Mari Elka PANGESTU

 

Former Minister, Trade of Indonesia

 

Former Minister, Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia

 

Professor Mari Pangestu served as Indonesia’s Minister of Trade from 2004 to 2011, and as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy from 2011 until October 2014. She obtained her Bachelor and Master degrees in Economics from the Australian National University (ANU), and her PhD from the University of California, Davis, in 1986 where she specialised in macroeconomics and international trade. Being one of Indonesia’s most renowned economists and a consultant to many international organizations, Professor Pangestu was and continues to be active with the Pacific Economy Cooperation Council, World Economic Forum (including being on various Global Agenda Councils), Boao Forum for Asia, Asian Economists Panel, and many other international leadership forums. She has also served on various company boards such as Astra International. In 2013, she was awarded Bintang Mahaputra, the highest award for public service from the Indonesian government. Currently, Pangestu is a Professor of International Economics at the University of Indonesia and on the Board of Directors of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. She also serves on the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Solution Network, the International Advisory Board of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and McLarty Associates, and a panel of the World Health Organization. She is also a member of the Equitable Access Initiative (a scheme chaired by Pascal Lamy under the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria),a distinguished fellow of the Fung Global Institute, and a member of the International Council on Women’s Business Leadership(chaired by Hilary Clinton).