Families of Indonesia’s Finance Ministers Reunite at Newly Inaugurated Library

IndonesianTalk.com — Families of Indonesia’s Finance Ministers Reunite at Newly Inaugurated Library The inauguration of the Soemitro Djojohadikusumo Library at the Ministry of Finance on Friday, October 30, 2026, brought together not only prominent figures from Indonesia’s financial and public sectors but also members of the families of former finance ministers, turning the historic occasion into a nostalgic reunion across generations. Finance Minister Prof. Suahasil Nazara officially inaugurated the library, located in the AA Maramis Building at the Ministry of Finance complex on Lapangan Banteng Timur, Central Jakarta. The institution is intended to preserve the intellectual legacy, ideas and contributions of the country’s finance ministers throughout Indonesia’s history. Among those attending was Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Thomas Djiwandono, a grandson of Soemitro Djojohadikusumo, who served as finance minister during the Wilopo Cabinet from 1952 to 1953 and the Burhanuddin Harahap Cabinet from 1955 to 1956. Thomas is also a grandson of…