Tomohon is a city in North Sulawesi Province,in central Indonesia. It covers an area of 147.21 km2,and had a population of 91,553 at the 2010 Census,rising to 100,587 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 101,151. Tomohon was formerly a part of the Minahasa Regency in North Sulawesi,but it officially became a city separated from the Regency,inaugurated on 4 August 2003.
Bernard Wilhelm "B. W." Lapian was a nationalist involved in the struggle for Indonesian independence. He published several newspapers that gave voice to the welfare of the Indonesian people and promoted Indonesian nationalism. He was also part a group who established a separate Christian denomination from the official Dutch East-Indies church institution. After Indonesia gained its independence,Lapian served as head of the district of Manado and acting governor of Sulawesi. In 2015,he was given the title of National Hero of Indonesia by President Joko Widodo.
Hendrar Prihadi,sometimes nicknamed Hendi,is an Indonesia politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),Chairman of the Government Goods/Services Procurement Policy Institute of the Republic of Indonesia (LKPP) since 10 October 2022,and Mayor of Semarang for the period 2013 - 2022,following his predecessor's arrest over a corruption charge,Soemarmo Hadi Saputro. He is set to serve as Mayor until 2020 following his victory in the 2015 mayoral elections.
Harnojoyo is an Indonesian politician of the Democratic Party who is the current mayor of Palembang,South Sumatra. He was elevated into office following the arrest of his predecessor Romi Herton for bribery. He was initially elected as deputy with Herton as his running mate during the city's 2013 local elections. He ran in the simultaneous local elections of 2018,and was reelected.
Mahyeldi Ansharullah is an Indonesian politician from the Prosperous Justice Party who is the current governor of West Sumatra. He was made mayor of Padang in 2014,following a five-year tenure as deputy and victory in the elections of 2013 and 2018.
Sinyo Harry Sarundajang was an Indonesian politician. He served as governor of North Sulawesi for all but one month from 2005 to 2015. He was also a former Governor of North Maluku in 2002 and Maluku in 2002–2003. In February 2018,he was appointed by the President Joko Widodo as the ambassador to the Philippines,with concurrent accreditation to the Marshall Islands and Palau.
The 2018 Makassar mayoral election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the mayor of Makassar and the deputy mayor.
A mayoral election was held in the city of Makassar on 23 September 2013. The election was the second direct mayoral election in the city's history.
Romi Herton was an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the mayor of Palembang. He served actively between 2013 and 2014,and remained formally a mayor until 2015 when he was removed from his post. Before becoming mayor,he had been the deputy mayor for five years.
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.
Sutiaji is an Indonesian politician who is the mayor of Malang,East Java. Previously,he was a member of the city's legislative council and later deputy mayor of the city between 2013 and 2018,and briefly served as acting mayor in 2018 until his official inauguration as mayor.
Mochammad Anton is an Indonesian politician and businessman who was the mayor of Malang,East Java between 2013 and 2018. In 2018,he was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Ilham Arief Sirajuddin is an Indonesian former politician who was the mayor of Makassar between 2004 and 2014. He was convicted of corruption in 2016.
Helmi Hasan is an Indonesian politician from the National Mandate Party who is the mayor of the city of Bengkulu.
Dedy Yon Supriyono is an Indonesian politician who is the Mayor of Tegal,Central Java,serving since 2019.
Safira Reski Ramadhanti Rumimper is an Indonesian goodwill ambassador for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia,TV commercial model and a beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Representative of Indonesia at Miss Earth 2020. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Earth 2020 pageant.
Rusdy Mastura is an Indonesian politician who is the governor of Central Sulawesi and was the mayor of the province's capital,Palu,between 2005 and 2015.
Monica Fransisca Antoinette Khonado is an Indonesian goodwill ambassador for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia,TV Presenter,TV commercial model and a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Indonesia 2021,She represented Indonesia at the Miss Earth 2021 pageant. She is the first ever Indonesian and Minahasan to be placed as a finalist in Miss Earth history,ending a 16-year drought for Indonesia since joining Miss Earth in 2005.
Andrei Angouw is an Indonesian politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the incumbent mayor of Manado in North Sulawesi,Indonesia. He previously served as chief speaker of the North Sulawesi provincial parliament between 2016 and 2019. He was elected as the mayor of Manado in 2020,becoming the first Confucian mayor in Indonesia.
Rahudman Harahap is an Indonesian politician and civil servant who served as the mayor of Medan,North Sumatra,between 2009 and 2013. Prior to becoming mayor,he had worked as a civil servant within local governments in North Sumatra for nearly 30 years. His tenure as mayor was cut short due to his involvement in a corruption case,and he was imprisoned until 2021.
