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Mayor of Surabaya Tri Rismaharini when President Joko Widodo introduced him as Minister of Social Affairs in the gallery of Merdeka Palace, Jakarta on Tuesday (12-22-2020). Photo: ANTARA / HO-Press Office Presidential Secretariat
jpnn.com, JAKARTA – The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, was appointed by President Jokowi to fill the post of Minister of Social Affairs (mesos), replacing Juliari Peter Batubara.
Bu Risma, Tri Rismaharini’s nickname, admitted that she never thought about being appointed minister.
“First, to be honest, I was quite surprised even though there were many who discussed it. However, frankly, I never thought or imagined becoming a minister,” Risma said in the gallery of Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday (22 / 12), after the announcement of the six ministerial candidates. again by President Joko Widodo.
Tri Rismaharini was appointed Minister of Social Affairs replacing Juliari Peter Batubara.
Juliari is known to be a KPK suspect in the case of allegedly taking social assistance related bribes (bansos) for the Jabodetabek 2020 area.
“This is the confidence of the President and Vice President, and this is for me to serve the country, I thank you for the confidence of the President and Vice President and of course the entire Indonesian nation,” said Risma.
After officially becoming a Social Minister, Risma said she wanted to carry out an empowerment program that would collaborate with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry.
“We are going to empower. If her husband is already working, the condition (his family) still needs help, we are going to involve the second machine, namely the mother,” Wisma said.
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