Suharso Monoarfa

Suharso Monoarfa (born 31 October 1954) is an Indonesian entrepreneur and politician who served as Minister for National Development Planning from 2019 to 2024. He was also a member of the Presidential Advisory Council. He served as Minister of Public Housing in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet between October 2009 and October 2011. He was also a member of the House of Representatives between 2004 and 2009 and was re-elected again in 2009. On 17 October 2011, Suharso Monoarfa resigned from his post as the Minister of Public Housing of the Republic of Indonesia, for personal reasons. On 19 January 2015, he was elected by President Joko Widodo as one of the members of the Presidential Advisory Council. In March 2019, he became acting chairman of the United Development Party following the arrest of Muhammad Romahurmuziy. He held this position until September 2022, when he was replaced by Muhamad Mardiono following a controversy over a statement Suharso made regarding kyai. In 2021, after the enactment of Presidential Decree No. 78/2021, he become one of Vice Heads of National Research and Innovation Agency Steering Committee, together with Sri Mulyani.