Kwik Kian Gie (Chinese: 郭建義; pinyin: Guō Jiànyì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koeh Kiàn-gī; born 11 January 1935) is an Indonesian economist and politician who served as the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs from 1999 to 2000, the Minister of National Development Planning from 2001 to 2004, as well as briefly serving as the Deputy Speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly in 1999.[1] He is a prominent Indonesian economist who often wrote columns in the newspaper KOMPAS criticizing the policies of the Suharto administration in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Kwik Kian Gie | |
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郭建義 | |
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| Minister of National Development Planning | |
| In office 10 August 2001 – 20 October 2004 | |
| President | Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Preceded by | Office established[a] |
| Succeeded by | Sri Mulyani |
| Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs | |
| In office 26 October 1999 – 23 August 2000 | |
| President | Abdurrahman Wahid |
| Preceded by | Ginandjar Kartasasmita |
| Succeeded by | Rizal Ramli |
| Deputy Speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 3 October 1999 – 26 October 1999 | |
| President | Abdurrahman Wahid |
| Speaker | Amien Rais |
| Succeeded by | Soetjipto Soedjono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kwik Kian Gie 11 January 1935 Juwana, Pati, Dutch East Indies |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Political party | PDI-P |
| Spouse(s) | Dirkje Johanna de Widt (died 2020) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Occupation | Economist, Politician |
Early life
editFollowing working in a teaching post in the Economics Department in the University of Indonesia, he undertook further studies in the Nederlandse Economische hogeschool (currently Erasmus University Rotterdam) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[2]
Life in the Netherlands has indeed brought big changes to Kwik's personal life. He went to the Netherlands alone, but when he returned to Indonesia Kwik brought three people with him. They are Dirkje Johanna de Widt (his wife from Rotterdam), and his two children Kwik Ing Hie and Kwik Mu Lan. Of his three children, only the youngest, Kwik Ing Lan, was born in Indonesia.
Career
editAfter a few years working in the Netherlands following his graduation he returned to Indonesia and held several executive positions and became an entrepreneur. He maintained a strong interest in politics and education, and said to the press that, "I now have enough money to pay for anything I can wish for," and with that started his involvement with the PDI-P opposition political party of Megawati Sukarnoputri.
He also founded Institut Bisnis & Informatika Indonesia (IBII) which is now known as Kwik Kian Gie School of Business, a business/management school in Indonesia, with his colleagues.
Candidacy
editDuring the rise of Megawati Sukarnoputri he was mentioned as a possible candidate for the important post of Coordinating Minister of Economics and Finance. He was appointed to the position by Abdurrahman Wahid in the Wahid Cabinet in October 1999. However, various political hurdles prevented him from making much progress during his term in office. He was later moved to the position of Minister of National Development and Planning. His period as minister was seen by some as a disappointment.
References
edit- ^ The position of State Minister for National Development Planning was briefly abolished in 1999 during the Wahid administration, in which Bappenas was declared a non-departmental government agency. It was only restored in 2001 during the Megawati administration
- ^ Mydans, Seth (10 August 2001). "With Politics and Market in Mind, Megawati Picks a Cabinet". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Kwik Kian Gie Profile". kkgsob.weebly.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
External links
edit- (in Indonesian) Profile at TokohIndonesia.com