# List of ministers of tourism (Indonesia)

The following is a list of the Minister of Tourism of Indonesia. Initially, the nomenclature of this position was included in the Minister of Land Transportation, Post and Telecommunications. Then in the Revised Dwikora Cabinet (1966), this position was separated into the Minister of Tourism, first held by Hamengkubuwana IX. However, in the same year, precisely on July 25, 1966, this position was abolished, along with the end of the Second Revised Dwikora Cabinet.
Then in 1983 in the Fourth Development Cabinet under Suharto presidency, this position was held again with the name Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, held by Achmad Tahir.
This position has changed its name several times. In 1998, it changed its name to Minister of Tourism, Art, and Culture. Two months later after the reformation event, this ministerial position became a non-departmental minister under Habibie presidency, with the name Minister of State for Tourism, Art and Culture.
In 1999, under President Abdurrahman Wahid, this position changed its name to Minister of State for Tourism and Art. In 2001, in the Mutual Assistance Cabinet under Megawati Sukarnoputri, the cultural nomenclature was included in this position, so the name of the position changed to State Minister of Culture and Tourism.
In 2004 under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presidency, the position of this minister returned to the position of minister of department with the name of Minister of Culture and Tourism. Then in 2011, the term Department was replaced with the term Ministry. Yudhoyono also returned the nomenclature of Culture to the Ministry of Education. While the nomenclature of Creative Economy was added to Ministry of Tourism.
In 2014 under Joko Widodo presidency, the creative economy nomenclature was separated into a non-ministerial government agency, the Creative Economy Agency. The name of this position was again the Minister of Tourism. Five years later in 2019, the creative economy nomenclature was merged back into the Ministry of Tourism, so that the position was renamed the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy.
In 2024 under Prabowo Subianto presidency, the creative economy nomenclature was separated again into a separate ministry, so that it became 2 ministries, namely the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Creative Economy.
| No | Portrait | Name | Political party | Political party | Cabinet | Took office | Left Office | Note |
| Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Working III | 6 March 1962 | 13 November 1963 | |
| Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Working IV | 13 November 1963 | 27 August 1964 | |
| Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Merged to Minister of Transport, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism | Dwikora I | 27 August 1964 | 24 February 1966 | |
| 1 | | Hamengkubuwono IX | | Independent | Dwikora II | 24 February 1966 | 27 March 1966 | |
| 1 | | Hamengkubuwono IX | | Independent | Dwikora III | 31 March 1966 | 25 July 1966 | |
| Position was removed, from Ampera Cabinet to Third Development Cabinet |||||||||
| 2 | | Achmad Tahir | | Golkar | Development IV | 19 March 1983 | 21 March 1988 | |
| 3 | | Susilo Sudarman | | Golkar | Development V | 21 March 1988 | 17 March 1993 | |
| 4 | | Joop Ave | | Golkar | Development VI | 17 March 1993 | 14 March 1998 | |
| 5 | | Abdul Latief | | Golkar | Development VII | 16 March 1998 | 20 May 1998 | |
| 6 | | Marzuki Usman | | Independent | Development Reform Cabinet | 23 May 1998 | 27 September 1999 | |
| — | | Giri S. Hadihardjono (ad-interim) | | Golkar | Development Reform Cabinet | 1 October 1999 | 20 October 1999 | |
| 7 | | Hidayat Jaelani | | Independent | National Unity | 29 October 1999 | 23 August 2000 | |
| 8 | | I Gede Ardhika | | Independent | National Unity | 23 August 2000 | 23 Juli 2001 | |
| 8 | | I Gede Ardhika | | Independent | Mutual Assistance | 10 August 2001 | 20 October 2004 | |
| 9 | | Jero Wacik | | Demokrat | United Indonesia | 21 October 2004 | 1 October 2009 | |
| — | | Mohammad Nuh (ad-interim) | | Independent | United Indonesia | 1 October 2009 | 20 October 2009 | |
| (9) | | Jero Wacik | | Demokrat | United Indonesia II | 22 October 2009 | 19 October 2011 | |
| 10 | | Mari Elka Pangestu | | Independent | United Indonesia II | 19 October 2011 | 20 October 2014 | |
| 11 | | Arief Yahya | | Independent | Working | 27 October 2014 | 20 October 2019 | |
| 12 | | Wishnutama | | Independent | Onward Indonesia | 23 October 2019 | 23 December 2020 | [H] [note 3] |
| 13 | | Sandiaga Uno | | Gerindra | Onward Indonesia | 23 December 2020 | 20 October 2024 | |
| 13 | | Sandiaga Uno | | United Development | Onward Indonesia | 23 December 2020 | 20 October 2024 | |
| 14 | | Widiyanti Putri | | Independent | Red and White | 21 October 2024 | Incumbent | |

## Minister name

* 1 2 3 As Minister of Tourism
* ↑ As Menteri Tourism, Posts and Telecommunication
* ↑ As Minister of Tourism, Art, and Culture
* ↑ As State Minister of Tourism, Art, and Culture
* ↑ As State Minister of Tourism and Arts
* ↑ As State Minister of Culture and Tourism
* ↑ As Minister of Culture and Tourism
* 1 2 3 As Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy

## Note

* ↑ Concurrently held position as Coordinating Minister for Development Compartment. On 18 March 1966, Hamengkubuwana IX concurrently held positions as Deputy Prime Minister ad-interim
* ↑ Concurrently held position as Deputy Prime Minister for Economy, Finance and Development
* 1 2 Concurrently held position as Head of Tourism and Creative Economy Agency