Prime Minister of the Republic of Indonesia | |
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Perdana Menteri Republik Indonesia | |
Style | His Excellency |
Member of | Cabinet Central Indonesian National Committee People's Representative Council |
Residence | Pancasila Building |
Appointer | President |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Indonesia (Vice-Presidential Edict No.X) Provisional Constitution of 1950 |
Precursor | None |
Inaugural holder | Sutan Sjahrir |
Formation | 14 November 1945 |
Final holder | Djuanda Kartawidjaja (officially) Sukarno (unofficially) |
Abolished | 9 July 1959 (Constitutional basis revoked) 25 July 1966 (Sukarno's resignation) |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Perdana Menteri Republik Indonesia) was a political office in Indonesia which existed from 1945 until 1966. During this period, the prime minister was in charge of the cabinet of Indonesia, one of the three branches of government along with the People's Representative Council and the president. Following his 1959 decree, President Sukarno assumed the role and powers of prime minister until his resignation in 1966.