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Ministry (official name: Ministry of State) is the Indonesian government agency in charge of government affairs in particular. Ministry located in Jakarta and is under and responsible to the president.
Legal basis for the ministry is Chapter V Article 17 UUD 1945 which states that: (1) The President is assisted by state ministers. (2) Ministers shall be appointed and dismissed by the President. (3) Each minister responsible for certain matters in government. (4) The establishment, alteration, and dissolution of state ministries regulated by law.
Furthermore, the ministry stipulated in Law Number 39 Year 2008 on the Ministry of State and Presidential Regulation Number 47 Year 2009 on Establishment and Organization of the Ministry of State.