Ida Fauziyah | |
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Minister of Manpower | |
Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri |
Personal details | |
Born | Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia | 17 July 1969
Political party | National Awakening Party |
Spouse | Taufiq R. Abdullah |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Sunan Ampel State Islamic University Surabaya |
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Ida Fauziyah (born 17 July 1969) [1] is an Indonesian politician of the National Awakening Party who has been serving as Minister of Manpower in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia since 2019. [2]
Fauziah worked as a high school teacher before serving as a lawmaker in parliament from 1999 to 2018. [3] She also served as leader of the women’s branch of the Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia’s biggest Muslim group. [4]
Ahead of the 2019 general election, Fauziah part of Joko Widodo’s parliamentary campaign in charge of gathering women’s votes. [5]
During her time in government, Fauziyah notably led efforts to lift a temporary freeze on sending its migrant workers to Malaysia in 2022, after both countries ironed out concerns surrounding workers' rights. [6]
Since 2023, Fauziyah has been a member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession, co-chaired by Kersti Kaljulaid and Paula-Mae Weekes. [7]
On 3 December 2020, Fauziyah was tested positive for COVID-19. She was the fourth minister in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet to be declared COVID-19 positive after Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (resigned due to corruption), and Minister of Religion Affairs Fachrul Razi. [8] [9]