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|office = Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships of the [[World Bank]] |
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|term_start = 1 March 2020 |
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|president = [[David Malpass]] |
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|office2 = [[Ministry of Tourism (Indonesia)|Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy]] |
| office2 = [[Ministry of Tourism (Indonesia)|Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy]] |
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|term_start2 = 19 October 2011 |
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|term_end2 = 20 October 2014 |
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|president2 = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
| president2 = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
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|predecessor2 = [[Jero Wacik]] |
| predecessor2 = [[Jero Wacik]] |
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|successor2 = [[Arief Yahya]] |
| successor2 = [[Arief Yahya]] |
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|office3 = [[Ministry of Trade (Indonesia)|Minister of Trade]] |
| office3 = [[Ministry of Trade (Indonesia)|Minister of Trade]] |
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|term_start3 = 21 October 2004 |
| term_start3 = 21 October 2004 |
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|term_end3 = 19 October 2011 |
| term_end3 = 19 October 2011 |
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|president3 = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
| president3 = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
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|predecessor3 = [[Rini Mariani Soemarno Soewandi]] |
| predecessor3 = [[Rini Mariani Soemarno Soewandi]] |
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|successor3 = [[Gita Wirjawan]] |
| successor3 = [[Gita Wirjawan]] |
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|office4 = Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises <br /><small>''ad-interim''</small> |
| office4 = Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises <br /><small>''ad-interim''</small> |
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|term_start4 = 1 October 2008 |
| term_start4 = 1 October 2008 |
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|term_end4 = 22 October 2009 |
| term_end4 = 22 October 2009 |
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|president4 = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
| president4 = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
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|predecessor4 = [[Suryadharma Ali]] |
| predecessor4 = [[Suryadharma Ali]] |
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|successor4 = |
| successor4 = Syarief Hasan |
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|birth_name = Phang Hoei Lan |
| birth_name = Phang Hoei Lan |
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|birth_place = [[Jakarta|Djakarta]], [[Indonesia]] |
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|spouse = Adi Harsono |
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|children = Raymond <br /> Arya |
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|alma_mater = [[Australian National University]]<br />[[University of California, Davis]] |
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[[File:Mari Pangestu - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009 - 2.jpg|thumb|Pangestu at the 2009 World Economic Forum in Davos]]--> |
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⚫ | '''Mari Elka Pangestu''' ({{zh|first=t|t={{linktext|馮|慧|蘭}}|s={{linktext|冯|慧|兰}}|p=Féng Huìlán |
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⚫ | '''Mari Elka Pangestu''' ({{zh|first=t|t={{linktext|馮|慧|蘭}}|s={{linktext|冯|慧|兰}}|p=Féng Huìlán}}; born 23 October 1956), is an Indonesian economist who served as managing director of Development Policy and Partnerships in the [[World Bank]] from 2020 to 2023.<ref>Andrea Shalal (21 April 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-food-worldbank-idUSKCN223284 World Bank tells G20: Pandemic threatens food security of poor nations] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> The President of the World Bank, [[David Malpass]], announced her appointment on 9 January 2020 saying that she would be responsible for development policy and partnerships in her role in the bank.<ref>'[https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/01/09/mari-pangestu-appointed-world-bank-managing-director-of-development-policy-and-partnerships Mari Pangestu Appointed World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships'], ''World Bank press release'', 9 January 2010.</ref> Previously she served as Minister of Trade in [[Indonesia]] from October 2004 to October 2011. |
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⚫ | Pangestu has had extensive policy-making experience in Indonesia.<ref>WTO, ''[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/biography_maripangestu_indonesia_e.pdf Curriculum Vitae Mari Elka Pangestu'' |
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⚫ | Pangestu has had extensive policy-making experience in Indonesia.<ref>WTO, ''[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/biography_maripangestu_indonesia_e.pdf Curriculum Vitae Mari Elka Pangestu]'', 2012.</ref> Following her period as Minister for Trade, in a cabinet reshuffle in October 2011, she was appointed to the newly created position of minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, a post she held until the term of the administration of President [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] finished on 20 October 2014.<ref>Risti Permani, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/01/developing-a-creative-economy.html Developing a creative economy'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 1 November 2011.</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
