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| Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat |
| Native name | Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat |
| House type | Lower house |
| Body | People's Consultative Assembly |
| Leader1 type | Speaker |
| Leader1 | Puan Maharani |
| Leader1 party | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle |
| Members | 575 |
| Last election | 2024 Indonesian legislative election |
| Meeting place | Nusantara Building |
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat. The Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat is the unicameral legislative chamber that, together with the People's Consultative Assembly, forms the national legislature located in Jakarta, with seat in the Nusantara Building and historical sessions in the MPR/DPR/DPD Complex. It is composed of representatives elected from provinces including Aceh, North Sumatra, West Java, East Java, Bali, Papua, and special regions such as Yogyakarta Special Region and Jakarta Special Capital Region. The institution interacts with national figures and organizations such as Joko Widodo, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Prabowo Subianto, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Golkar, PDI-P, Gerindra, NasDem, PKB, and PKS.
The chamber traces its antecedents to colonial-era bodies such as the Volksraad and wartime entities including the BPUPKI and PPKI that preceded the proclamation involving Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, and later constitutional developments after the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference. Post-independence constitutional changes involved actors like Sutan Sjahrir, Sutan Syahrir, Sukarno's Guided Democracy, and events such as the PRRI/Permesta rebellion and the 30 September Movement, which influenced the role of the legislature during the Suharto era and the New Order (Indonesia). Democratic reforms during the Reformasi period followed the fall of Suharto in 1998, the passage of amendments to the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia and institutional reform involving figures such as Amien Rais and Hamzah Haz. The chamber's facilities and protocols were affected by incidents such as the 2001 security crises and later relocations debated during the Capital relocation to Nusantara planning era.
Membership is drawn from multi-member electoral districts across Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Bali, West Papua, Aceh, North Sumatra, South Sulawesi, and other provinces, with parties like PDI-P, Golkar, Gerindra, PKB, PAN, Golkar, PKS, NasDem, Hanura, and PPP contesting seats. Prominent legislators have included Megawati Sukarnoputri (prior roles), Anies Baswedan (as alumnus and politician), Airlangga Hartarto, Muhaimin Iskandar, Hatta Rajasa, Wiranto, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Suryadharma Ali, Pramono Anung, Zulkifli Hasan, and Rizal Ramli in various capacities. Representation includes militia-era figures, academics from University of Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University, Bandung Institute of Technology, and civil society actors affiliated with organizations such as Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah. Seats have been filled by electoral lists submitted by national parties recognized by the General Elections Commission (KPU).
Members are elected under an open-list proportional representation system using divisional districts aligned with provinces and populations, administered by the General Elections Commission (KPU), with thresholds and rules shaped by legislation including laws enacted by the legislature itself and rulings from the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Past electoral reforms followed controversies in elections such as the 1999 Indonesian legislative election, 2004 legislative election, 2009 legislative election, 2014 legislative election, 2019 legislative election, and 2024 Indonesian legislative election. Campaign regulations involve oversight by the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), interactions with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and are influenced by political finance discussions in forums with Transparency International and partner states.
The chamber's constitutional powers include passing statutes under the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia, approving the national budget through collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (Indonesia), debating foreign policy instruments such as ratification of treaties like the ASEAN Charter agreements and bilateral accords with countries including China, United States, Japan, Australia, and India. It exercises oversight of the Cabinet of Indonesia, vetting of ministers like those from Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, and can summon officials from institutions such as the Bank Indonesia, Corruption Eradication Commission, National Police (Indonesia), and Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia. Legislative outputs have addressed sectors involving agencies like the Ministry of Health (Indonesia), Ministry of Education and Culture, Ministry of Transportation (Indonesia), and laws such as the Law on Mass Organizations and the Omnibus Law on Job Creation.
Leadership includes a Speaker and multiple Deputy Speakers affiliated with parties such as PDI-P, Golkar, Gerindra, and NasDem; recent leaders have included Puan Maharani, Muhaimin Iskandar, and others. The chamber organizes standing committees (Komisi) covering policy areas that correspond with ministries and agencies: Komisi I (defense and foreign affairs liaising with Ministry of Defense (Indonesia)), Komisi II (home affairs and electoral oversight liaising with Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia), KPU), Komisi III (law and human rights liaising with Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Indonesia)), Komisi IV (agriculture and food security liaising with Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia)), Komisi V (infrastructure liaising with Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (Indonesia)), Komisi VI (state-owned enterprises liaising with Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (Indonesia)), and others including commissions interfacing with Badan Intelijen Negara and the Supreme Court of Indonesia. Special committees (panitia kerja) and inquiry commissions (panitia hak angket) have been formed for investigations involving incidents tied to figures like Bank Mandiri executives, state projects, and major contracts with firms such as PT Pertamina and international partners like CIMB and Mitsubishi.
Bills may originate from the executive including ministries such as the Ministry of Finance (Indonesia) and Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, from commissions, or from regional representatives; procedures involve first reading, committee review, plenary deliberation, and promulgation by the President of Indonesia. The chamber has engaged with legal instruments including draft statutes that reference international agreements like ASEAN Free Trade Area protocols and domestic regulatory frameworks adjudicated by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia and enforced by agencies such as the Attorney General's Office of Indonesia. High-profile legislative debates have concerned laws on labor, taxation, and natural resources involving stakeholders like BP Migas (historical), Pertamina, and industry groups including Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Relations are characterized by oversight, confirmation, and checks involving the President of Indonesia, cabinets under leaders like Joko Widodo and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and judicial review by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia and the Supreme Court of Indonesia. The chamber has used instruments such as interpellation, questioning, and motions of inquiry in episodes involving figures like Bambang Trihatmodjo (historical controversies), ministers, heads of agencies, and interactions with anti-corruption investigations by the KPK. Cooperation and friction have occurred over matters like budgetary allocations to ministries including the Ministry of Health (Indonesia), appointments to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), and oversight of defense procurements involving the Ministry of Defense (Indonesia) and foreign suppliers such as PT PAL Indonesia and international contractors.
Category:Politics of Indonesia