Syafruddin confirmed his appointment to Antara here on Tuesday but acknowledged that he has yet to get informed on the figure who will take over his position as the deputy chief of Indonesia`s National Police after being sworn-in as the cabinet member.
"I do not know who becomes my successor," he said.
The swearing-in ceremony for Syafruddin is reported to be conducted on Wednesday. Born in Makassar, South Sulawesi Province, on April 12, 1961, he has a remarkable career in the country`s National Police.
During his career, Syafruddin has ever been appointed to be the aide of Vice President Jusuf Kalla during the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration in 2004.
Minister/State Secretary Pratikno said earlier that the reshuffle was "a consequence of dynamism in the political coalition" in the wake of next year`s presidential race.
The National Mandate Party (PAN) had once joined the coalition in support of the incumbent president, commonly known as Jokowi. Therefore, the party`s cadre, Asmar Abnur, was appointed to be the cabinet member.
However, PAN has shifted its political stance in the wake of the 2019 Presidential Election by officially supporting the Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno pair, rival of the incumbent head of state with his running mate, Ma`ruf Amin.
As the cadre of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP), Jokowi`s presidential nomination is backed by the Megawati Soekarnoputri-led party and eight other political parties.
The eight parties are the PPP, Golkar Party, National Democratic Party (Nasdem), National Awakening Party (PKB), The United Indonesia Party (Perindo), the Indonesian Justice and Unity Partys (PKPI), and Indonesia Solidarity Party (PSI).
Pratikno said President Jokowi was actually pleased with the performance of Abnur as the minister of bureaucratic reforms. "In terms of his performance as the minister of bureaucratic reforms, Pak (Mr.) Asman Abnur is good and satisfactory," he noted.
Reporting by Taufik Ridwan
Editing by Rahmad Nasution, A Abdussalam
Reporter: Antara
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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