Suswono Serahkan Jabatan Mentan pada Amran Sulaiman
Amran Sulaiman Replaces Suswono as Indonesia Agriculture Minister
AMRAN SULAIMAN resmi menerima jabatan Menteri Pertanian RI dari pendahulunya, Suswono pada serah terima jabatan di depan para pejabat tinggi di Kementerian Pertanian RI di Jakarta, Selasa.
"Perkenalkan saya pernah di birokrasi BUMN selama 15 tahun, delapan tahun jadi pengusaha, dan dosen selama enam tahun," kata Amran dalam sambutannya usai Sertijab dengan Suswono.
Di tempat yang sama, Suswono mengingatkan peran strategis sektor pertanian karena hampir separuh dari penduduk Indonesia bergantung pada sektor ini.
"Waktu yang saya tunggu-tunggu tiba. Masalah pertanian butuh waktu yang cepat. Saya sangat merasakan waktu lima tahun terasa singkat. Pekerjaan ini mulia karena membantu rakyat yang lemah di pedesaan," kata Suswono.
Tampak hadir mantan Mentan periode 1993-1998, Sjarifudin Baharsjah dan istrinya, Justika Baharsjah yang pernah menjabat Mentan sebagai pengganti suaminya di era Presiden Soeharto. (Foto2: Humas Kementan/Makmur H)
AMRAN SULAIMAN officially accept the post of Indonesian Agriculture Minister of its predecessor, Suswono on position handover in the Agriculture Ministry headquarter in Jakarta on Tuesday (October 28,2014).
"Introduce me, having worked for 15 years in state enterprises, eight years as an entrepreneur, and lecturer for six years," Amran said in his remarks.
In the same place, Suswono remind strategic role of agriculture, because almost half of Indonesia's people relies on this sector.
"The time has come. The problem of agriculture must be quickly resolved. Five years as a minister feels briefly. The work is noble because it helps poor people in rural areas," said Suswono.
It was attended former agriculture minister in 1993-1998, Sjarifudin Baharsjah and his wife, Justika Baharsjah, who replaced her husband as agriculture minister in 1998 in the era of President Soeharto. (Pictures: Indonesian Agriculture Ministry PR/Makmur H)
