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.

Second Hatta Cabinet
Kabinet Hatta II

9th Cabinet of Indonesia
1949
Date formed4 August 1949 (1949-08-04)
Date dissolved20 December 1949 (1949-12-20)
People and organisations
Head of stateSukarno
Head of governmentMohammad Hatta
No. of ministers17 ministers
History
PredecessorHatta I Cabinet
Successor

Composition

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Cabinet Leadership

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Departmental Ministers

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State Ministers (without portfolio)

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Changes

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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.[1]

The end of the cabinet

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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.[2]

References

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  • 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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Simanjuntak (2003) p85
  2. ^ Simanjuntak (2003) pp. 89-90