The Seventh Development Cabinet (Indonesian: Kabinet Pembangunan VII) was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Suharto and Vice President B. J. Habibie from 16 March 1998 to 21 May 1998.
Seventh Development Cabinet
Kabinet Pembangunan VII | |
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 34th Cabinet of Indonesia | |
| 1998 | |
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| Date formed | 16 March 1998 (1998-03-16) |
| Date dissolved | 21 May 1998 (1998-05-21) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Suharto |
| No. of ministers | 34 ministers |
| Member parties |
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| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Development VI Cabinet |
| Successor | Development Reform Cabinet |
The cabinet was formed in the midst of the Asian financial crisis and after Suharto was elected to a 7th term as president by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). It was a controversial cabinet where Suharto displayed his nepotism by appointing Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana as Minister of Social Affairs and gave Bob Hasan, a crony, the position of Minister of Industry and Trade. When things went out of control in May 1998, Suharto tried to reshuffle the cabinet, but the rejection of 14 ministers to be part of the reshuffled cabinet became one of the reasons why Suharto chose to resign from the presidency.
Whilst announcing the cabinet, Suharto also announced its aims.[1]
| President | Vice President | ||
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| Suharto | 
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B. J. Habibie |