Second Hatta Cabinet

Second Hatta Cabinet Kabinet Hatta II
9th Cabinet of Indonesia
1949
Date formed	4 August 1949 (1949-08-04)
Date dissolved	20 December 1949 (1949-12-20)
People and organisations
Head of state	Sukarno
Head of government	Mohammad Hatta
No. of ministers	17 ministers
History
Predecessor	Hatta I Cabinet
Successor	RUSI Federal Cabinet Susanto Cabinet

The Second Hatta Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Hatta II) was Indonesia's ninth cabinet. It was formed after the Indonesian leadership, which had been imprisoned by Dutch forces, returned to the capital, Yogyakarta. It served from 4 August to 20 December 1949.

Composition

Cabinet Leadership

• Prime Minister: Mohammad Hatta
• Deputy Prime Minister: Sjafroedin Prawirnegara (Masyumi Party)

Departmental Ministers

• State Coordinating Minister for Domestic Security: Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Agus Salim
• Minister of Home Affairs: Wongsonegoro (PIR)
• Minister of Justice: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (PNI)
• Minister of Finance: Lukman Hakim (Indonesian National Party – PNI)
• Minister of Welfare: Ignatius J. Kasimo (PKRI)
• Minister of Supply of People's Provisions: Ignatius J. Kasimo (PKRI)
• Minister of Education & Culture: S. Mangunsarkoro (PNI)
• Minister of Health ad interim: Dr. Surono
• Minister of Public Works: Herling Laoh (PNI)
• Minister of Transportation: Herling Laoh (PNI)
• Minister of Religious Affairs: Masjkur (Masyumi)
• Minister of Labor and Social Affairs: Koesnan (PGRI)
• Minister of Information: Samsudin (Masyumi)

State Ministers (without portfolio)

• State Minister: Dr. Soekiman Wirjosandjojo (Masyumi)
• State Minister: Djuanda Kartawidjaja
• State Minister: Dr. Johannes Leimena (Parkindo)

Changes

Due to Hatta's departure for the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference, from 6 August 1949, via Presidential Decision No. 10/A/1949, Defense Minister Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX became acting Prime Minister. He also became acting Foreign Minister while Agus Salim was unable to perform his duties from 21 October. Effective from 1 December, Dr. Johannes Leimena replaced Minister of Health ad interim Dr. Surono, leaving only two state ministers.

The end of the cabinet

The cabinet was dissolved after a fundamental change in Indonesia's political system with the establishment of the United States of Indonesia, a result of the Round Table Conference. With the coming into force of the Federal Constitution on 20 December, the cabinet was automatically dissolved and replaced by the Republic of the United States of Indonesia Cabinet, also led by Hatta.

References

• Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, pp. 83–90, ISBN 979-428-499-8.