Ignasius Jonan

Jonan was born on 21 June 1963 in Singapore. He grew up in Surabaya, graduating from St. Louis 1 Catholic High School in the city. He later graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Airlangga University's School of Business and Economics in 1985. He took executive and management programs between 1999 and 2000 from Columbia Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Jonan received his Master's degree in International Relations in 2005 from the Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP) at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Jonan started his career as an accountant and investment manager. In 1999, he became Director for Private Equity at Citigroup branch in Indonesia. Two years later, he was appointed CEO of the government-owned investment firm, PT. Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia, assuming the role until 2006. From 2006 to 2009, he was promoted by Citi as Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking for Indonesia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=970616&privcapId=969927|title=Executive Profile - Ignasius Jonan|date=6 May 2016|website=Bloomberg|access-date=}}

Jonan was appointed head of P.T. Kereta Api Indonesia in 2009, during the railway company's output and financial troubles. He faced various problems including PT. KAI's 27,000 employees with low expectations in terms of work quality, a financial deficit (in 2008, it lost Rp 82.6 billion), and a high percentage of substandard or broken locomotives, diesel trains, freight cars, and crumbling stations.{{Cite web|url=http://www.amcham.or.id/fe/4757-newsmaker-interview-ignasius-jonan|title=Newsmaker Interview: Ignasius Jonan|last=Silaban|first=Mary|date=2 October 2014|website=American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia|publisher=|access-date=}} In a speech for the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club, Jonan blamed the low train fares as a cause for the railway system's poor service and crowdedness.{{cite news |last1=Bland |first1=Ben |title=“Only god” could make do on these rail fares, complains Indonesia rail chief |url=https://www.ft.com/content/e519259e-b380-34fe-bf30-6ecfea37616d |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Financial Times |date=10 September 2014}}

Within 5 years, he overturned the public perception of the failing Indonesian rail transportation system. The company was able to increase passenger ridership by 50% in 2014 compared to when Jonan took up the role in 2009. Freight loads have also doubled to nearly 30 million tons per year.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2014/09/29/on-the-rails-with-ignasius-jonan-the-numbers/|title=On the Rails with Ignasius Jonan|last=Schonhardt|first=Sara|date=29 September 2014|website=Wall Street Journal|publisher=|access-date=}}

On 26 October 2014, the newly-elected Indonesian President Joko Widodo named him as the 37th Minister of Transportation. Within this capacity, Jonan had wanted to ban ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Grab in 2015 citing existing regulations, but he was overridden by Widodo.{{cite news |last1=Chilkoti |first1=Avantika |title=Indonesia backtracks on ride-hailing rules |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c94314c6-a54a-11e5-a91e-162b86790c58 |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Financial Times |date=18 December 2015}} In 2016, he again threatened a ban on the apps as they had not formally registered as taxi operators with the government.{{cite news |last1=Chilkoti |first1=Avantika |title=Indonesia threatens to ban ride-hailing apps |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0bf08f0a-f646-11e5-96db-fc683b5e52db |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Financial Times |date=31 March 2016}}

Following the crash of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 in 2014, Jonan alleged that budget airlines in Indonesia had been endangering passenger safety due to cost-cutting measures.{{cite news |last1=Bland |first1=Ben |title=Jakarta warns AirAsia affiliate over negative equity |url=https://www.ft.com/content/5c451b04-215f-11e5-ab0f-6bb9974f25d0 |access-date=10 February 2022 |work=Financial Times |date=3 July 2015}}

On 27 July 2016, President Joko Widodo removed Jonan from his post in a cabinet reshuffle.{{cite web |url=https://m.tempo.co/read/news/2016/07/27/078790946/ditanya-soal-reshuffle-jonan-saya-mau-pergi-nanti-balik-lagi |title=Ditanya Soal Reshuffle, Jonan: Saya Mau Pergi, Nanti Balik Lagi |date=27 July 2016}} In response to the reshuffle, Ignasius Jonan, with a flat face, said, "I will come back". On 14 October 2016, the president appointed Ignasius Jonan again, but as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources with Arcandra Tahar as his deputy.{{cite web |url=http://www.antaranews.com/berita/590178/jonan-menjadi-menteri-esdm-arcandra-wakilnya |title=Jonan menjadi Menteri ESDM, Arcandra wakilnya |author=Hanni Sofia Soepardi |date=14 October 2016}}

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• 70px Star of Mahaputera (2nd Class) ({{langx|id|Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana}}) (2020){{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Susi Pudjiastuti, Ignasius Jonan, dan Rudiantara Akan Dianugerahi Bintang Mahaputera|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/11/10/17450401/susi-pudjiastuti-ignasius-jonan-dan-rudiantara-akan-dianugerahi-bintang|website=KOMPAS.com|language=id|access-date=2023-04-03}}

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• File:Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg Chevalier of the National Order of Legion of Honour (2016){{Cite web|title=Penyematan Penghargaan Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur kepada Bapak Ignasius Jonan, Menteri Perhubungan Indonesia|url=https://id.ambafrance.org/Penyematan-Penghargaan-Chevalier-de-la-Legion-d-Honneur-kepada-Bapak-Ignasius|website=La France en Indonésie, au Timor oriental et auprès de l’ASEAN|language=id|access-date=2023-07-23}}
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• 70px Gold and Silver Star of the Order of the Rising Sun (2022){{cite web |url= https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/100415155.pdf|title= 令和4年秋の外国人叙勲 受章者名簿|access-date= November 3, 2022|work= Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}{{Cite web|date=2022-11-10|title=Empat Tokoh Indonesia Dapat Anugerah Bintang Jasa Jepang|url=https://republika.co.id/share/rl32zo335|website=Republika Online|language=id|access-date=2023-04-03}}
• {{flag|Vatican}} :
• 70px Knight Commander with Star of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (2023)[https://rm.id/baca-berita/nasional/197331/ignasius-jonan-terima-penghargaan-dari-paus Ignasius Jonan terima gelar Ksatria Ordo Santo Gregorius Agung]

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