Rachmad Gobel | |
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Third Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
In office 1 October 2019 – 1 October 2024 | |
Speaker | Puan Maharani |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 1 October 2019 | |
Constituency | Gorontalo |
Special Envoy of the President of Indonesia to Japan | |
In office 2017 – 30 September 2019 | |
33rd Minister of Trade of Indonesia | |
In office 27 October 2014 – 12 August 2015 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | Muhammad Lutfi |
Succeeded by | Thomas Trikasih Lembong |
Member of National Committee on Innovation | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Chair | Muhammad Zuhal |
Personal details | |
Born | Gorontalo Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | 3 September 1962
Political party | Nasdem Party (2016–present) |
Spouse | Retno Damayanti |
Children | 2 |
Rachmad Gobel (born 3 September 1962) is an Indonesian businessman and politician from Gorontalo.[1] His family controls the company, Gobel Group which is now called PT. Panasonic Gobel Indonesia, an Indonesian division of Panasonic. He is also the former Minister of Trade[2] and the Indonesian President's Special Envoy to Japan.[3][4] Currently, he is the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.