Mari Pangestu

Mari Pangestu
Mari Pangestu
30th Minister of Trade of Indonesia
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21 2004
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by Rini Mariani Soemarno Soewandi
Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises of Indonesia
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In office
October 1 2008 – October 22 2009
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by Suryadharma Ali
Succeeded by Syarief Hasan
Personal details
Born October 23, 1956 (1956-10-23) (age 55)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality Indonesia
Spouse(s) Adi Harsono
Children Raymond
Arya
Alma mater Australian National University
University of California, Davis
Religion Catholic

Mari Elka Pangestu (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Féng Huìlán; born October 23, 1956) is the Minister of Trade of Indonesia. She is the first female Chinese Indonesian to hold a cabinet position in Indonesia.

Born in Jakarta, Pangestu obtained her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Australian National University, and her Doctorate in economics from the University of California at Davis, United States, in 1986. Prior to becoming the Minister of Trade, she was active for a long time in various trade forums such as PECC and has been one of the foremost economics experts in Indonesia. She was an instructor in the Faculty of Economics in the University of Indonesia.

As an economist, she is widely published in the Indonesian and international media. She serves on the Board of External Editors of the Asian Journal of Business (University of Michigan) and Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (Australian National University). She is also the co-coordinator of the Task Force on Poverty and Development for the United Nations Millennium Project.

Mari Pangestu is married to Adi Harsono and has two children, Raymond and Arya.

See also

  • Famous Indonesian Chinese

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