Position of Deputy Minister in Indonesia (Comparative Study of Good Governance And Fikih Siyāsah)

Abstract

Indonesia is a country that adheres to a democratic system, the administration of its territory and its status as a nation-state as well as a state of law. As a constitutional state, Indonesia has many legal products ratified by legislators, one of which is the Deputy Minister. Deputy Ministers are regulated in law (UU) Number 39 of 2008 concerning State Ministries. The objective of Deputy Minister Position is to accelerate the performance of ministries that have excess workloads, by placing career officials who are competent in their fields. Although legally the position of Deputy Minister is valid, in the bureaucratic structure of the Indonesian government, this position is considered ineffective and inefficient. The existence of Deputy Ministers tends to be inefficient in the state budget, prolonging the bureaucratic chain, and often becoming a political bargaining power. This article is a normative research of literature study. Article writing is done through the method of collecting data from library sources as well as reporting in the mass media to written works. The results of the research show that Deputy Ministers in Indonesia are not rigidly regulated in laws and regulations. Based on investigations, the Deputy Minister’s diction is only found in Law Number 39 of 2008 concerning State Ministries, Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 60 of 2012 concerning Deputy Ministers, along with the amendment regulations. In the study of Islamic law and constitutional practice in the classical period, a caliph’s assistant or right-hand man was called a wazīr. The wazīr was authorized to appoint and dismiss regional chiefs, judges, and other government employees. However, in Indonesia, the issue related to the position of Deputy Minister becomes hot and sometimes invites post-election controversies or cabinet reshuffling. The best way to deal with this problem is to emphasize the redaction in Article 10 of Law Number 39 of 2008 concerning Deputy Ministers, which is regarding “workload that requires special handling”.
 Keywords: position, deputy minister, good governance, Fikih Siyāsah