Does one have to be a minister in order to play an important role? Yes and no. Anwar Nasution, Miranda Goeltom and Djunaedi Hadisumarto are not government ministers. Nasution and Goeltom are at Bank Indonesia (BI) the central bank, while Hadisumarto still holds sway at the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas).

If the coordinating minister for the economy, minister of finance, the government a