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Born in [[Jakarta]], Pangestu obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from the [[Australian National University]], and her [[Doctorate]] in [[economics]] from the [[University of California at Davis]], [[United States]], in 1986. |
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==Career in academia== |
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Earlier in her career, Pangestu worked at the [[Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)|Centre for Strategic and International Studies]] (CSIS) in Jakarta and was active over a long period in various trade forums such as [[Pacific Economic Cooperation Council|PECC]]. She also served as an instructor in the Faculty of Economics & Business at the [[University of Indonesia]]. She is widely published in the Indonesian and international media. She serves on the Board of External Editors of the ''Asian Journal of Business'' (University of Michigan) and ''[[Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies]]'' (produced by the [[Indonesia Project]] at the Australian National University). She also served as co-coordinator of the Task Force on Poverty and Development for the [[United Nations Millennium Project]]. |
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⚫ | In late December 2012 the Indonesian Government nominated Pangestu as a candidate for the position of Director-General of the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) to succeed the incumbent Director-General, [[Pascal Lamy]], whose term |
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==Political career== |
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Pangestu is the first female [[Chinese Indonesian|Indonesian |
Pangestu is the first female [[Chinese Indonesian|Indonesian of Chinese descent]] to hold a cabinet position in Indonesia. After her appointment to the new cabinet position of Tourism and Creative Economy, she spent time explaining the approach of the government towards fostering creative sectors of the economy in several statements.<ref>'[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/27/mari-clear-blueprint-creative-economy.html New Ministry: Mari: Clear blueprint for creative economy'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 27 October 2011.</ref> |
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The initial listing of the 14 sub-sectors included in the scope of the [[Creative industries|creative economy]] part of the Ministry was the following: |
The initial listing of the 14 sub-sectors included in the scope of the [[Creative industries|creative economy]] part of the Ministry was the following: |
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'''Tourism''' |
'''Tourism''' |
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When focusing on tourism priorities within her portfolio she was |
When focusing on tourism priorities within her portfolio she was supportive of plans to develop the tourist sector but also pointed out some well-known problems. She noted, for example, that problems of hygiene, security, and poor infrastructure constitute handicaps for the industry in Indonesia.<ref>'[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/02/13/lack-hygiene-infrastructure-dog-tourism.html Lack of hygiene, infrastructure dog tourism'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 13 February 2012.</ref> She discussed the need for a strategy to develop the tourist sector.<ref>Shoeb K. Zainuddin, '[http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/mari-outlines-strategy-in-attracting-visitors-from-abroad-to-nations-shores/ Mari Outlines Strategy in Attracting Visitors From Abroad to Nation's Shores'], ''The Jakarta Globe'', 24 June 2013.</ref> She also emphasised that a range of challenges would need to be tackled in promoting the sector in Indonesia and that some of the challenges would take time to overcome.<ref>Mari Elka Pangestu, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/23/discourse-mice-tourism-ri-competitive-needs-least-five-years.html MICE tourism: RI competitive but needs at least five years'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 23 July 2012.</ref> Other steps she announced to promote tourism included an emphasis on sports tourism, with priority to be given to the promotion of golf in the short term and increasing attention to other activities such as yachting over the longer term.<ref>'[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/08/04/govt-promoting-improving-sports-tourism-infrastructure.html Tourism: Govt promoting, improving sports tourism infrastructure'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 4 August 2012.</ref> |
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In late 2012 Pangestu expressed the hope that up to 10 million foreign tourists would visit Indonesia in 2014. She noted that there had been a falling away of tourists visiting Indonesia from Europe following the economic problems in 2011 and 2012 in the eurozone. However, she said that the government hoped that foreign tourist arrivals from countries in the Asia-Pacific region would hopefully offset the fall in tourists from Europe. She particularly pointed to the importance of the Chinese market where, she said, outbound tourists had climbed to 70 million in 2011.<ref>Nurfika Osman, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/11/26/foreign-tourists-could-reach-10-million-2014-mari-says.html Foreign tourists could reach 10 million in 2014, Mari says'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 26 November 2012.</ref> |
