Budi Arie Setiadi (born 20 April 1969) is an Indonesian politician who became the Minister of Communication and Informatics on 17 July 2023 until 20 October 2024 and is currently[when?]

Budi Arie Setiadi was born in Jakarta on 20 April 1969, the son of Joko Asmoro and Pudji Astuti.

[3] Budi continued his postgraduate studies in social development management at UI's Faculty of Economics and Business.

Budi also led several non-media companies, such as Daya Mandiri from 2010, NKR Investama, Sarana Global Informasi, and Miitra Lumina Indonesia.

In 2009, he was nominated by the party for a seat in the People's Representative Council from the Jakarta III electoral district but was not elected.

Joko Widodo's new cabinet included his opponent in the election, Prabowo Subianto, as his minister, sparking protest from Projo members.

Projo also criticized Wishnutama's appointment as minister despite his lack of support for Joko Widodo in his presidential campaigns.

Projo's attempt at launching the hashtag was criticized by Alifurrahman S. Asyari, the founder of the pro-Widodo Seword blogging site.

In response to the hashtag, Asyari self-defaced its own website and replaced it with the text #AlifforWapres (Alif for Vice President).

The corruption case implicating Plate centers around the cost mark-up of the deployment of base transceiver station in remote areas in Indonesia.

[10] Less than a month after his arrest, Joko Widodo appointed Setiadi as the new communications and information minister in a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of the 2024 general election.

The reshuffle was widely seen as a move by the President to install his supporters in the administration before the general election in February.

[10] After being inaugurated as a minister, Setiadi announced his plans to form a body to supervise the contents of social media.