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.
Fauzi Bowo is an Indonesian politician and diplomat who was the Indonesian Ambassador to Germany from 2013 to 2018. He was the governor of Jakarta between 2007 and 2012 and previously served as deputy governor from 2002 to 2007 under Sutiyoso's governorship.
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.
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil, alternatively Kang Emil or RK, is an Indonesian architect and politician who was the 15th Governor of West Java, the largest province of Indonesia. He was also the mayor of Bandung from 2013 to 2018. As an architect, he designed iconic structures in Indonesia and other countries in Asia with his Urbane architectural firm and lectured at the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology.
Soekarwo , popularly known as Uncle Karwo, is an Indonesian politician who served as the 13th governor of East Java from 2009 to 2019.
Khofifah Indar Parawansa is an Indonesian politician who served as the 14th Governor of East Java from 2019 to 2024, and the 27th Minister of Social Affairs from 2014 to 2018.
Abdul Ghani Kasuba is an Indonesian politician and the former governor and former lieutenant governor of North Maluku.
Ganjar Pranowo is an Indonesian politician who served as the governor of Central Java between 2013 and 2023. He is a member of the nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). He was a candidate for president in the 2024 Indonesian presidential elections, running alongside former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, Mahfud MD and coming in third place. Previously, he represented Central Java as a national legislator in the People's Representative Council (DPR) for two terms from 2004 until 2009 and 2009 until 2013. He has been described as a left-wing populist.
Olly Dondokambey is an Indonesian politician and the governor of North Sulawesi province. Dondokambey held the office since 12 February 2016. Before elected governor, he was a representative from North Sulawesi to People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia for two periods serving from 2004 till 2014.
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.
Erzaldi Rosman Djohan is an Indonesian politician who has served as the governor of Bangka-Belitung Islands since 2017 to 2022. Prior to becoming governor, he was elected two times as the regent of Central Bangka Regency.
Rohidin Mersyah is an Indonesian politician who has served as governor of Bengkulu since December 2018.
The 2021 South Kalimantan floods were a series of floods in the South Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was the worst flood to affect the region in the last ten years, and the first major flood in the past fifty years. Most of the region affected had never experienced such a flood before. There were 15 deaths while many are missing. Landslides were also triggered by the floods. The most affected regions were Banjarmasin, Central Hulu Sungai Regency, and Tanah Laut Regency. More than 100,000 people were evacuated.
Syamsuar is an Indonesian politician who served as the Governor of Riau from 2019 until 2023. He previously served as Regent of Siak Regency between 2011 and 2019.
Andi Sudirman Sulaiman is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as the Governor of South Sulawesi. He had been elected as Vice Governor in 2018 and was elevated to acting governor when governor Nurdin Abdullah was arrested.
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.
Rusli Zainal is an Indonesian former politician convicted of corruption who served two terms as Governor of Riau between 2003 and 2013. He was also previously regent of Indragiri Hilir Regency. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2014, later reduced to 10 years, and was released on parole in 2022.
Syamsul Arifin was an Indonesian politician. A member of Golkar, he served as Governor of North Sumatra from 2008 to 2011.
The 2024 South Kalimantan gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of South Kalimantan for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2020.
Drs. H. Abdul Wahid HK, M.M., M.Si was an Indonesian Golkar politician who became Regent of North Hulu Sungai for two terms from 2012 to 2021. He served as the Regent of North Hulu Sungai together with his deputy, Husairi Abdi.
