List of chairpersons of the Golkar Party

General Chairman of Party of Functional Groups
Ketua Umum Partai Golongan Karya
Logo of the Golkar Party
Incumbent Bahlil Lahadalia since August 21, 2024
Seat	Golkar Party DPP Office Jalan Anggrek Neli Murni Number 11 A, Kemanggisan, Palmerah, Jakarta Postal code 11480
Precursor	General Chairperson of Golongan Karya
Formation	October 20, 1964 (1964-10-20)
First holder	Djuhartono  [ id ]

The General Chairperson of the Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) is the highest position in the Golkar Party management structure, especially at the Central Leadership Council level (DPP).

List

No.	Portrait	General Chairperson [1] [2]	Served	Age when elected	Election	Secretary General	Ref.
1		Djuhartono (1964–1987)	20 October 1964 – 7 November 1967	38 years, 340 days	Meeting of Functional Professional Organizations (Jakarta, 1964)	Amino Gondohutomo 1964–1970
2		Suprapto Sukowati (1922–1972)	November 7, 1967 – August 9, 1972	44 years, 360 days
3		Amir Murtono (1924–2021)	August 9, 1972 – September 10, 1973	48 years, 33 days
			September 10, 1973 – October 1978	49 years, 65 days	National Conference I (Surabaya, 1973)
			October 1978 – 25 October 1983		National Conference II (Bali, 1978)
4		Sudharmono (1927–2006)	October 25, 1983 – October 25, 1988	56 years, 227 days	National Conference III (Jakarta, 1983)	Sarwono Kusumaatmadja 1983–1988	[3]
5		Wahono (1925–2004)	October 25, 1988 – October 25, 1993	63 years, 214 days	Munas IV (Jakarta, 1988)	Rahmat Witular 1988–1993
6		Harmoko (1939–2021)	October 25, 1993 – July 11, 1998	54 years, 261 days	National Conference V (Jakarta, 1993)	Ary Mardjono 1993–1998	[4]
7		Djandji Akbar Zahiruddin Tanjung (born 1945)	July 11, 1998 – December 19, 2004	52 years, 331 days	Munas VI	Tuswandi 1998–2004
8		Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (born 1942)	December 19, 2004 – October 8, 2009	62 years, 218 days	7th National Conference (Bali, 2004) 323 / 482	Sumarsono 2004–2009	[5]
9		Aburizal Bakrie (born 1946)	October 8, 2009 – December 3, 2014	62 years, 328 days	8th National Conference (Pekanbaru, 2009) 296 / 538	Idrus Marham 2009–2017	[6]
			December 3, 2014 [a] – 17 May 2016	68 years, 18 days	IX National Conference (Bali, 2014) Acclamation		[8]
10		Setya Novanto (born 1955)	May 17, 2016 – December 13, 2017 [b]	60 years, 187 days	Extraordinary National Conference (Bali, 2016) 277 / 554		[10] [11]
11		Airlangga Hartarto (born 1962)	December 20, 2017 [c] – December 4, 2019	55 years, 73 days	Extraordinary National Conference (Jakarta, 2017) Acclamation	Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus 2017–2024	[12] [13]
			December 4, 2019 – August 10, 2024 [d]	57 years, 64 days	National Conference X (Jakarta, 2019) Acclamation		[15]
		Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita (Acting) (born 1969)	August 13, 2024 – August 21, 2024	55 years, 223 days	Plenary Meeting (Jakarta, 2024) Acclamation	Vacant	[16]
12		Bahlil Lahadalia (born 1976)	August 21, 2024 – present	48 years, 14 days	Munas XI (Jakarta, 2024) Acclamation	Muhammad Sarmuji 2024–present	[17] [18]

Notes

1. Aburizal's position as general chairman was initially accepted by the majority of participants in the national conference. However, his position was threatened after the emergence of another national conference which appointed Agung Laksono as general chairman since December 8, 2014. They held their national conference in Jakarta, while Aburizal's was in Bali so that the leadership at this time experienced dualism within the party. ^[7] The conflict between the two camps ended after the Golkar Party (Golkar) held an extraordinary meeting on 17 May 2016 to elect a new general chairman for the remainder of the 2016 to 2019 term.
2. Setya Novanto resigned as chairman before his term ends at the next national conference in 2019. He resigned after being named a suspect in a corruption case related to Electronic Identity Card. ^[9]
3. Airlangga has been serving as general chairman since December 13, 2017, replacing his predecessor, Setya Novanto through a plenary meeting held on the same day.
4. Airlangga Hartarto resigns as general chairman before his term ends at the next national conference in 2024. ^[14]

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