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), who is currently serving as the Indonesian President's Special Advisor for International Trade and Multilateral Cooperation, appointed by President Prabowo Subianto on 21 October 2024. Mari 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.