Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri took over the presidency and included Kalla in her cabinet, appointing him to the senior post of Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare.
梅加瓦蒂·苏加诺普特里副总统接任总统职务，并将卡拉纳入内阁，任命他担任人民福利协调部长的高级职务。