The Changes Impact on State Ministries Nomenclature Toward National Development Progress

Abstract

National development as one of many efforts to constitute Indonesia government ideals. As the head of government, President of Republic of Indonesia has fully responsible to carry out national development program. To exercise his duty, President will be assisted by ministries who capable and professional on their field. Nonetheless, the already formed ministry oftentimes have gone through nomenclature changes as well as at the beginning of forming or during its Presidential running period. State ministry nomenclature changes can be done by merging or split the ministry. Primarily, it needs consideration of House of Representative to change a ministry nomenclature, while for dismissal proceed needs to be approved by House of Representative. This study aims to understand the regulation of changing ministries nomenclature and how it will affect national development. The methodology uses in this study is normative research by statutory and conceptual approach. The results indicate that the timing of changing ministry's nomenclature raises ambiguity. Changes in ministries nomenclature amidst of President's leadership have affected on ministry's work programs implementation that have been prepared by prior ministries.