First Sjahrir Cabinet

First Sjahrir Cabinet
2nd Cabinet of Indonesia
Indonesian Government (Executive Branch)
Date formed	11 November 1945 (1945-11-11)
Date dissolved	28 February 1946 (1946-02-28)
People and organisations
Head of government	Sutan Sjahrir
Head of state	Sukarno
Number of ministers	16
Member party	Indonesian Socialist Party Parkindo Masyumi Party
Status in legislature	Coalition
History
Predecessor	Sukarno
Successor	Sjahrir II

The first Sjahrir Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Sjahrir Pertama) was the second Indonesian cabinet. It served from November 1945 to February 1946.

Background

The first Sjahrir cabinet was established following the 11 November 1945, demand from the Central Indonesian National Committee, which was the de facto legislature, that the cabinet be responsible to it, not to President Sukarno. The existing cabinet was dismissed and Sutan Sjahrir was asked to become prime minister. He agreed to do so on the condition he was allowed to select his own cabinet. The cabinet lineup was announced on 14 November 1945.^[1][2]

Composition

None of the ministers had served in the previous cabinet. The government was intended to be inclusive, with representation from the nationalist and the religious parties, the latter grouping being represented by the PSII.^[3]

Changes

There were several changes over the short life of this cabinet. On 5 December 1945, Minister of Finance Soenarjo Kolopaking and Minister of Social Affairs Adjidarmo Tjokronegoro resigned and were replaced by Soerachman Tjokroadisoerjo and Spedarsono respectively. On 3 January 1946, State Minister Rasjidi was appointed Minister of Religious Affairs, heading the new ministry established the same day. The following day, Muhammad Natsir took over Amir Sjarifuddin's job as Minister of Information. On 7 January 1946, Soegiono Josodiningrat was appointed to replace Junior Minister People's Security Abdul Murad and the name of the ministry was changed to the Ministry of Defense.^[4]

The end of the cabinet

The Sjahrir cabinet fell as a result of the conflict between the Struggle Front of opposition politician Tan Malaka and Sjahrir over the latter's readiness to compromise with the Dutch before their colonial army had left Indonesia. Tan Malaka demanded a cabinet of national unity which secured widespread public support, prompting Sjahrir's resignation on 28 February 1946.^[5][6]

Notes

References

• Kahin, George McTurnan (1952) Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia Cornell University Press, ISBN 0-8014-9108-8
• Ricklefs (1982), A History of Modern Indonesia, Macmillan Southeast Asian reprint, ISBN 0-333-24380-3
• Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, pp. 23–28, ISBN 979-428-499-8. 

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