National Unity Cabinet


The National Unity Cabinet was the Indonesian Cabinet which served under President Abdurrahman Wahid and Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri from 29 October 1999 until 23 July 2001. The Cabinet was formed after Wahid and Megawati were elected President and Vice President by the People's Consultative Assembly. The Cabinet was originally designed to look after the interests of the various political parties and the Indonesian National Armed Forces but this notion quickly disappeared as Wahid's presidency began to break down.

Members

State Ministers

On 23 August 2000, Wahid announced an extensive reshuffle of the Cabinet. He not only moved Ministers to other positions but also removed ministers from the Cabinet and introduced new names to the Cabinet. In terms of organization, Wahid merged Ministries, changed the names of various Ministries and in some cases actually abolishing them.

Coordinating Ministers

On 1 June 2001, with the situation rapidly deteriorating around him, Wahid announced another reshuffle. The changes were:
Wahid announced another reshuffle on 12 June 2001. The changes were:
Wahid announced his fourth and final reshuffle on 10 July 2001. This reshuffle was prompted by Baharuddin Lopa's death. The changes were: