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Sugiono (born 11 February 1979) is an Indonesian politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in President Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Cabinet since 2024. A member of the Gerindra Party, he is also the party's secretary-general since 2025. Prior to his appointment as foreign minister, Sugiono served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2024, holding the role of deputy chairperson of the House's First Commission which oversees the fields of defense, foreign affairs, and communications.
Sugiono is dubbed as Prabowo's "ideological child". Upon his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sugiono has become the first non-diplomat and the first person with no academic background in international relations or diplomacy to hold that position in nearly 25 years. He is also the first foreign minister to be affiliated with a political party since Alwi Shihab. All of his three predecessors, Hassan Wirajuda, Marty Natalegawa, and Retno Marsudi were career diplomats and independent politicians before becoming the top diplomat in Indonesia.
Sugiono was born on 11 February 1979, in Takengon, Aceh, Indonesia.
In 1994, he was selected to attend the prestigious Taruna Nusantara High School, where he met his classmate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, whom he even challenged for the position of chairman of their school's student council.
Upon graduation, he received scholarship to study at Norwich University in the United States, where he earned a BS degree in computer science. He later obtained a Master of Business and Master of Management from the University of Konstanz in Germany.
After completing his undergraduate education, Sugiono served in the Indonesian Army from 2002 to 2004, where he reached the rank of first lieutenant in the infantry unit. His brief military service laid the groundwork for his later roles in public service. He then worked as a personal secretary to Prabowo Subianto and when Prabowo declared the formation of Gerindra as a political party, Sugiono became one of the first members of the party, marking the start of his political career.
Sugiono entered national politics in 2019 when he was elected to the House of Representatives representing the Central Java I constituency under the banner of the Gerindra Party. During his tenure, he played an active role in the First Commission, focusing on defense, foreign affairs, and communications. He served in this capacity until his appointment as a cabinet minister in October 2024.
On 20 October 2024, President Prabowo Subianto appointed Sugiono as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeeding Retno Marsudi. His deputies include Anis Matta, Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir, and Arif Havas Oegroseno. In a press conference of his appointment, Sugiono said he will balance Indonesia's diplomatic relationship between China and United States to realize Indonesia's free and active foreign policy.
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Sugiono
Sugiono (born 11 February 1979) is an Indonesian politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in President Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Cabinet since 2024. A member of the Gerindra Party, he is also the party's secretary-general since 2025. Prior to his appointment as foreign minister, Sugiono served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2024, holding the role of deputy chairperson of the House's First Commission which oversees the fields of defense, foreign affairs, and communications.
Sugiono is dubbed as Prabowo's "ideological child". Upon his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sugiono has become the first non-diplomat and the first person with no academic background in international relations or diplomacy to hold that position in nearly 25 years. He is also the first foreign minister to be affiliated with a political party since Alwi Shihab. All of his three predecessors, Hassan Wirajuda, Marty Natalegawa, and Retno Marsudi were career diplomats and independent politicians before becoming the top diplomat in Indonesia.
Sugiono was born on 11 February 1979, in Takengon, Aceh, Indonesia.
In 1994, he was selected to attend the prestigious Taruna Nusantara High School, where he met his classmate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, whom he even challenged for the position of chairman of their school's student council.
Upon graduation, he received scholarship to study at Norwich University in the United States, where he earned a BS degree in computer science. He later obtained a Master of Business and Master of Management from the University of Konstanz in Germany.
After completing his undergraduate education, Sugiono served in the Indonesian Army from 2002 to 2004, where he reached the rank of first lieutenant in the infantry unit. His brief military service laid the groundwork for his later roles in public service. He then worked as a personal secretary to Prabowo Subianto and when Prabowo declared the formation of Gerindra as a political party, Sugiono became one of the first members of the party, marking the start of his political career.
Sugiono entered national politics in 2019 when he was elected to the House of Representatives representing the Central Java I constituency under the banner of the Gerindra Party. During his tenure, he played an active role in the First Commission, focusing on defense, foreign affairs, and communications. He served in this capacity until his appointment as a cabinet minister in October 2024.
On 20 October 2024, President Prabowo Subianto appointed Sugiono as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeeding Retno Marsudi. His deputies include Anis Matta, Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir, and Arif Havas Oegroseno. In a press conference of his appointment, Sugiono said he will balance Indonesia's diplomatic relationship between China and United States to realize Indonesia's free and active foreign policy.
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