The Party of Functional Groups,often known by its abbreviation Golkar,is a centre-right big tent political party in Indonesia. Founded in 1964 as the Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups,it is the oldest extant political party in Indonesia. It first participated in national elections in 1971 as Functional Groups. Since 2009,it has been the second-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR),having won 102 seats in the latest election.
The Democratic Party is a centre to centre-right nationalist political party in Indonesia. Currently,it holds 44 seats in the House of Representatives (DPR). It is led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY),the son of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY),who served as the President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014.
Djandji Akbar Zahiruddin Tandjung is an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2004. A member of the Golkar party,he also served as the party's chairman from 1999 until 2004 and was a member of the People's Representative Council from East Java from 1977 until 2004.
Zulkifli Hasan,or colloquially Zulhas or Bang Zul,is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is currently serving as Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs since 20 October 2024. Previously,he served as Minister of Trade from 2022 to 2024 and deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) from 2019 until 2022. A member of the Islam-based National Mandate Party,he is also currently serving as the party's chairman since 2015. Additionally,he served as speaker of the MPR from 2014 to 2019 and was Minister of Environment and Forestry from 2009 until 2014.
Nurdin Halid is an Indonesian businessman,convicted corruption felon and politician. He is the deputy chairman of the Management Board of the Golkar Party and chairman of the Indonesian Cooperatives Council (DEKOPIN).
Setya Novanto,colloquially referred to as Setnov,is an Indonesian former politician,presently serving a 15 year prison sentence for corruption. He was chairman of Golkar Party and speaker of the People's Representative Council until his arrest in 2017 for corruption. Born in Bandung,he entered politics in 1998 after a business career and became a member of the People's Representative Council following the 1999 general election. After he was re-elected for a third time in the 2014 general election,won by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle,he was appointed DPR (Parliament) Speaker by the majority opposition coalition.
The Berkarya Party is an Indonesian political party formed in 2016. The party was formed to channel the political aspirations of former president Suharto's youngest son,Hutomo Mandala Putra,better known as Tommy Suharto. Tommy,a convicted murderer by proxy,lost the general chairmanship of the party in July 2020 after the government recognized the leadership of a breakaway faction headed by former general Muchdi Purwopranjono. Berkarya came 11th out of 16 political parties that contested Indonesia's 2019 general election,receiving 2.09% of votes cast. The party supported Tommy's former brother-in-law Prabowo Subianto's unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 2019. After failing to win a 4% threshold necessary to gain seats in the national parliament,the party in 2020 split into rival factions:one led by Tommy and the government-recognized faction led by Muchdi.
Fadli Zon is an Indonesian politician currently serving as Minister for Cultural Affairs. He was one of the founders of Prabowo Subianto's Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra),where he is vice chairman.
Syahrul Yasin Limpo is an Indonesian politician,who served as Minister of Agriculture in Joko Widodo's Onward Cabinet from October 2019 until the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced his involvement in alleged corruption in September 2023. He was governor of South Sulawesi from 2008 to 2018.
Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala Devi is an Indonesian politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),who is serving as the current speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR),Indonesia's lower house since 2019. She is the first female and the third-youngest person to take the office permanently,being aged 46,when she took the oath of office. She previously served as the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs between 2014 and 2019,becoming the first female and the youngest coordinating minister,being only 41 when she took office.
2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar,the 2018th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations,the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century,and the 9th year of the 2010s decade.
Bambang Soesatyo,more colloquially referred to as Bamsoet,is an Indonesian politician and businessman,who served as the 15th Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly between 2019 and 2024,and as a Member of the House of Representatives since 2009. A member of Golkar,he previously served as the 18th Speaker of the House of Representatives following the resignation of Setya Novanto.
Otto Cornelis Kaligis,also known as O. C. Kaligis,is an Indonesian lawyer.
Eni Maulani Saragih is an Indonesian politician who was a member of the People's Representative Council. She was first elected in the 2014 legislative election as a member of Golkar. She was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission in 2018,being accused of having accepted bribery,and was imprisoned until 2022.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives,is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of Indonesia. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives and is simultaneously the Council's presiding officer. The speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions.
Azis Syamsuddin is an Indonesian politician who served as First Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 2019 to 2021.
Edhy Prabowo is an Indonesian politician from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). He served as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries from October 2019 until his arrest for alleged corruption in November 2020. He has served as Chairperson of Commission IV of the House of Representatives and was chair of the Gerindra Faction there from 2014–2019.
The Bank Bali scandal occurred in Indonesia in 1999 when Golkar Party officials colluded with the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) to coerce Bank Bali chief Rudy Ramli to pay an illegal commission of Rp546 billion to private company Era Giat Prima in order to collect Rp904.6 billion owed by two banks taken over by IBRA.
Juliari Peter Batubara is an Indonesian politician,who served as Minister of Social Affairs in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia from 23 October 2019 until his arrest in December 2020 for alleged corruption. He is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
Annas Maamun is an Indonesian politician who was imprisoned for corruption who served as governor of Riau between February and September 2014. He was previously the regent of Rokan Hilir Regency between 2006 and 2014. His term as governor was ended by a corruption scandal,which led to him being imprisoned for six years. After his release in 2020,he was once more arrested for a bribery case from his time as governor,and sentenced to another year in prison in 2022.
