List of 19 Red and White Cabinet Ministers who graduated from overseas campuses

Prabowo Subianto formed the Red and White Cabinet on Monday (21/10). In this line of ministers, there are 19 ministers who graduated from campuses abroad.

The Red and White Cabinet will work under the government of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. This cabinet has 14 new ministries out of a total of 48 ministries.

Before that, the ministerial candidates were summoned to Prabowo’s residence in Rumah Kertanegara last week. These select individuals have impressive career paths and educational records. In fact, many of them are alumni of overseas campuses.

After his inauguration today, detikEdu noted that there were 19 Red and White Cabinet Ministers who graduated from overseas campuses. Anyone? Check the list as reported on the official website of the State Secretariat, Minister for Administrative Reform, Antara, Indonesian Academy of Sciences, Golkar Party, ITB, and personal pages of each minister.

19 Red and White Cabinet Ministers released from overseas campuses

1. Yusril Ihza Mahendra
Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections

Bachelor of Constitutional Law, University of Indonesia
Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Indonesia
Master’s and Doctoral Degree Program in Philosophy, University of Indonesia
Post Graduate Philosophy Program at Punjab University Lahore Pakistan
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia

2. Airlangga Hartarto
Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Gadjah Mada University
Advanced Management Program (AMP) Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia USA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Monash University Australia
Master of Management Technology (MMT) Melbourne Business School University of Melbourne Australia

3. Practice
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture

Bachelor of Government Science, Gadjah Mada University
Master of Development Administration University of Birmingham Inggris
Political Science Flinders University Australia
Doctor of Political Science, Gadjah Mada University

4. And Harimurti Yudhoyono
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development

Master of Science in Strategic Studies at Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapura
Master in Public Administration by John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University USA
Master of Arts in Leadership and Management by George Herbert Walker Webster University School of Business and Technology USA
Doctor of Human Resource Development, Postgraduate School, Airlangga University

5. Muhammad Tito Karnavian
Minister of Home Affairs

Police Academy
Master of Arts in Police Studies University of Exeter United Kingdom
College of Police Science
Royal New Zealand Air Force Command and Staff College New Zealand
Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Studies, Massey University Auckland New Zealand
Sespi Polri
Lemhannas RI PPSA XVII
PhD in Strategic Studies with interest in Terrorism and Islamist Radicalization at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapura

6. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Minister of Economy

Bachelor of Economics, University of Indonesia
Master of Science in Policy Economics at the University of IllinoisUrbana-ChampaignUSA

7. Abdul Mu’ti
Minister of Primary and Secondary Education

Bachelor of Tarbiyah Faculty IAIN Walisongo Semarang
Master in the University of South Australia’s Flinders School of Education
Doctor at UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Postgraduate School, Jakarta

8. Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro
Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology

Doctor of Mechanical Engineering University of California USA

9. Fadli Belt
Minister of Culture

Russian Studies Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FIB UI) (1997)
Harlandale High School Texas USA (AFS) (1989-1990)
Master of Science (MSc) Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Inggris (2003)
Doctoral Degree in History Studies Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Indonesia (2016)

10. Yassierli
Minister of Personnel

Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology
Master of Industrial Engineering and Management, Bandung Institute of Technology
Doctor in Industrial and Systems Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia State University USA

11. And Gumiwang Kartasasmita
Minister of Industry

Bachelor of Science Commercial 1991-1994 and Industrial Economic Pacific University of Western California USA
Master of Public Administration, Pasundan University
Padjadjaran University Government Science Doctoral Program

12. Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanegara
Minister of Transmigration and Acceleration for Eastern Indonesia

Bachelor of Defense Science, University of Indore, India
US Army Command and Staff College Fort Leavenworth Kansas USA
Webster University Master of Arts in Leadership and Management

13. Meutya Viada Hafid
Minister of Communications and Digital

Bachelor of Manufacturing Engineering University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
Master of Political Science, University of Indonesia

14. King July Antony
Minister of Forestry

Bachelor of Al-Qur’an Science and Tafsir UIN Jakarta
Master of Peace Studies University of Bradford Inggris
Dr. University of Queensland Australia

15. Rini Widyantini
Minister for Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform

Bachelor of Laws from Padjadjaran University
Master of Public Administration Flinders University in South Australia

16. Erick Thohir
Minister of State Owned Enterprises (BUMN)

Bachelor of Arts Glendale University California USA
Master of Business Administration California National University USA

17. Rosan Perkasa Roeslani
Minister of Investment and Downstream/Chairman of the Investment Co-ordinating Board

Bachelor of Finance Oklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma USA
Master of Business Administration European University Antwerp Belgium

18. Widiyanti Putri Wardhana
Minister of Tourism

Pepperdine University Bachelor of Business Administration

19. Teuku Riefky Harsya
Minister of the Creative Economy

Bachelor’s in Vermont Military College of Mass Communication (US ARMY)
Master of Gas Management, University of Indonesia
Postgraduate Doctoral Program in Financial Management, IPB Business School

That’s the list of 19 Red and White Cabinet ministers who graduated from universities abroad. Hope this adds some perspective, ok?

(nir/pal)