Editing Sudharmono (section)

== State secretary ==
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| image1            = Sudharmono, Departemen Dalam Negeri dari Masa ke Masa, p133.jpg
| alt1              = As Minister of Home Affairs
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| alt2              = As State Secretary
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| alt3              = As State Secretary
| footer            = Portraits of Sudharmono while a minister in the New Order government; the first portrait was him as [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia)|minister of home affairs]], while the last two were portraits of him as [[Ministry of State Secretariat (Indonesia)|state secretary]].
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a KOTI was disbanded by Suharto in 1968, but Sudharmono, likely due to his administrative skills and the trust that he had earned from Suharto, would become the Cabinet Secretary as well as Chairman of the Economic Stability Council. In 1970, Sudharmono was moved from the position of Cabinet Secretary to the position of [[Ministry of State Secretariat (Indonesia)|State Secretary]], a position which allowed him to assist Suharto in the day-to-day running of the Government. Whilst State Secretary, Sudharmono also covered for other ministers when they were unable to perform their duties; with short stints as Interim [[Ministry of Information (Indonesia)|Information Minister]] and Interim [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia)|Home Affairs Minister]] as well as helping to produce Suharto's accountability speech before the [[People Consultative Assembly]] (MPR).{{sfn|Regina|Suwirta|2018| p = 136}} In 1980, Sudharmono's position as State Secretary received a significant boost through a presidential decision that gave the State Secretary the power to supervise government purchases exceeding 500 Million [[Indonesian Rupiah|Rupiahs]].{{sfn|Elson|2001| p = 234}}