Jakarta - Indonesia's Central Bank Governor Perry Warjiyo resigned and replaced temporarily by Senior Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti as the acting governor of Bank Indonesia, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi announced on Monday, 27 July 2026 in Jakarta.
According to Acting Governor of Bank Indonesia Destry Damayanti, Governor Perry Warjiyo resigned due to personal reason on Saturday, 25 July 2026.
"As of yesterday, officially we received resignation letter from Governor of Central Bank to Mr. President, and then, according to the regulations, especially Bank Indonesia Law, the president accepted the resignation of Mr. Perry Warjiyo," Minister Prasetyo said.
Governor Perry led central bank for about seven years. State Secretary Minister said following the law and procedure, automatically governor position of the central bank will be taken by a senior deputy governor.
"According to the Bank Indonesia Law, the position of governor of Bank Indonesia will be automatically turns to senior deputy governor who will run all duties as acting governor temporarily. In the note, who is meant as senior deputy governor is Mrs. Destry Damayanti," Minister Prasetyo said at Bank Indonesia building in Jakarta.
As the Acting Governor of Bank Indonesia, Destry Damayanti made her first media statement explaining the process of the resignation of Governor Perry Warjiyo and mechanism conducted by the central bank to response it.
"Regarding the resignation of Perry Warjiyo from the position of Governor of Bank Indonesia voluntarily due to personal reason on 25 July 2026, according to article 48 verse 1 (a) Law No. 23 Year 1999 on Bank Indonesia...therefore, the Board of Governor in the meeting of the board of governor on 26 July 2026 determined Senior Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti as acting Governor temporarily," Governor Destry read out the press statement.
She reaffirmed that the board of governor consists of five deputies including herself will continue their duties to ensure stability of rupiah currency, payment, and financial system in order to support sustainable economic system.
It needs time until new definite governor of central bank to be appointed through a selection process that will be passing to the House of Representatives as described by Governor Destry.***
