Ministry of Tourism (Indonesia)

Ministry of Tourism
Kementerian Pariwisata

Sapta Pesona building
Ministry overview
Formed 10 Juli 1959
Jurisdiction Indonesia
Headquarters Sapta Pesona building, Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible Arief Yahya
Website www.parekraf.go.id

The Ministry of Tourism (Indonesian: Kementerian Pariwisata, formerly Kementerian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif) is the ministry in Indonesia concerned with administration of tourism.

In the 1990s tourism was a directorate, not a ministry. [1]

When it became a ministry its name was the Department of Tourism, Posts and Telecommunications which concerned with administration of postal and telecommunication as well.[2]

The name changes to become Departement of Tourism, Art and Culture on Soeharto's 7th Development Cabinet. It becomes the State Ministry of Tourism and Art and changes to become Department of Tourism and Culture on Gus Dur's presidency. It become the State Ministry of Culture and Tourism during Megawati's presidency and change the name again to become Ministry of Culture and Tourism during the first term of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's presidency and change into Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy during the second term of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presidency.

On 2014 the ministry name changes to become the Ministry of Tourism after President Joko Widodo announce the cabinet line up.[3] Joko Widodo plan to spin off the Directorate General of Creative Economy into a new separate organization which will be named Creative Economy Agency (Indonesian: Badan Ekonomi Kreatif). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Indonesia. Direktorat Jenderal Pariwisata (1990), Indonesia tourism : gearing up for the nineties, Koperasi Pegawai Negeri Sipil, Direktorat Jenderal Pariwisata, retrieved 2 December 2013
  2. ↑ Noting that Joop Ave was the Minister for Tourism, Posts and Communications "IN BRIEF Indonesia in tourism deal.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 11 February 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/26/jokowis-cabinet-announced-here-lineup.html
  4. ↑ http://www.beritasatu.com/nasional/222972-badan-ekonomi-kreatif-diharapkan-menjadi-regulator-pengembang-ekonomi-kreatif.html

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