As a specialist in public finance, fiscal policy and labor economics, H.E. Dr Sri Mulyani Indrawati was chosen as the Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) representing 12 countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, from 2002 to 2004. In October 2004, she received her first cabinet appointment as Indonesia's Minister of Development Planning.

In 2005, Sri Mulyani was appointed as Indonesia's Minister of Finance. During this period, she was instrume