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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) assesses that Abdullah Azwar Anas has a good track record and innovation. That factor is the reason President Jokowi chose Azwar as Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (MenPAN-RB).

"We all know that Mr. Azwar Anas has a clear track record when he was in charge of the bureaucracy in Banyuwangi. I saw a lot of things, I immediately looked there," said the President after the inauguration at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (7/8/2022). ).

"Innovations in the field of public services, innovations in ID cards, licensing matters, and can be done in the market at the mall. I think he was among the first at that time, so that track record caused us to choose Pak Azwar Anas".

Therefore, the President asked Azwar to speed up bureaucratic reform. "So that our bureaucracy becomes a service bureaucracy, a bureaucracy with high discipline," he said.

On the same occasion, Azwar said that he would support the President's vision and mission. Especially to complete priority programs including bureaucratic targets.

"How the bureaucracy is seriously involved in dealing with poverty, stunting, and so on. We hope this can be completed, the point is that we will work according to the direction of the President, including the serving bureaucracy," said Azwar.

The inauguration was based on Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 91/P of 2022 concerning the Appointment of the Minister for Empowerment of State Apparatuses and Bureaucratic Reform of the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet. The Presidential Decree was read by the Deputy for Administrative Affairs of the Ministry of State Secretariat, Nanik Purwanti.

The position of Menpan-RB has been vacant since Tjahjo Kumolo left because he died on July 1, 2022. He died after undergoing intensive treatment at Abdi Waluyo Hospital, Menteng, Jakarta. (RRI)