Sudewo | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2025 | |
Regent of Pati | |
Assumed office 20 February 2025 | |
Deputy | Risma Ardhi Chandra |
Preceded by | Haryanto |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 1 October 2019 –1 October 2024 | |
Constituency | Central Java III |
Majority | |
In office 1 October 2009 –2013 | |
Constituency | Central Java VII |
Personal details | |
Born | Pati,Central Java,Indonesia | 11 October 1968
Political party | Gerindra (since 2013) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 2013) |
Sudewo (born 11 October 1968) is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as the regent of Pati since 2025. A member of the Gerindra Party,Sudewo previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013 and again from 2019 to 2024. As regent,he has faced criticism over a property tax hike which has led to protests demanding his resignation. [1] [2]
Sudewo was born on 11 October 1968 in Pati,Central Java. He attended high school in Pati,before majoring in civil engineering at Sebelas Maret University. After graduating in 1991,he then pursued a master's degree at Diponegoro University. [2]
After graduating from Sebelas Maret,Sudewo began to work as a civil servant for the Ministry of Public Works. [3]
In 2002,Sudewo put himself forward as a candidate for regent of Karanganyar with Juliyatmono as his running mate,though the pair lost the election. [4] In the 2009 legislative election,he was elected a member of the House of Representatives,representing the electoral district of Central Java VII ,as a member of the Democratic Party. [5] In 2013,he left the Democratic Party for the Gerindra Party and was replaced as a House member by RA. Ida Riyanti. [6] He returned to the House following the 2019 election as a member of Gerindra,representing the electoral district of Central Java III . He received 52,095 votes in the election. [7] He was re-elected in the 2024 election with 44,333 votes. [8]
In the 2024 Indonesian local elections,Sudewo announced his candidacy for the regent of Pati with Risma Ardhi Chandra as his running mate. The pair were elected with 419,684 votes or 53.53% of the vote. [2] [4] As regent,he ordered a staff reduction at Pati's Soewondo Regional Hospital due to perceived overcrowding. He also banned the usage of Sound horeg in the regency,though this policy was retracted after protests. [4]
In an attempt at increasing the regional revenue,Sudewo sought to increase the Rural and Urban Land and Building Tax by 250%. This caused protests and demonstrations calling for Sudewo's resignation. [2] On 13 August 2025,protesters gathered in front of the Pati Regional Administration Office carrying banners with anti-Sudewo messages,such as "Step down,Sudewo,or the people will remove you by force." [1] By 14 August,Pati's Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) had agreed to form a special committee to investigate a potential impeachment of Sudewo. [9]
According to his State Officials' Wealth Report (LHKPN),Sudewo has more than 31 billion rupiahs in assets,over half of which consisted of properties in Surakarta,Yogyakarta,Bogor,Depok,Pacitan,and Tuban. [4] He is married to Atik Kusdarwati,and the couple has four children. [10] Kusdarwati unsuccessfully ran for a DPR seat in 2024 from the same district as Sudewo. [11]