Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (abbreviated as Kemensos, formerly Department of Social Affairs) is a ministry that has the task of organizing and overseeing domestic affairs in Indonesia to assist the president in implementing state governance in the social sector. The Ministry of Social Affairs is led by a Social Minister who since 11 September 2024 has been held by Saifullah Yusuf.
History The first minister of social affairs in the early days of independence was entrusted to Iwa Kusuma Sumantri. At that time, there were approximately 30 employees for the Labor and Social Affairs departments. Initially, the Ministry of Social Affairs office was located at Jalan Cemara no. 5 Jakarta, but when the capital city of the Indonesian Republic was moved to Yogyakarta, on January 10, 1946, the Ministry of Social Affairs moved their headquarters to the seminary building on Jl. Code Yogyakarta. Then, when the Indonesian government moved its capital back to Jakarta, the office of the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established at Jalan Ir. Juanda 36, Central Jakarta, and has experienced a change of location again to Jalan Salemba Raya 28 Central Jakarta.
During the presidency of Abdurrahman Wahid, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Information were formally dissolved. At that time, Wahid had the idea that social welfare services were sufficient for the community in Indonesia. However, various social welfare problems occurred, such as natural disasters, social disasters, as well as a surge in the population of the homeless and neglected children in Indonesia. As a result, former high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs at that time formed an agency that is directly responsible under the president. Thus, the National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN) was formed.
After the formation of the National Social Welfare Agency (BKSN), problems were not immediately resolved. In fact, BKSN was understaffed due to the imbalance of the population and social problems. With such considerations, the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established in the National Unity Cabinet but merged with the Ministry of Health into the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The merging of those two ministries also did not provide an adequate solution to the social welfare problems, and the social problems become increasingly complex.
During the Mutual Assistance Cabinet period, the Ministry of Social Affairs was re-established to carry out development tasks in the field of social welfare.
Tasks and functions The Ministry of Social Affairs has the task of carrying out affairs in the fields of social rehabilitation, social security, social empowerment, social protection and handling of the poor to assist the President in carrying out state governance. In carrying out its duties, the Ministry of Social Affairs carries out the functions as follows: Formulation, stipulation and implementation of policies in the fields of social rehabilitation, social security, social empowerment, and social protection; Determination of criteria and data for the poor, vulnerable people, and disabled peoples; Establishment of social rehabilitation standards; Coordinating the implementation of duties, coaching, and providing administrative support to all elements of the organization within the Ministry of Social Affairs; Management of State property / assets which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs; Supervision of the implementation of tasks within the Ministry of Social Affairs; Implementation of technical guidance and supervision of the implementation of Ministry of Social affairs in the regions; Implementation of education and training, of social welfare, and social counseling, and implementing policies and technical affairs on Sekolah Rakyat initiative; and Implementation of substantive support to all organizational elements within the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Organizational structure Based on Presidential Decree No. 162/2024 (amended by Presidential Decree No. 22/2026) and Minister of Social Affairs No. 2/2025 and 7/2025, the Ministry of Social Affairs is organized as follows:
Office of the Minister of Social Affairs Office of the Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Secretariat General Bureau of Planning Bureau of Finance Bureau of Organization and Human Resources Bureau of Law Bureau of Public Relations Bureau of General Affairs Secretariat of National Committee on Disability Secretariat of Employees' Corps of the Republic of Indonesia, Ministry of Social Affairs Branch Directorate General of Social Protection and Social Security Directorate General of Social Protection and Social Security Secretariat Directorate of Social Security Directorate of Non-Disasters Social Protection Directorate of Social Protection for Victims of Disasters Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation Secretariat Directorate of Child Social Rehabilitation Directorate of Disabled Social