Former Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih passed away at the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Central Jakarta at 11:41 a.m.
Deputy Health Minister Ali Ghufron Mukti said that Endang's death followed a severe deterioration in her condition on Tuesday. She had been undergoing treatment for lung cancer since April 20.
Endang, 57, resigned from her position last week due to her illness.
Endang was appointed health minister in 2009. In October 2010, she revealed her illness to the public, which drew concerns about her ability to perform her duties.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to pay his condolences at the Health Ministry.
“[She died] at 11:41 a.m. We’ll take her body home to Duren Sawit [South Jakarta] in two hours,” Endang’s widower Reanny Mamahit told The Jakarta Post over the phone.
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