The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house, while the Regional Representative Council (DPD) serve as the upper house; while the Indonesian constitution does not explicitly mention the divide, the DPR enjoys more power, privilege, and prestige compared to the DPD.
Indonesia has drastically improved its health care in the past decade. Government expenditure on healthcare was about 3.1% of its total gross domestic product in 2018.
General elections were held in Indonesia on 17 April 2019. For the first time in the country's history, the president, the vice president, members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), and members of local legislative bodies were elected on the same day with over 190 million eligible voters. Sixteen parties participated in the elections nationally, including four new parties.
General elections are scheduled to be held in Indonesia on 14 February 2024 to elect the President, Vice President, People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) which consists of the DPR and the DPD, and members of local legislative bodies. The newly elected members of the MPR will be sworn in on 1 October 2024, while the elected President and Vice President will be sworn in on 20 October 2024. Incumbent President Joko Widodo is ineligible to run for a third term due to the term limits established by the Indonesian constitution.
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.
Terawan Agus Putranto is an Indonesian physician who served as the Minister of Health of Indonesia between 23 October 2019 and 23 December 2020. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Gajah Mada University and then joined the Indonesian Army as a military physician. Afterwards he studied Radiology in Airlangga University and obtained his doctoral degree in Hasanuddin University at 2013. He is a radiologist. He is the fourth Health Minister of Indonesia to have come from the military and the first since Suwardjono Surjaningrat, who was in office between 1978 and 1988. As Suwardjono and the two earlier officers were 2-star generals, Terawan, a 3-star general, is the highest-ranked military officer to have ever held this ministerial office.
2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. It was confirmed to have spread to Indonesia on 2 March 2020, after a dance instructor and her mother tested positive for the virus. Both were infected from a Japanese national.
Jimmy Demianus Ijie was an Indonesian politician from Southwest Papua.
Rahayu Saraswati Dhirakarya Djojohadikusumo is an Indonesian activist, politician, actress, presenter. She was a member of the Indonesian Parliament for the Gerindra Party from 2014 to 2019. During her time as a member of the legislature, she fought for women and children right and against human trafficking.
Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial Kesehatan is a social security agency of Indonesia aimed at providing universal health care to its citizens. BPJS Kesehatan is one of two social security agencies in the country alongside BPJS Ketenagakerjaan.
Muhammad Ali Taher Parasong was an Indonesian politician from the National Mandate Party who was the member of the People's Representative Council from the Banten III electoral district from the 2014 Indonesian legislative election until his death.
Gerardus Budisatrio Djiwandono is an Indonesian politician who has been serving in the People's Representative Council since 2017. A member of the Gerindra party, he is currently a Deputy Chairman of the legislature's fourth commission on agriculture, environmental, forestry, and maritime affairs.
Dian Istiqomah is an Indonesian politician of the National Mandate Party. She has been a member of the People's Representative Council since 2022.
Christina Aryani is an Indonesian lawyer and politician of the Golkar party who is a member of the People's Representative Council, serving since 2019.
Himmatul Aliyah is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council, representing Jakarta's 2nd electoral district, since 2019.
Rachel Maryam Sayidina is an Indonesian actress, model and politician of Sundanese descent who became a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) of Republic of Indonesia (RI) for three consecutive terms.
Athari Gauthi Ardi is an Indonesian businessperson and politician who became a member of the 2019–2024 House of Representatives (DPR) of Republic of Indonesia (RI). Additionally, she is the deputy general chairman of the Indonesian Cross-Professional Women's Association (PPILIDI) since 2018. Along with her membership in Commission V, she oversees the areas of transportation, infrastructure, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (DTT), and Search and Rescue.
Riezky Aprilia, nicknamed Kiki, is an Indonesian politician who became a member of the 2019–2024 House of Representatives (DPR) of Republic of Indonesia (RI).
Arzeti Bilbina Huzaimi Setiawan is an Indonesian model, actress and politician of Minangkabau descent who became a member of the 2019–2024 House of Representatives (DPR) of Republic of Indonesia (RI).