Rehabilitation Directorate of the Socially Disadvantaged and Victims of Human Trafficking Directorate of Social Rehabilitation of Narcotics, Psychotropics, Additives Misuse Victims and HIV-Positive Persons Directorate of Elderly Social Rehabilitation Social Rehabilitation Integrated Centers (4) Social Rehabilitation Centers (27) Social Rehabilitation Pioneering Center (1) Directorate General of Social Empowerment Directorate General of Social Empowerment Secretariat Directorate of Community Empowerment for Isolated Tribal Communities Directorate of Community Empowerment for the Poor and the Vulnerable Directorate of Community Empowerment Directorate of Social Potency and Social Resources General Inspectorate General Inspectorate Secretariat Investigative Inspectorate Social Protection and Social Security Inspectorate Social Rehabilitation Inspectorate Social Empowerment Inspectorate Supporting Inspectorate Agency for Human Resources Development and Sekolah Rakyat Initiative (formerly Center for Education, Training, and Professional Development) Indonesian Center for Social Welfare Education and Training, Padang Indonesian Center for Social Welfare Education and Training, Bandung Indonesian Center for Social Welfare Education and Training, Yogyakarta Indonesian Center for Social Welfare Education and Training, Banjarmasin Indonesian Center for Social Welfare Education and Training, Makassar Indonesian Center for Social Welfare Education and Training, Jayapura Polytechnic of Social Welfare "STKS", Bandung Sekolah Rakyat Initiative Elementary Sekolah Rakyat (8) Junior High Sekolah Rakyat (34) Senior High Sekolah Rakyat (46) Integrated Sekolah Rakyat (78) Center for Social Welfare Data and Information Board of Experts Special Advisor on Social Change and Social Dynamics Special Advisor on Social Welfare Technologies Special Advisor on Social Accessibility
List of ministers
NoPhotoNameAffiliationCabinetTook officeLeft office1Iwa KusumasumantriIndependentPresidential 19 August 194514 November 19452Adjidarmo TjokronegoroPSSjahrir I14 November 19455 December 19453Sudarsono Mangunadikusumo5 December 194512 March 19464Maria Ulfah SantosoIndependentSjahrir II12 March 194626 June 1946Sjahrir III2 October 194626 June 19475 SoeparjoPBIAmir Sjarifuddin I 3 July 194711 November 1947Amir Sjarifuddin II 11 November 194729 January 1948 6 Rahendra KusnanPNIHatta I29 January 19484 August 1949—Sutan RasjidPSIEmergency19 December 194813 July 1949(6)Rahendra KusnanPNIHatta II4 August 194920 December 19497Kosasih PurwanegaraIndependentFederal20 December 19496 September 19508Fredericus Soetrisno HarjadiKatolikNatsir6 September 19503 April 19519SamsudinMasyumiSukiman-Suwirjo27 April 19513 April 195210Anwar TjokroaminotoPSIIWilopo3 April 19525 May 195311SoerosoParindra5 May 195330 July 1953Ali Sastroamidjojo I30 July 195312 August 195512SudibjoPSIIBurhanuddin Harahap12 August 195518 January 1956—SutomoPRI18 January 195624 March 1956 13Fatah JasinNUAli Sastroamidjojo II24 March 195614 March 195714Johannes LeimenaParkindoDjuanda9 April 195724 May 195715Muljadi DjojomartonoMasyumi24 May 195710 July 195916Mohammad YaminIndependentWorking I10 July 195930 July 1959(15)Muljadi DjojomartonoMasyumi18 February 1960Working II18 February 19606 March 196217Rusiah SardjonoIndependentWorking III6 March 196213 November 1963Working IV13 November 196327 August 1964Dwikora I27 August 196422 February 1966Dwikora II24 February 196626 March 1966(15)Muljadi DjojomartonoMasyumiDwikora III28 March 196625 July 196618Albert Mangaratua TambunanParkindoAmpera I28 July 196614 October 1967Ampera II 14 October 196710 June 1968Development I 10 June 196812 December 1970—Idham ChalidNU12 December 197011 September 197119Mohammad Syafa'at MintaredjaPPP11 September 1971 28 March 1973Development II28 March 197329 March 197820SapardjoGolkarDevelopment III29 March 197819 March 198321Nani SoedarsonoGolkarDevelopment IV19 March 198321 March 198822Haryati SoebadioGolkarDevelopment V21 March 198817 March 199323Endang Kusuma Inten SoewenoGolkarDevelopment VI17 March 199314 March 199824Siti Hardiyanti RukmanaGolkarDevelopment VII14 March 199821 May 199825Justika BaharsjahGolkarDevelopment Reform23 May 199820 October 199926Anak Agung Gde AgungIndependentNational Unity29 October 199923 August 2000—Position abolished23 August 200023 July 200127Bachtiar ChamsyahPPPMutual Assistance10 August 200120 October 2004United Indonesia I21 October 200420 October 200928Salim Segaf Al-JufriPKSUnited Indonesia II22 October 200920 October 201429Khofifah Indar ParawansaPKBWorking27 October 201417 January 2018 30Idrus MarhamGolkar17 January 201824 August 201831Agus Gumiwang KartasasmitaGolkar24 August 201820 October 201932Juliari BatubaraPDI-POnward Indonesia23 October 20196 December 2020—Muhadjir EffendyIndependent6 December 202023 December 202033Tri RismahariniPDI-P23 December 20206 September 2024—Muhadjir EffendyIndependent6 September 202411 September 202434 Saifullah YusufPKB11 September 202420 October 2024Red and White21 October 2024Incumbent
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