In late 2012 Pangestu expressed the hope that up to 10 million foreign tourists would visit Indonesia in 2014. She noted that there had been a falling away of tourists visiting Indonesia from Europe following the economic problems in 2011 and 2012 in the eurozone. However, she said that the government hoped that foreign tourist arrivals from countries in the Asia-Pacific region would hopefully offset the fall in tourists from Europe. She particularly pointed to the importance of the Chinese market where, she said, outbound tourists had climbed to 70 million in 2011.<ref>Nurfika Osman, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/11/26/foreign-tourists-could-reach-10-million-2014-mari-says.html Foreign tourists could reach 10 million in 2014, Mari says'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 26 November 2012.</ref> |
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'''Creative economy''' |
'''Creative economy''' |
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After being given responsibility for creative economy matters in 2011, Pangestu was energetic in promoting a wide range of activities in the sector. She urged regional governments to promote local creative activities and spoke of the importance of strengthening intellectual property rights |
After being given responsibility for creative economy matters in 2011, Pangestu was energetic in promoting a wide range of activities in the sector. She urged regional governments to promote local creative activities and spoke of the importance of strengthening intellectual property rights to encourage young Indonesian artists and creative entrepreneurs to develop Indonesian products. In November 2012, with the support of the Panglaykim Foundation, she supported the visit of creative economy author [[John Howkins]] to Jakarta to discuss policies to promote creative economy activities.<ref>'[https://archive.today/20130204043206/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/look-local-for-growth-in-creative-sector-mari/557929 Look Local for Growth in Creative Sector: Mari'], ''The Jakarta Globe'', 24 November 2012.</ref> |
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⚫ | Although she was respected in the WTO and international forums such as the G20, Pangestu often clashed with cabinet colleagues who wanted to protect domestic interests.<ref>Tom Miles (19 December 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/wto-candidate-pangestu-idUSL5E8NJG4820121219 Indonesian technocrat Pangestu enters race to lead WTO] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> She was also criticised by domestic industry groups for supporting trade-promotion measures rather than looking to increase protection for domestic producers.<ref>Linda Yulisman, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/18/businesses-greet-mari-s-ouster-dahlan-s-new-role.html Businesses greet Mari's ouster, Dahlan's new role'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 18 October 2011.</ref> Her response to these criticisms was to note that Indonesia needed to adhere to international commitments to promote trade-oriented policies and that freer trade brought many benefits to domestic consumers and producers in Indonesia.<ref>Rangga D. Fadillah, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/01/12/ri-vows-remove-barriers-creation-common-market.html RI vows to remove barriers on creation of common market'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 12 January 2011.</ref> |
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==Professional background== |
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Born in [[Jakarta]], Pangestu obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from the [[Australian National University]], and her [[Doctorate]] in [[economics]] from the [[University of California at Davis]], [[United States]], in 1986. Before being appointed as Minister of Trade in 2004 she was a leading staff member of the [[Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)|Centre for Strategic and International Studies]] (CSIS) in Jakarta and active over a long period in various trade forums such as [[Pacific Economic Cooperation Council|PECC]]. She is regarded as one of the most well-known economic experts on trade issues in Indonesia. She has also served as an instructor in the Faculty of Economics & Business in the [[University of Indonesia]]. |
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==Later career== |
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⚫ | In late December 2012 the Indonesian Government nominated Pangestu as a candidate for the position of Director-General of the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) to succeed the incumbent Director-General, [[Pascal Lamy]], whose term ended in 2013.<ref>Tom Miles (19 December 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/wto-candidate-pangestu-idUSL5E8NJG4820121219 Indonesian technocrat Pangestu enters race to lead WTO] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> The General Council of the WTO considered nominations from various countries in early 2013.<ref>'[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/21/mari-pangestu-nominated-replace-lamy-wto-chief.html Mari Pangestu nominated to replace Lamy as WTO chief'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 21 December 2012.</ref> The selection process went through various rounds and in late April 2013 eliminated all three candidates from the Asia-Pacific region; the role eventually went to [[Roberto Azevêdo]].<ref>Linda Yulisman, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/27/indonesia-loses-out-filling-top-job.html Indonesia loses out on filling top job'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 27 April 2013.</ref> |
