Retno Marsudi

Retno Marsudi
17th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
27 October 2014 – 20 October 2024
PresidentJoko Widodo
Vice Minister
Preceded byMarty Natalegawa
Succeeded bySugiono
Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Water
Assumed office
01 November 2024
Preceded byPosition established
Ambassador of Indonesia
2005–2008Ambassador to Norway and Iceland
2011–2015Ambassador to the Netherlands
Personal details
Born
Retno Lestari Priansari

(1962-11-27) 27 November 1962 (age 61)
Semarang, Indonesia
Political partyIndependent
SpouseAgus Marsudi
ChildrenDyota Marsudi
Bagas Marsudi
Alma materGadjah Mada University (S.I.P.)
The Hague University of Applied Sciences (LL.M.)

Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indonesian diplomat who formerly served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Joko Widodo between 2014 and 2024. She is the first female minister appointed to the post.[1] She was previously the Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2012 to 2014, as well as Ambassador to Iceland and Norway from 2005 to 2008.[2]

  1. ^ "Joko Widodo appoints Indonesia's first female foreign minister, Retno Marsudi". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Ambassador Retno Marsudi to Strengthen Indonesia-Netherlands Special Ties". Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, The Hague. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.