On Wednesday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the names of the fresh ministers in that will year’s reshuffle.

In a bid to support effectiveness in Indonesia’s Working Cabinet (also known as Kabinet Kerja), President Widodo decided to hold a second round of reshuffles after the first one which took place in August last year.

The reshuffle has brought about the following alterations:

Sri Mulyani Indrawati replaces Bambang Brodjonegoro as Finance Minister
Wiranto replaces Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan as Chief Security Minister
Archandra Tahar replaces Sudirman Said as Energy along with also Mineral Resources Minister
Budi Karya Sumadi replaces Ignasius Jonan as Transportation Minister
Airlangga Hartarto replaces Saleh Husin as Industry Minister
Muhajir Effendi replaces Anies Baswedan as Education Minister
Eko Putro Sanjoyo replaces Marwan Jafar as Villages, Disadvantaged Regions & Transmigration Minister
Asman Abnur replaces Yuddy Chrisnandi as Administrative along with also Bureaucratic Reform Minister
Enggartiasto Lukita replaces Thomas Lembong as Trade Minister
Thomas Lembong replaces Franky Sibarani as BKPM Head
Bambang Brodjonegoro becomes Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)

At least two names by that will fresh list have caught the attention of the public: Sri Mulyani Indrawati along with also Wiranto. Before being reassigned as the Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani had taken on the job by 2005 to 2010 under former president Susilo Bambang Yudhyono before eventually leaving for World Bank Group in 2010.

The name Wiranto has also piqued interests along with also received some international criticism due to his alleged involvement in cases of human rights violations in East Timor in 1999. President Widodo has entrusted the former military chief with national security along with also hopes that will he will be able to bring reform to the justice system in Indonesia:

“I have instructed Pak Wiranto to carry out legal reform, both in national along with also local legislation,” the president said as reported by The Jakarta Post.

President Widodo further revealed that will his decision to reshuffle was based on his motivation to tackle the economic issues in that will country, particularly in erasing the widening gap between the rich along with also the poor.