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==Recognition== |
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In December 2013, in recognition of her achievements as an economist and |
In December 2013, in recognition of her achievements as an economist and policymaker in Asia, Pangestu was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Australian National University (ANU).<ref>ANU Indonesia Project Activities, [http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/blogs/indonesiaproject/honorary-degree-for-mari-pangest/ Honorary Degree from ANU for HE Dr Mari Pangestu], 20 December 2013.</ref> While visiting Canberra to receive the degree she recalled her years as a student in Australia when her father was academic staff member at the ANU.<ref>Larissa Nicholson, '[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/indonesian-tourism-minister-says-cordial-times-can-return-for-australiaindonesia-20131217-2zjcy.html Indonesian Tourism Minister says cordial times can return for Australia-Indonesia'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316181418/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/indonesian-tourism-minister-says-cordial-times-can-return-for-australiaindonesia-20131217-2zjcy.html |date=16 March 2014 }}, ''The Canberra Times'', 18 December 2013.</ref> |
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Pangestu is married to Adi Harsono and has two children, Raymond and Arya. |
Pangestu is married to Adi Harsono and has two children, Raymond and Arya. |
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==References== |
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Mari Elka Pangestu | |
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馮慧蘭 | |
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Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships of the World Bank | |
In office 1 March 2020 – 1 March 2023 | |
President | David Malpass |
Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy | |
In office 19 October 2011 – 20 October 2014 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Jero Wacik |
Succeeded by | Arief Yahya |
Minister of Trade | |
In office 21 October 2004 – 19 October 2011 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Rini Mariani Soemarno Soewandi |
Succeeded by | Gita Wirjawan |
Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises ad-interim | |
In office 1 October 2008 – 22 October 2009 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Suryadharma Ali |
Succeeded by | Syarief Hasan |
Personal details | |
Born | Phang Hoei Lan 23 October 1956 Djakarta, Indonesien |
Spouse | Adi Harsono |
Children | Raymond Arya |
Alma mater | Australian National University University of California, Davis |
Mari Elka Pangestu (traditional Chinese: 馮慧蘭; simplified Chinese: 冯慧兰; pinyin: Féng Huìlán; born 23 October 1956), is an Indonesian economist who served as managing director of Development Policy and Partnerships in the World Bank from 2020 to 2023.[1] The President of the World Bank, David Malpass, announced her appointment on 9 January 2020 saying that she would be responsible for development policy and partnerships in her role in the bank.[2] Previously she served as Minister of Trade in Indonesia from October 2004 to October 2011.
Pangestu has had extensive policy-making experience in Indonesia.[3] Following her period as Minister for Trade, in a cabinet reshuffle in October 2011, she was appointed to the newly created position of minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, a post she held until the term of the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finished on 20 October 2014.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Jakarta, Pangestu obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from the Australian National University, and her Doctorate in economics from the University of California at Davis, United States, in 1986.
Career in academia
[edit]Earlier in her career, Pangestu worked at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta and was active over a long period in various trade forums such as PECC. She also served as an instructor in the Faculty of Economics & Business at the University of Indonesia. She is widely published in the Indonesian and international media. She serves on the Board of External Editors of the Asian Journal of Business (University of Michigan) and Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (produced by the Indonesia Project at the Australian National University). She also served as co-coordinator of the Task Force on Poverty and Development for the United Nations Millennium Project.
After finishing her term as a minister Pangestu resumed regular activities in the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta as well as serving as a professor in international economics in the Economics Faculty at the University of Indonesia.
Political career
[edit]Pangestu is the first female Indonesian of Chinese descent to hold a cabinet position in Indonesia. After her appointment to the new cabinet position of Tourism and Creative Economy, she spent time explaining the approach of the government towards fostering creative sectors of the economy in several statements.[5]
The initial listing of the 14 sub-sectors included in the scope of the creative economy part of the Ministry was the following:
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Tourism
When focusing on tourism priorities within her portfolio she was supportive of plans to develop the tourist sector but also pointed out some well-known problems. She noted, for example, that problems of hygiene, security, and poor infrastructure constitute handicaps for the industry in Indonesia.[6] She discussed the need for a strategy to develop the tourist sector.[7] She also emphasised that a range of challenges would need to be tackled in promoting the sector in Indonesia and that some of the challenges would take time to overcome.[8] Other steps she announced to promote tourism included an emphasis on sports tourism, with priority to be given to the promotion of golf in the short term and increasing attention to other activities such as yachting over the longer term.[9]
