The Cabinet of the State of East Indonesia (Indonesian: Kabinet Negara Indonesia Timur) served as the central government apparatus of the State of East Indonesia (Indonesian: Negara Indonesia Timur), headed by a prime minister who were appointed by the head of state. During the three-year lifetime of the state between 24 December 1946 and 27 December 1949, there were eight cabinets in total, headed by six different prime ministers.
First Nadjamuddin cabinet (13 January 1947 – 2 June 1947)
Inauguration of the First Malewa Cabinet in Jakarta (1947). From left to right: Julius Tahija, Minister of Social Affairs; Tjia Kok Tjiang, Minister of Justice; Elias Dumais Dengah, Minister of Transportation and Public Works; Nadjamuddin Daeng Malewa, Prime Minister and Minister of Economy; Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung, Minister of Home Affairs; dr. Semuel Jusof Warouw, Minister of Health; Godlief Rudolf Pantouw, Minister of Information.
Military officer, adjutant to the commander of Dutch forces in Jakarta
As the provisional legislature had achieved very little in its first session, a number of its members proposed giving the cabinet unlimited powers to pass laws pending their later approval by the legislature. The cabinet would resign to allow the prime minister a free rein to make new appointments and form a cabinet with majority political support. Nadjamuddin Daeng Malewa held a series of meetings with political supporters and opponents in late May 1947 to decide on the composition of his revised cabinet.[3]
Second Nadjamuddin cabinet (2 June 1947 – 11 October 1947)
In December 1947, Prime Minister Nadjamuddin Daeng Malewa was charged with corruption while he and president Soekawati were on an overseas visit, ending his term of office and his second cabinet.[5]
Warouw cabinet (11 October 1947 – 15 December 1947)
This was the first cabinet to include supporters of the Indonesian Republic, and on 23 December 1947, it toned down the government's support for the July 1947 Dutch military action.[5] At midnight on 19 December 1948, the Dutch launched another military attack against the Republic of Indonesia, codenamed Operation Kraai, and the First Gde Agung cabinet resigned in protest.[9][10]
Second Gde Agung cabinet (12 January 1949 – 27 December 1949)
The second Gde Agung cabinet was formed and sworn in on 12 January 1949. Its composition was as follows:[11]
Following elections, the provisional legislature was disbanded on 20 February 1950, and the cabinet also resigned. The following day, the elected representatives took their seats, while the Justice minister Chris Soumokil subsequently fled to Ambon and proclaimed the establishment of the Republic of South Maluku (RMS).[15][16]
Diapari cabinet (14 March 1950 – 10 May 1950)
Patuan Doli Diapari, fifth Prime Minister of East Indonesia.
The Diapari cabinet was sworn in on 14 March 1950 in the middle of the RMS Crisis. Its composition was as follows:[17]
Since the elected parliament convened, it had been sharply divided between federalists, who supported the government of East Indonesia and the concept of the federal United States of Indonesia, and the opposition unitarians, who wanted a return to a unitary Indonesian republic.[18] The two main federalist factions repeatedly called for the government to dismantle the State of East Indonesia, and subsequently one of the factions supporting the government called for the cabinet to resign and be replaced by one that was more broadly representative of the legislature.[19] The motion was passed on 25 April, and the cabinet resigned.[20][21] They remained in office as caretaker government until a new government could be formed.
On 2 May 1950, Prime Minister Diapari and several members of the cabinet, as well as some members of the Provisional Representative Body, were arrested and charged with conspiracy for being involved with Makassar Uprising involving Capt. Andi Aziz.[22] None of them were charged any further and released from detention, as their involvement could not be proven.[23]
Putuhena cabinet (10 May 1950 – 16 August 1950)
Martinus Putuhena, sixth and final Prime Minister of East Indonesia.
The pro-republican Putuhena (or Poetoehena in older spelling) cabinet was tasked with making preparations for the integration of East Indonesia into a unitary Republic of Indonesia. Unlike previous prime ministers who were politicians of within East Indonesia, Martinus Putuhena was an Ambon-born federal official who were later posted in Makassar, serving as the civilian chair of the Territorial Military Commission. He was asked by president Soekawati to form a government after prime minister-designate Eliza Urbanus Pupella failed to form a government, all while the Diapari caretaker government were brought to halt.[24]
On 19 May 1950, following negotiations between the United States of Indonesia (representing the State of East Indonesia and the State of East Sumatra) and the Republic of Indonesia, an agreement was reached to establish a unitary Indonesian state.[25][26] This state was formed on 15 August 1950, and given that this meant the State of East Indonesia no longer existed, Putuhena and his cabinet resigned on 16 August.[27]
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