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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV – The Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo was appointed Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ad Interim (temporary).
The appointment of the Minister of Agriculture Syahrul also replaces the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
This is expressed in the Letter of the Minister of State Secretary Number B-918 / M.Sesneg / D-3 / AN.00.03 / 12/2020 dated December 2, 2020 signed by the Minister of State Secretary Pratikno.
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“We respectfully inform you that the President is pleased to appoint the Minister of Agriculture to replace the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment as Acting Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries,” Pratikno wrote in the letter, on Wednesday (02/12/2020) , cited by Kompas.com.
In this letter, it is also written that the appointment of Syahrul as Acting Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is related to the letter of the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments number B-3863 / MARVES / MARITIM / RT.01.00 / XI / 2020 of date November 22, 2020.
In essence, the letter requested permission from the president for the coordinating minister, Luhut Pandjaitan, to undertake a foreign service trip from December 2 to 10, 2020, so the president was asked to appoint Syahrul as a temporary replacement.
