History of the Indonesian House of Representatives

The Indonesian House of Representatives has undergone several changes from the colonial
era to the Central Indonesian National Committee (KNIP) period. The three major periods
include:

1. Volksraad
2. Struggle for the National Independence
3. The Central Indonesian National Committee (KNIP)

In summary, they can be described as follows:

In the Dutch colonial period, a parliament-equivalent institution called Volskraad was
established by the Dutch government. By March 8th 1942, the Dutch ended their 350 years of
colonization in Indonesia. The following transition to Japanese colonization had
automatically annulled Volskraad, and not too long after that, the struggle for independence
period followed.
The history of the Indonesian House of Representatives began when the Indonesian Central
Indonesian National Committee was established by the President on August 29th 1945 (12
days after the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence) in Kesenian Building, Pasar Baru,
Jakarta. KNIP’s inauguration date (August 29) has been since then set as the anniversary of
the Indonesian House. The first session of KNIP resulted with the formation of leaders as
follows:

 Speaker : Mr. Kasman Singodimedjo

 Vice Speaker I : Mr. Sutardjo Kartohadikusumo
 Vice Speaker II : Mr. J. Latuharhary
 Vice Speaker III : Adam Malik

VISION & MISSION, DPR RI

VISION

The realization of the DPR RI as a modern, authoritative, and credible Representative Body

MISSION

1. To carry out the functions of the DPR RI for national development in the context of
people's representation
2. Strengthening the DPR RI institutions as a balance to the government
Structure
Period: 1 October 2019 - 30 September 2024
Chairman: Puan Maharani (A-188 / Central Java V)
Deputy Chair: Azis Syamsuddin (A-282 / Lampung II) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (A-119 /
Banten III) Rachmad Gobel (A-401 / Gorontalo) Muhaimin Iskandar (A-044 / Jawa
Timur VIII)
Number of Members: 575 people
• Commission I
• Commission II
• Commission III
• Commission IV
• Commission V
• Commission VI
• Commission VII
• Commission VIII
• Commission IX
• Commission X
• Commission XI