Rachmad Gobel

Rachmad Gobel
Third Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
1 October 2019 – 1 October 2024
SpeakerPuan Maharani
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
1 October 2019
ConstituencyGorontalo
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
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byMuhammad Lutfi
Succeeded byThomas Trikasih Lembong
Member of National Committee on Innovation
In office
2010–2014
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
ChairMuhammad Zuhal
Personal details
Born (1962-09-03) 3 September 1962 (age 62)
Gorontalo Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Political partyNasdem Party (2016–present)
SpouseRetno Damayanti
Children2

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.

  1. ^ Johnson Simanjuntak, ed. (November 29, 2017). "Dihadapan 1000 Pengusaha Jepang Rachmad Gobel Tak Mau TKI Disebut Bergaji Murah". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Lynda Hasibuan (December 7, 2018). "Rachmad Gobel Sebut Pelemahan Rupiah Bukan Musibah Besar". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Genta Tenri Mawangi (December 7, 2018). "Rachmad Gobel: pembukaan ritel Jepang punya nilai tambah" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Nabilla Tashandra (December 7, 2018). "Lumine, Pusat Belanja Fesyen Jepang Kini Hadir di Jakarta". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved December 28, 2018.