Jakarta (ANTARA) – Budi Arie Setiadi has had a winding career path — he has been an activist, journalist, volunteer, entrepreneur, and deputy minister of villages, development of disadvantaged regions, and transmigration, and now, he has been appointed as the Communication and Information Minister.However, he is better known as the chairperson of Projo (Pro-Jokowi), the largest volunteer organization that supported President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) when he ran in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections. President Widodo considers his volunteers to have an important role in providing course corrections and evaluations for every step that he takes. Setiadi is known to be close to or a friend of Widodo, and the two have often discussed the national political situation. He was one of the figures behind the holding of the People’s Deliberation in May 2023, which was Widodo’s moment to deliver his political speech related to the 2024 election. Entering the last 16 months of the Widodo-Ma’ruf Amin administration, Setiadi has been entrusted with carrying out the duty of formulating and implementing policies in the field of communication and information. He has replaced Johnny G. Plate who was involved in alleged corruption in the procurement of base transceiver system (BTS) towers.
Source: Antara News Agency