JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Minister of State Secretary Pratikno confirmed that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has appointed Andi Widjajanto as the new Secretary Cabinet, Kompas.com reported.
Pratikno revealed on Wednesday (Oct. 29) that he, along with Minister of National Planning/Bappenas Andrinof Chaniago, has worked altogether with Andi Widjajanto, to help the President in preparing new administration.
Pratikno, however, said he has not yet known when President Jokowi will sworn in Andi.
Born in Jakarta, Sep. 3, 1971, Andi Widjajanto is one of President Jokowi’s confidants. The 43-year-old lecturer at the University of Indonesia (UI) is the son of the late Maj. Gen. (ret) Theo Syafei, then PDI-P senior politician and also PDI-P Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri’s adviser.
In President Jokowi’s Transition Team, he is one of four deputies assisting Rini Mariani Soemarno. During the 2014 presidential campaign, he served as Secretary of Jokowi-Jusuf Kalla’s campaign team. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)