Urgensi Keberadaan Wakil Menteri di Indonesia
Abstract As President whose own the prerogative rights in order to doing governmental affairs, besides Vice President, President also assisted by Minister, it is regulated on Article Number 17 of Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia year 1945. Nor, the authority of appoint the ministers in the cabinet, President also has the authority to appoint the Vice Minister but this authority only can applied on particular circumstances which regulated on Article Number 10 of Law No. 39 Year 2008 about Ministry of State. As the history told, that seat of Vice Minister is has existed since the first year of Presidency of Soekarno, after the Independent Day. Yet, by the time goes the issues about Prime Ministry has regulated in Law No. 39 Year 2008 about Ministry of State and also in Presidential Decree No. 47 Year 2009 about Formation and Organizations of State Ministries. As the factual in reality practical, the appoint of Vice Minister gain the Pros and Contras for the society, because it impress the public the imagination of being political appointee as a gift for support coalition of the cabinet. The existences of Vice Minister is to assisted the Minister with the urgency situation, supposed to assisted in particular circumstances. This article aims to understanding and explain the main issues by using normative constitutional research method and legal approach method. Keywords: The urgency of Vice Minister, Ministry Effectiveness and Efficiency, Vice Minister Appointee Regulations. Abstrak Dalam hak prerogatifnya sebagai Presiden dalam menjalankan tugasnya, selain Wakil Presiden, Presiden juga dibantu oleh Menteri. Hal ini diatur dalam Pasal 17 Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945. Selain kewenangannya dalam mengangkat Menteri, Presiden juga memiliki kewenangan dalam mengangkat Wakil Menteri, hal ini diatur dalam Pasal 10 Undang-Undang No. 39 Tahun 2008 Tentang Kementerian Negara. Dalam penerapannya dengan sesuai fakta terjadinya pengangkatan Wakil Menteri menuai Pro dan Kontra bagi para rakyat ...