1947
5			Soeparjo	Amir Sjarifuddin I	3 July 1947	11 November 1947	PBI
				Amir Sjarifuddin II	11 November 1947	29 January 1948
6			Rahendra Kusnan	Hatta I	29 January 1948	4 August 1948	PNI
—			Sutan Rasjid	Emergency^[c]	19 December 1948	13 July 1949	PSI
(6)			Rahendra Kusnan	Hatta II	4 August 1949	20 December 1949	PNI
—			Kosasih Purwanegara	RUSI	20 December 1949	6 September 1950	Parki
(6)			Rahendra Kusnan	Susanto	20 December 1949	21 January 1950	PNI
7			Hamdani	Halim	21 January 1950	6 September 1950	PSI
8			Fredericus Soetrisno Harjadi	Natsir	6 September 1950	3 April 1951	Catholic
9			Samsudin	Sukiman	27 April 1951	3 April 1952	Masyumi
10			Anwar Tjokroaminoto	Wilopo	3 April 1952	5 May 1953	PSII
11			Suroso		5 May 1953	30 July 1953	Parindra
				Ali Sastroamidjojo I	30 July 1953	12 August 1955
12			Sudibjo	Burhanuddin Harahap	12 August 1955	18 January 1956	PSII
—			Sutomo (acting)		18 January 1956	24 March 1956	PRI
13			Fatah Jasin	Ali Sastroamidjojo II	24 March 1956	14 March 1957	NU
14			Johannes Leimena	Djuanda	9 April 1957	10 July 1959	Parkindo
15			Muljadi Djojomartono	Working I^[d]	10 July 1959	18 February 1960	Masyumi
				Working II^[e]	18 February 1960	6 March 1962
16			Rusiah Sardjono	Working III^[f]	6 March 1962	13 November 1963	Non-partisan
				Working IV	13 November 1963	27 August 1964
				Dwikora I	27 August 1964	22 February 1966
				Dwikora II	24 February 1966	26 March 1966
(15)			Muljadi Djojomartono	Dwikora III	28 March 1966	25 July 1966	Masyumi
17			Albert Mangaratua Tambunan	Ampera I	28 July 1966	14 October 1967	Parkindo
				Ampera II	14 October 1967	10 June 1968
				Development I	10 June 1968	12 December 1970
—			Idham Chalid (acting)		12 December 1970	11 September 1971	NU
18			Mohammad Syafa'at Mintaredja		11 September 1971	28 March 1973	PPP
				Development II	28 March 1973	29 March 1978
19			Supardjo	Development III	29 March 1978	19 March 1983	Golkar
20			Nani Soedarsono	Development IV	19 March 1983	21 March 1988	Golkar
21			Haryati Soebadio	Development V	21 March 1988	17 March 1993	Golkar
22			Endang Kusuma Inten Soeweno	Development VI	17 March 1993	14 March 1998	Golkar
23			Siti Hardijanti Rukmana	Development VII	14 March 1998	21 May 1998	Golkar
24			Justika Baharsjah	Development Reform	23 May 1998	20 October 1999	Golkar
Position abolished during the National Unity Cabinet, merged into the Coordinating Minister of Politics, Social, and Security
25			Bachtiar Chamsyah	Mutual Assistance	10 August 2001	20 October 2004	PPP
				United Indonesia I	21 October 2004	20 October 2009
26			Salim Assegaf Al-Jufri	United Indonesia II	22 October 2009	20 October 2014	PKS
27			Khofifah Indar Parawansa	Working	27 October 2014	17 January 2018	PKB	^[6]
28			Idrus Marham		17 January 2018	24 August 2018	Golkar	^[7]
29			Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita		24 August 2018	20 October 2019	Golkar
30			Juliari Batubara	Onward	23 October 2019	6 December 2020	PDIP	^[8]
31			Tri Rismaharini	Onward	23 December 2020	Incumbent	PDIP

Notes

1. No political party existed during this time.
2. It was unclear which party was both into. Most sources mentioned PSI, but PSI hadn't existed yet during this time.
3. Also serving concurrently as Minister of Labor.
4. As the Junior Minister of Social Affairs. Some sources also mentioned the position as Minister of Social Affairs.
5. As the Minister of Social Prosperity
6. Renamed to Minister of Social Affairs

References

1. M. Basri (2 September 2020). "Pegawai Kementerian Sosial". Ministry of Social Affairs (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
2. Humas Ditjen PFM (21 July 2020). "Alokasi Anggaran Kementerian Sosial tahun 2020 Mengalami Kenaikan Yang Signifikan Menjadi 124,7 Triliun Rupiah Khususnya Untuk Penambahan Anggaran Penanganan COVID-19". Ministry of Social Affairs. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
3. "Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 26 Tahun 2015 tentang Kementerian Sosial". Presidential Decree No. 46 of 2015 (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia.
4. M. Ikhsan (22 December 2020). "Tri Rismaharini Succeeded Juliari Batubara as Social Minister". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
5. Yulianto, Topan (11 November 2020). Kristanto, Ignatius (ed.). "Kementerian Sosial" [Ministry of Social Affairs]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
6. Nadlir, Mohammad (9 January 2018). "Khofifah Mundur dari Jabatan Menteri Setelah Penetapan Calon Gubernur Jatim". Kompas.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
7. "Idrus Marham Resigns as Social Affairs Minister". medcom.id. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
8. Aditya, Arys; Suhartono, Harry (6 December 2020). "Indonesia Replaces Social Affairs Minister After Graft Probe". Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 September 2021.