Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto abruptly removed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Monday after just over a year in the job, turning to veteran ministry technocrat Suahasil Nazara as his government grapples with mounting fiscal pressure and questions over economic policy coordination.
Suahasil, who had served as deputy finance minister since 2019, becomes Prabowo’s third finance minister in less than two years, following Purbaya and his internationally respected predecessor Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
No official reason was given for Purbaya’s removal, which came after a tenure marked by an aggressive push for faster economic growth and, more recently public friction over government finances and the management of state funds.
The surprise nature of the reshuffle was underscored by Purbaya’s movements on Monday: he had been attending a parliamentary hearing when he left after receiving a phone call, shortly before Suahasil was sworn in at the presidential palace.
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