BACKGROUND

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, as known as Mbak Ani, is the economist that beautiful, graceful, intelligent and popular. Since the second decade of the 1990s, her name can be equated with the celebrity in entertainment world, due mostly to the seminar stages or quoted in various media. Comments, critical analysis, straightforward, clear and popular. She is the star of seminars and talk shows on television at the time. In addition to frequently appear in the seminars, the Faculty of Economics; University of Indonesia (FE-UI) has also had an active adviser to the government along with a number of other prominent economists in the container of the National Economic Council (DEN) in the era of Abdurrahman Wahid administration. Less than four years, three ministerial positions she already held, after being a consultant in USAid and Executive Director of the IMF before. She is a woman and youth leaders that has the potential to be president. Three ministerial positions that she held was the first time led by a woman. Starting from the Minister of State for National Development Planning / Head of Bappenas, the Ministry of Finance and Acting Coordinating Minister for Economy of United Indonesia Cabinet. Before becoming Minister of National Development Planning / Head of Bappenas United Indonesia Cabinet, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, United States (U.S.), as a consultant in USAid since August 2001. Then, in early October 2002 she was elected Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), representing 12 countries in Southeast Asia (South East Asia / SEA Group), replace Dono Iskandar Djojosubroto. She became the first woman from Indonesia occupy that position. The President also appointed as the executor of the task of the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, replace Boediono who was elected as Governor of Bank Indonesia. Dia juga merangkap jabatan Menteri Keuangan.

A year after becoming the Minister of State VAT / Head of United Indonesia Cabinet, former Executive Director of the IMF serves to replace Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar in KiB reshuffle announced by December 5 and was inaugurated December 7, 2005. Several times there was a rumored that she will be a minister. But, she was even going international. Then, after becoming a consultant in USAid, then Executive Director of the IMF, she was given the position by President Yudhoyono as Minister for National Development Planning / Head of Bappenas United Indonesia Cabinet. Sri Mulyani was chosen to be one of important person in the World Bank by World Bank President, Robert B. Zoellick. In an official statement published by the World Bank, Zoellick stressed that the Sri Mulyani has guided economic policy making Indonesia one of the largest country in Southeast Asia, even one of the largest countries in the world. According to Zoellick, the policy guidance that has been made by Sri Mulyani successfully carry out the Indonesian from crisis. Sri Mulyani also considered to successfully implement key reforms and gets respect from his friends around the world. These are some publication by Sri Mulyani : Monetary Theory, UI Publishing Institute, 1986 Measuring the effect of Labour Supply Income Taxation Using a Life Cycle Labour Supply Model: A Case of Indonesia (Dissertation), 1992 A Dynamic Labor Supply Model for Developing Country: Consequences for Tax Policy (co-author: Jane Leuthold) BEBR - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1992 Economists and Environmental Problems", Kompas, December 4, 1992 "Indonesian Export Prospects and Problems", Suara Reformasi, April 1993 The Cohort Approach Of A Life Cycle Labour Supply, EKI, December 1993 "Challenges Exports of non oil and gas in Indonesia", DPE 1994 "Economic Development of Human Resources - Proceding" Seminar LP3Y - Yogyakarta, In Human Resources in Development, 1995 Dilemma of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Debt", Warta Ekonomi 26, 1995 "Economic Outlook", Gramedia, 1995 Challenges of Human Resource Indonesia Transpormasi Facing the Era of Globalization "(co with Dr. Ninasapti Triaswati) in: Alumni FEUI and Future Challenges, Gramedia, 1995. "Ability to Pay the minimum wage and Workers Condition in Indonesia", Seminar on World Bank Seminar, April 1995 "Growing Appeal by Tight Money", Warta Ekonomi, February 5, 1996

Consistent macroeconomic Development and its Limitation (Sri Mulyani and Ari Kuncoro), Indonesian Economy Toward The Twenty First Century - IDE 1996 "Indonesia: Sustaining Manufactured Export Growth", Seminar on National Development Planning Agency - ADB, 11 April 1996 "Hanging Hopes on Tax Holiday", SWA Magazine, August 16, 1996 "Globalization and Economic Independence", National Symposium III The Intellectuals Indonesia, Jakarta, August 28, 1996 "Readiness of East Java in supporting the development of National Industry", Industry Study Seminar: International Challenges and Responses Industry in East Java Refreksi and Prospective, 2 November 1996

"Market Development Strategy of Domestic and Overseas - Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperatives" Dana Bakti Astra Foundation Seminar, Jakarta, March 12, 1997 "Price Policy and National Food Security", commemorating the anniversary of Bulog, April 1997 "Government Versus Market", to commemorate 70 Years, Prof. Widjojo Nitrisastro, May 1997 "Liberalization Challenges", Seminar on ASEAN / ISI-Keijai Koho Center, Tokyo, July 8, 1997 , etc.