When
Rini Soemarno, then
Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, become quite problematic and often clashed with People's Representative Council at that time, many politicians including from the ruling
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle voiced for replacing her. At that time,Trenggono was considered to be replacement of Rini, but until his first administration finished, Joko Widodo did not replace her. Eventually, Trenggono was appointed as Deputy Minister of Defense, accompanying
Prabowo Subianto, which become
Minister of Defense. He served from 2019 to 2020 as deputy minister. When Edhy Prabowo, then
Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, convicted in a corruption case, he replaced Edhy in the first reshuffle of
Onward Indonesia Cabinet since 23 December 2020. == Personal life ==