Pratikno

Pratikno (born 13 February 1962) is an Indonesian politician and academic. He currently serving as Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs. He also served as the Minister / Secretary of State of Indonesia in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet, the cabinet appointed by President Joko Widodo for his second term in office 2019–2024.

Pratikno
18th Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 October 2024
President	Prabowo Subianto
Preceded by	Muhadjir Effendy
Secretary of State of Indonesia
In office 27 October 2014 – 20 October 2024
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Sudi Silalahi
Succeeded by	Prasetyo Hadi
Cabinet Secretary
Acting
In office 22 September 2024 – 20 October 2024
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Pramono Anung
Succeeded by	Teddy Indra Wijaya
Rector of Gadjah Mada University
In office 16 July 2012 – 24 November 2014
Preceded by	Soedjarwadi
Succeeded by	Dwikorita Karnawati
Personal details
Born	(1962-02-13) 13 February 1962 (age 63) Padangan, Indonesia
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Gadjah Mada University (Drs.) University of Birmingham (MSocSc) Flinders University (PhD)
Occupation	Academician

Pratikno was formerly Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Science at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, before becoming Rektor of the University in 2012.^[1] He resigned as Rektor on being appointed State Secretary in the first Joko Widodo administration in 2014.

Early life

Born at Bojonegoro in East Java, Pratikno graduated from Gadjah Mada University in 1985 where he studied public administration. He then received a Master's degree in Development Administration from Birmingham University and Doctoral degree from the Department of Asian Studies, Flinders University, in Adelaide, South Australia.^[2]