Mari Elka Pangestu | |
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馮慧蘭 | |
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| Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships of the World Bank | |
| In office 1 March 2020 – 1 March 2023 | |
| President | David Malpass |
| Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy | |
| In office 19 October 2011 – 20 October 2014 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Jero Wacik |
| Succeeded by | Arief Yahya |
| Minister of Trade | |
| In office 21 October 2004 – 19 October 2011 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Rini Mariani Soemarno Soewandi |
| Succeeded by | Gita Wirjawan |
| Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises ad-interim | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 22 October 2009 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Suryadharma Ali |
| Succeeded by | Syarief Hasan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phang Hoei Lan 23 October 1956 Djakarta, Indonesia |
| Spouse | Adi Harsono |
| Children | Raymond Arya |
| Alma mater | Australian National University University of California, Davis |
Mari Elka Pangestu (traditional Chinese: 馮慧蘭; simplified Chinese: 冯慧兰; pinyin: Féng Huìlán; born 23 October 1956), is an Indonesian economist who served as managing director of Development Policy and Partnerships in the World Bank from 2020 to 2023.[1] The President of the World Bank, David Malpass, announced her appointment on 9 January 2020 saying that she would be responsible for development policy and partnerships in her role in the bank.[2] Previously she served as Minister of Trade in Indonesia from October 2004 to October 2011.
Pangestu has had extensive policy-making experience in Indonesia.[3] Following her period as Minister for Trade, in a cabinet reshuffle in October 2011, she was appointed to the newly created position of minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, a post she held until the term of the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finished on 20 October 2014.[4]
- ^ Andrea Shalal (21 April 2020), World Bank tells G20: Pandemic threatens food security of poor nations Reuters.
- ^ 'Mari Pangestu Appointed World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships', World Bank press release, 9 January 2010.
- ^ WTO, Curriculum Vitae Mari Elka Pangestu, 2012.
- ^ Risti Permani, 'Developing a creative economy', The Jakarta Post, 1 November 2011.