Retno Marsudi
Retno Marsudi | |
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17th Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
Assumed office 27 October 2014 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | Marty Natalegawa |
Ambassador of Indonesia to the Netherlands | |
In office 13 January 2012 – 16 January 2015 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Junus Effendy Habibie |
Succeeded by | I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja |
Ambassador of Indonesia to Iceland & Norway | |
In office 2005–2008 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Hatanto Reksodiputro |
Succeeded by | Esti Andayani |
Personal details | |
Born | Retno Lestari Priansari 27 November 1962 Semarang, Indonesia |
Political party | non-partisan |
Spouse(s) | Agus Marsudi |
Children | Dyota Bagas |
Alma mater | Gadjah 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 and the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Working Cabinet. 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]
Early life[edit]
Born in Semarang, Marsudi graduated from SMA 3 Semarang and continued her study in International Relations, to which she graduated from Gadjah Mada University in 1985. She then pursued a Master's degree in International European Law & Policy at The Hague University of Applied Science and followed the Foreign Ministry training program at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.[3]
Career[edit]
Retno joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from university. Between 1997 and 2001, Marsudi served as First Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. In 2001, she was appointed as Director of Europe and America Affairs.[4] Marsudi was promoted to Director of West Europe Affairs in 2003.[5]
In 2005, she was appointed as the Indonesian Ambassador to Norway and Iceland.[4] During her tenure, she was awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in December 2011, the first Indonesian to receive the award.[6] She also briefly took up study of human rights at the University of Oslo. Marsudi returned to Jakarta and was appointed Director General for European and American Affairs.
Marsudi was appointed as Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands in 2012.[4] She has also led various multilateral negotiations and bilateral consultations with the EU, ASEM, and FEALAC.[4] On 27 October 2014, she was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Joko Widodo in his Working Cabinet.[7]
Honours[edit]
- Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2011)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (2018)[8]
See also[edit]
- List of foreign ministers in 2017
- List of current foreign ministers
- List of female foreign ministers
References[edit]
- ^ "Joko Widodo appoints Indonesia's first female foreign minister, Retno Marsudi". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Ambassador Retno Marsudi to Strengthen Indonesia-Netherlands Special Ties". Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, The Hague. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "RI, Dutch extend diplomatic training to 2016". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Retno Marsudi named foreign affairs minister". antaranews.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Menlu Retno Marsudi Sudah Siapkan Program Kerja". kompas.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Retno Marsudi, Menlu Perempuan Pertama Indonesia". bisnis.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Delapan "Srikandi" di Kabinet Kerja Diapresiasi". kompas.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Marsudi receives medal of merit from Peru - ANTARA News". Antara News. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
External links[edit]
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Preceded by Marty Natalegawa |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2014–present |
Incumbent |
- Living people
- 1962 births
- Foreign ministers of Indonesia
- Ambassadors of Indonesia to the Netherlands
- Ambassadors of Indonesia to Iceland
- Ambassadors of Indonesia to Norway
- Female foreign ministers
- Indonesian women diplomats
- Women government ministers of Indonesia
- Javanese people
- Gadjah Mada University alumni
- People from Semarang
- Women ambassadors
- Working Cabinet (Joko Widodo)
- Onward Indonesia Cabinet