Kiki Safitri, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto appointed Agus Jabo Priyono as the Deputy Social Affairs Minister on Sunday evening, October 20.
"[I appoint] Agus Jabo Priyono as Deputy Social Affairs Minister", Prabowo said. Priyono will be attached to the Ministry of Social Affairs and assist the Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf.
Agus Jabo Priyono is an Indonesian politician who presently serves as chairperson of the People's Justice and Prosperity Party (Prima).
As is known, the Prime Party is one of the political parties that supported Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka's successful 2024 presidential election bid.
Priyono is a founding member of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) together with his comrades in arms whose membership mostly comprised students and activists from various social groups.
In 2021, Priyono along with a number of PRD central leaders declared a new party, namely the Prima Party.
[Translated by James Balowski. The original title of the article was "Prabowo Tujuk Agus Jabo Priyono Sebagai Wakil Menteri Sosial".]
