Armida Alisjahbana
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Professor Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, S.E., M.A., Ph.D (born in Bandung
, Indonesia
August 16, 1960), née Armida Salsiah Kusumaatmaja, is the Indonesian State Minister for National Development Planning / Head of BAPPENAS in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet
. She is a professor in the Faculty of Economics, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, and has served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs in the Faculty.
She obtained her B.A. in Economics from University of Indonesia
and earned an M.A. in Economics from Northwestern University
. She earned her Phd in Economics from University of Washington
. Before becoming a minister, in her academic capacity Armida undertook various research tasks for the World Bank
and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).
Armida is currently serving as a minister in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet
as Minister of State for National Development Planning / Head of Bappenas.
SH. and Siti Hadidjah. Armida married Andi Alisjahbana, currently the Director of Technology & Development of Indonesian Aerospace
.
They have two children, Arlisa Alisjahbana and Ariana Alisjahbana. Armida is the daughter-in-law of the late. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iskandar Alisjahbana.
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
August 16, 1960), née Armida Salsiah Kusumaatmaja, is the Indonesian State Minister for National Development Planning / Head of BAPPENAS in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet
Second United Indonesia Cabinet
The Second United Indonesia Cabinet was inaugurated on 22 October 2009, two days after the inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia for the second term...
. She is a professor in the Faculty of Economics, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, and has served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs in the Faculty.
Career
Armida has served as chairman of the Economics and Development Studies Department (now the Faculty of Economics) in Padjadjaran University and Director of the Center for Economics and Development Studies (LP3E).She obtained her B.A. in Economics from University of Indonesia
University of Indonesia
The Universitas Indonesia, is a state, comprehensive world class university located in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. Universitas Indonesia is the oldest tertiary-level educational institution in Indonesia...
and earned an M.A. in Economics from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. She earned her Phd in Economics from University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
. Before becoming a minister, in her academic capacity Armida undertook various research tasks for the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).
Armida is currently serving as a minister in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet
Second United Indonesia Cabinet
The Second United Indonesia Cabinet was inaugurated on 22 October 2009, two days after the inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia for the second term...
as Minister of State for National Development Planning / Head of Bappenas.
Family
Armida is the second daughter of Prof. (Em.) Dr. Mochtar KusumaatmadjaMochtar Kusumaatmadja
Mochtar Kusumaatmadja was the foreign minister of Indonesia between 1978 and 1988.During that time he was instrumental in developing the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty .- External links :...
SH. and Siti Hadidjah. Armida married Andi Alisjahbana, currently the Director of Technology & Development of Indonesian Aerospace
Indonesian Aerospace
Indonesian Aerospace ) is an Indonesian aerospace company in Asia involved in aircraft design, development and manufacturing of civilian and military regional commuter aircraft. The company was formerly known as Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara...
.
They have two children, Arlisa Alisjahbana and Ariana Alisjahbana. Armida is the daughter-in-law of the late. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Iskandar Alisjahbana.
Published works
- Regional development in the era of decentralization : growth, poverty, and the environment ISBN 978-979-96647-7-8, 9789799664778
- Green accounting and sustainable development in Indonesia ISBN 978-979-96647-8-5, 9789799664785
- インドネシアの地方分権化: 分権化をめぐる中央・地方のダイナミクスとリアリティ, アジア経済研究所 (2003) (Regional Income Inequality in Indonesia and The Initial Impact of The Economic Crisis)
- Pemikiran dan permasalahan ekonomi di Indonesia dalam setengah abad terakhir [1945 - 2005] buku 1 s.d. buku 5 ISBN 978-979-21-1207-8, 9789792112078
- Labour Market Dimensions of Poverty in Indonesia
- Survey of Recent Developments
- Tenaga kerja di pundak SBY -Majalah TempoTempo magazine (Indonesia)Tempo is an Indonesian weekly magazine that covers news and politics. It was founded by Goenawan Mohamad and Yusril Djalinus and the first edition was published in March 1971.-New Order era:...
vol. 35 nomor 35 tahun 2006