In late 2012 Pangestu expressed the hope that up to 10 million foreign tourists would visit Indonesia in 2014. She noted that there had been a falling away of tourists visiting Indonesia from Europe following the economic problems in 2011 and 2012 in the eurozone. However, she said that the government hoped that foreign tourist arrivals from countries in the Asia-Pacific region would hopefully offset the fall in tourists from Europe. She particularly pointed to the importance of the Chinese market where, she said, outbound tourists had climbed to 70 million in 2011.[10]
Creative economy
After being given responsibility for creative economy matters in 2011, Pangestu was energetic in promoting a wide range of activities in the sector. She urged regional governments to promote local creative activities and spoke of the importance of strengthening intellectual property rights to encourage young Indonesian artists and creative entrepreneurs to develop Indonesian products. In November 2012, with the support of the Panglaykim Foundation, she supported the visit of creative economy author John Howkins to Jakarta to discuss policies to promote creative economy activities.[11]
Although she was respected in the WTO and international forums such as the G20, Pangestu often clashed with cabinet colleagues who wanted to protect domestic interests.[12] She was also criticised by domestic industry groups for supporting trade-promotion measures rather than looking to increase protection for domestic producers.[13] Her response to these criticisms was to note that Indonesia needed to adhere to international commitments to promote trade-oriented policies and that freer trade brought many benefits to domestic consumers and producers in Indonesia.[14]
Later career
[edit]In late December 2012 the Indonesian Government nominated Pangestu as a candidate for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to succeed the incumbent Director-General, Pascal Lamy, whose term ended in 2013.[15] The General Council of the WTO considered nominations from various countries in early 2013.[16] The selection process went through various rounds and in late April 2013 eliminated all three candidates from the Asia-Pacific region; the role eventually went to Roberto Azevêdo.[17]
Recognition
[edit]In December 2013, in recognition of her achievements as an economist and policymaker in Asia, Pangestu was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Australian National University (ANU).[18] While visiting Canberra to receive the degree she recalled her years as a student in Australia when her father was academic staff member at the ANU.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Pangestu is married to Adi Harsono and has two children, Raymond and Arya.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Andrea Shalal (21 April 2020), World Bank tells G20: Pandemic threatens food security of poor nations Reuters.
- ^ 'Mari Pangestu Appointed World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships', World Bank press release, 9 January 2010.
- ^ WTO, Curriculum Vitae Mari Elka Pangestu, 2012.
- ^ Risti Permani, 'Developing a creative economy', The Jakarta Post, 1 November 2011.
- ^ 'New Ministry: Mari: Clear blueprint for creative economy', The Jakarta Post, 27 October 2011.
- ^ 'Lack of hygiene, infrastructure dog tourism', The Jakarta Post, 13 February 2012.
- ^ Shoeb K. Zainuddin, 'Mari Outlines Strategy in Attracting Visitors From Abroad to Nation's Shores', The Jakarta Globe, 24 June 2013.
- ^ Mari Elka Pangestu, 'MICE tourism: RI competitive but needs at least five years', The Jakarta Post, 23 July 2012.
- ^ 'Tourism: Govt promoting, improving sports tourism infrastructure', The Jakarta Post, 4 August 2012.
- ^ Nurfika Osman, 'Foreign tourists could reach 10 million in 2014, Mari says', The Jakarta Post, 26 November 2012.
- ^ 'Look Local for Growth in Creative Sector: Mari', The Jakarta Globe, 24 November 2012.
- ^ Tom Miles (19 December 2012), Indonesian technocrat Pangestu enters race to lead WTO Reuters.
- ^ Linda Yulisman, 'Businesses greet Mari's ouster, Dahlan's new role', The Jakarta Post, 18 October 2011.
- ^ Rangga D. Fadillah, 'RI vows to remove barriers on creation of common market', The Jakarta Post, 12 January 2011.
- ^ Tom Miles (19 December 2012), Indonesian technocrat Pangestu enters race to lead WTO Reuters.
- ^ 'Mari Pangestu nominated to replace Lamy as WTO chief', The Jakarta Post, 21 December 2012.
- ^ Linda Yulisman, 'Indonesia loses out on filling top job', The Jakarta Post, 27 April 2013.
- ^ ANU Indonesia Project Activities, Honorary Degree from ANU for HE Dr Mari Pangestu, 20 December 2013.
- ^ Larissa Nicholson, 'Indonesian Tourism Minister says cordial times can return for Australia-Indonesia' Archived 16 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Canberra Times, 18 December 2013.
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Australian National University alumni
- Indonesian people of Chinese descent
- Government ministers of Indonesia
- Indonesian Hokkien people
- People from Jakarta
- Indonesian politicians of Chinese descent
- Indonesian Roman Catholics
- University of California, Davis alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Indonesia
- Indonesian economists
- Indonesian women academics
- Women government ministers of Indonesia
- Eisenhower Fellows
- Trade ministers of Indonesia
- 21st-century Indonesian women politicians
- 21st-century Indonesian politicians