The Democratic Party is a constitutional populist political party in Indonesia. It was founded on 9 September 2001. It states its ideology to be based on Pancasila.
Anies Rasyid Baswedan is an Indonesian academic,activist,and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022,as an Independent. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service,he served as rector of Paramadina University before being appointed to be Minister of Education and Culture in Joko Widodo administration. He is also the founder of Indonesia Mengajar,a program that selects,trains,and assigns university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country. He is the grandson of nationalist,journalist,and freedom fighter Abdurrahman Baswedan,and the cousin of Novel Baswedan.
Rizal Mallarangeng is an Indonesian politician. He served as a senior advisor to Indonesia's Coordinating Economic Minister (2004-2005) and Coordinating Welfare Minister (2005-2008) Aburizal Bakrie. He also served as a member of Golkar Party's Leadership Committee under Aburizal Bakrie and Airlangga Hartarto.
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno is an Indonesian businessman,investor and politician who is the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy,and was the Deputy Governor of Jakarta. He was elected along with Anies Baswedan in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election after defeating incumbent pair Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat. He resigned the office to run as Prabowo Subianto's running mate for the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.
The Special Capital Region of Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council is the unicameral legislature of the Indonesian province of Jakarta. The Council is composed of 106 members elected via party lists in the 2014 legislative election. Elections are held every five years and are conducted simultaneously with the nationwide legislative election.
Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono,more commonly referred to as AHY,is an Indonesian politician and former army major who is currently serving as the leader of the Democratic Party. Serving in the army from 2000 until 2016,he is the executive director of the Yudhoyono Institute and founder of the Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono Foundation. He is the son of former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,more commonly known as SBY.
Two rounds of a gubernatorial election were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama,popularly referred to as "Ahok",and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat were running for re-election to a second term. Basuki,who inherited his current position from his running mate Joko Widodo when he won the 2014 Indonesian presidential election,would have become the first elected Chinese-Christian governor of Jakarta had he won.
Djarot Saiful Hidayat is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the People's Representative Council. He was the governor of Jakarta,in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since 9 May. He replaced his predecessor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama when the latter was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. He was appointed by Basuki as Deputy Governor in 2014 to fill the gap left by the election of Joko Widodo as president.
Prasetyo Edi Marsudi is an Indonesian politician from PDI-P who is currently speaker of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council.
Abraham Lunggana,popularly known as Lulung or Haji Lulung,was an Indonesian politician and businessman who was a member of the People's Representative Council and was the deputy speaker of Jakarta Council.
Mohamad Taufik was an Indonesian politician who was a member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council from 25 August 2009 until his death in 2023. He was a member of the Gerindra Party for most of his legislature career,but resigned from the party in October 2022. Having been convicted of corruption in 2004,he received significant attention in 2019 when he successfully filed a lawsuit against the General Elections Commission to run for his second term in the legislative body.
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.
Soni Sumarsono is an Indonesian civil servant who was the Director-General of Regional Autonomy in the Ministry of Home Affairs. As part of his position,he has become acting governors for the provinces of South Sulawesi,Jakarta and North Sulawesi.
Ruhut Sitompul is an Indonesian lawyer,politician and actor. He was elected twice into the People's Representative Council,in 2009 and 2014. As a lawyer,he handled many cases of high-profile politicians,and maintained a high-profile status in media himself,having gained popularity through his acting role in television.
The deputy governor of Jakarta consisted of four officials who is hierarchically under the governor of Jakarta. The deputy governor of Jakarta is tasked to assist the governor of Jakarta in specific tasks. Unlike the vice governor of Jakarta,the deputy governor is appointed by the president of Indonesia with the recommendation of the governor.
Saefullah was an Indonesian bureaucrat and teacher. He primarily served in the regional government of Jakarta,reaching the rank of regional secretary in 2014. He had previously served as appointed mayor of Central Jakarta between 2010 and 2014,following a seven-year career in Jakarta's educational offices. He died in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Nova Iriansyah is an Indonesian architect and politician who has served as the Governor of Aceh,Indonesia since 2020,although he had served as acting governor since 2018. Before becoming governor,he was deputy governor in 2017–2018,and served in the People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2014.
Heru Budi Hartono is an Indonesian bureaucrat who has been the acting Governor of Jakarta since 2022 and Head of the Presidential Secretariat since 2017. He was the former Head of Jakarta Regional Asset Financial Management Agency under Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama between 2015 and 2017. A former mayor of North Jakarta,Heru was appointed by Governor Basuki to be a candidate for deputy governor in the 2017 Jakarta Regional Head Elections if he only advanced through an independent path. He is currently the acting Governor of Jakarta replacing Anies Baswedan since 17 October 2022,until the 2024 Jakarta election.
Wan Abubakar is an Indonesian politician who was a member of the People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2014. He also briefly served as governor of Riau in 2008. He served as the vice governor to Rusli Zainal since 2003,and when Zainal resigned in July 2008,Abubakar was elevated to governor for the rest of his term.
Ferrial Sofyan is an Indonesian politician and former military officer. He has served as a member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council since 2009,and served as the council's speaker between 2009 and 2014 as well as its deputy speaker between 2014 and 2019.
