Ministry of Tourism (Indonesia)
The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is the ministry in Indonesia concerned with administration of tourism.In the 1990s, tourism was a directorate general within the Department of Tourism, Posts and Telecommunications which concerned with administration of postal and telecommunication as well., not a standalone department/ministry yet.
The department name changes to Department of Tourism, Art and Culture on Soeharto's Seventh Development Cabinet after releasing the Posts and Telecommunications responsibility to Department of Transportation. It becames the State Ministry of Tourism and Art and changes to become Department of Tourism and Culture on Gus Dur's National Unity Cabinet. It became the State Ministry of Culture and Tourism during Megawati's presidency and changed name again to become Ministry of Culture and Tourism during the first term of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's presidency. It changed into Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy during the second term of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presidency as the cultural responsibilities was transferred into Ministry of Education and Culture.
In 2014, the ministry name changes to become the Ministry of Tourism after President Joko Widodo announce the cabinet line up. Joko Widodo plan to spin off the Directorate General of Creative Economy into a new separate organisation which will be named Creative Economy Agency.Logo
