Ratu Atut Chosiyah is a former governor of the province of Banten,Indonesia. She was suspended from office in 2014 because of a corruption case. She held office for several terms. Before her election as governor in 2006,she was the deputy governor under Djoko Munandar starting from 11 January 2002. Djoko was involved in a corruption case and was suspended from office in October 2005. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Ratu Atut as the acting governor to take over Djoko's administrative duties and she later became governor. She thus became the first female governor in Indonesia. In May 2014,she was formally charged by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission for alleged corruption. In early September 2014,she was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment on the charges brought by the Commission against her. In September 2022,Ratu Atut was released on parole.
Rano Karno is an Indonesian actor and politician who served as Governor of Banten from 2014 to 2017. As a result of his fame gained from his acting career,he is known for starring in the 1979 film Gita Cinta dari SMA.
Hendrar Prihadi,sometimes nicknamed Hendi,is the mayor of Semarang,Central Java since 2013 until 2022,following his predecessor's arrest over a corruption charge. He is set to serve as Mayor until 2020 following his victory in the 2015 mayoral elections.
Harnojoyo is an Indonesian politician of the Democratic Party who is the current mayor of Palembang,South Sumatra. He was elevated into office following the arrest of his predecessor Romi Herton for bribery. He was initially elected as deputy with Herton as his running mate during the city's 2013 local elections. He ran in the simultaneous local elections of 2018,and was reelected.
Herman Hasanusi is the mayor of Bandar Lampung,the third most populated city in Sumatra and the capital of Lampung province. He was first elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2015.
Local elections were held in Indonesia on 27 June 2018. Voters elected 17 governors,39 mayors and 115 regents across the country. The elections included gubernatorial elections for Indonesia's four most populous provinces:West Java,East Java,Central Java and North Sumatra.
A mayoral election was held in Bandung on 23 June 2013,in order to elect the mayor of Bandung for a five-year term between 2013 and 2018. It was the second direct mayoral election in the city's history. Eight candidates vied for the mayoral seat,four of which are not backed by any political parties. Incumbent mayor Dada Rosada did not participate,having served two full terms as mayor.
A gubernatorial election was held on 15 February 2017 to elect the governor of Banten province for the five-year term between 2017 and 2022. The election was held simultaneously with other provincial and local elections across the country as part of the 2017 local elections. It pitted incumbent Rano Karno against People's Representative Council member and former mayor of Tangerang Wahidin Halim.
The 2018 Makassar mayoral election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the mayor of Makassar and the deputy mayor.
A mayoral election was held in the city of Makassar on 23 September 2013. The election was the second direct mayoral election in the city's history.
M. Rizal Effendi is an Indonesian journalist and politician who is the mayor of Balikpapan,East Kalimantan.
Zulkieflimansyah is an Indonesian politician and academician who is the current Governor of West Nusa Tenggara,serving for the term 2018-2023. Before being elected as governor,he had been elected to the People's Representative Council thrice.
Romi Herton was an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the mayor of Palembang. He served actively between 2013 and 2014,and remained formally a mayor until 2015 when he was removed from his post. Before becoming mayor,he had been the deputy mayor for five years.
Wahidin Halim is an Indonesian politician who is the formerly Governor of Banten,having held that position since 2017 to 2022. Before being elected to the office,Halim had spent two years as a legislator and ten years as the mayor of Tangerang.
Mochammad Anton is an Indonesian politician and businessman who was the mayor of Malang,East Java between 2013 and 2018. In 2018,he was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 2 years in prison.
The 2020 Surakarta mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020,as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections across Indonesia. The mayoral seat was contested between Gibran Rakabuming Raka and independent candidate Bagyo Wahyono.
The 2020 Surabaya mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020,as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections across Indonesia.
The 2020 Makassar mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020,as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections in Indonesia. It is a repeat of the previous election held in 2018,an uncontested election where the none of the above option won a majority. The 2020 election saw the previous incumbent mayor,Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto,the 2018 single candidate Munafri Arifuddin,run as mayor along with former deputy mayor Syamsu Rizal and former East Luwu regent Irman Yasin Limpo. Pomanto managed to beat the other three candidates to secure a second term after winning 41.3 percent of votes.
Andika Hazrumy is the formerly Vice Governor of Banten since 2017 to 2022. He is the son of former Governor of Banten Ratu Atut Chosiyah.
Raden Aria Wangsakara was a seventeenth century Sultan from Java,Muslim cleric and warrior who is generally credited with being the founder of Tangerang,a city in Indonesia which is now within the Jakarta metropolitan area. In November 2021 he was declared a National Hero of Indonesia by president Joko Widodo.
