Dr. Bimo Wijayanto, S.E., Ak., M.B.A., Ph.D.
He was born in Bajawa, Flores, on July 5, 1977. He completed his undergraduate education at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), earning a Bachelor of Economics in Accounting (S.E., Ak.) in 2000. He then pursued his graduate studies under a government-sponsored program at the University of Queensland, Australia, earning a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in 2005. In 2015, he completed his doctoral studies and received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Canberra, Australia. For his doctoral research, he received the Hadi Soesastro Australia Award in 2014. He also completed a postdoctoral program at Duke University in the United States.
Dr. Wijayanto began his career in public service on December 1, 2002, as a civil servant candidate at the Ministry of Finance, assigned to the Directorate General of Taxes. He held various strategic roles, including Head of the Section for Macroeconomic Policy Impact within the Directorate of Potential, Compliance, and Revenue (2007–2009). From 2016 to 2020, he served as Senior Expert Staff at the Executive Office of the President (Kantor Staf Presiden/KSP). In 2020, he was appointed Assistant Deputy for Strategic Investment at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs. In 2024, he was entrusted with the role of Secretary to the Deputy for Economic and Investment Cooperation at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.
On May 23, 2025, Dr. Wijayanto was officially appointed as Director General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia.
Educational Background
Feb–Sept 2014: Post-doctoral Fellowship – Inaugural Hadi Soesastro Prize, Australia Awards, conducted at NATSEM (University of Canberra) and the Duke Center for International Development (DCID), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
2010–2014: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. in Economics) – National Centre for Social and Economic Modeling (NATSEM), University of Canberra, Bruce, Canberra, Australia. Full Scholarship: Australian Leadership Awards.
2004–2005: Master’s Degree (M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance) – University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Full Scholarship: Australian Development Scholarships.
1995–2000: Bachelor’s Degree (S.E., Ak.) – Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
1998–1999: Non-degree Program – Hiroshima University of Economics, Japan (Exchange Student, Management). Full Scholarship: Association of International Education of Japan (AIEJ).
1992–1995: Senior High School – Taruna Nusantara, with full scholarship from the Panglima Besar Sudirman Military Foundation.
Government Positions Held
May 23, 2025 – Present: Director General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia.
Dec 2024 – May 23, 2025: Secretary to the Deputy for Economic and Investment Cooperation, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.
Sept 2020 – Dec 2024: Assistant Deputy for Strategic Investment, Deputy for Investment and Mining Coordination, Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs.
Dec 2019 – Aug 2020: Senior Expert Staff, Deputy for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Executive Office of the President.
Jan 2016 – Oct 2019: Senior Expert Staff, Deputy for Strategic Issues in Social, Cultural, and Ecological Affairs, Executive Office of the President.
Jul 2015 – Jan 2016: Intermediate Expert Staff, Deputy for Priority Program Management, Executive Office of the President.
Sept 2014 – Jul 2015: Senior Analyst, Center for Tax Analysis, Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance.
2007 – 2010: Head of Section for Macroeconomic Policy Impact, Sub-directorate of Policy Impact, Directorate of Potential, Compliance, and Revenue, Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance.
Awards and Honors
2023: 2nd Place, National Leadership Training Program Level I Batch 56 – National Institute of Public Administration (LAN), Indonesia.
2023: Satyalancana Karya Satya XX Year Service Medal – Government of Indonesia.
2014: Hadi Soesastro Prize – Australia Awards.
2013: Satyalancana Karya Satya X Year Service Medal – Government of Indonesia.
2010: Australian Leadership Awards.
2004: Australian Development Scholarships.
Address and Contact:
Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 40-42, Mar`ie Muhammad Tower KPDJP 5th Floor, Jakarta Selatan, 12190
Phone: 021-5250208