Career
He was part of the Second United Indonesia Cabinet and served as Minister of Transportation/Communications in Indonesia between October 22, 2009 and October 19, 2011. Under Megawati Sukarnoputri, Freddy was chosen as the Ambassador of Indonesia to Italy, Albania and Malta and was then sworn in as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries ( 2004-2009 ). He was Governor of Papua from 2001 to 2003.