Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga (born 7 July 1965) is an Indonesian politician. He was Indonesia's Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises under President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet between 2014 and 2019.[1] Previously, he served as the Vice Governor of Bali from 2008 to 2013 and Mayor of Denpasar, Bali's capital city, from 2000 to 2008.
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga | |
|---|---|
 Puspayoga in 2013 | |
| 10th Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises | |
| In office 27 October 2014 – 23 October 2019 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Lutfi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Teten Masduki |
| Vice Governor of Bali | |
| In office 28 August 2008 – 28 August 2013 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Governor | I Made Mangku Pastika |
| Preceded by | I Gusti Ngurah Alit Kusuma Kelakan |
| Succeeded by | I Ketut Sudikerta |
| 3rd Mayor of Denpasar | |
| In office 2000–2008 | |
| Governor | Dewa Made Beratha |
| Preceded by | Komang Arsana |
| Succeeded by | I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1965 Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia |
| Political party | Indonesian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati |
| Alma mater | Ngurah Rai University |
Early life and education
editPuspayoga was born on 7 July 1965 in Denpasar, Bali. His father, Cok Sayoga, was a prominent PDI-P party figure in Bali, having a close relationship with the party's chairman, Megawati Sukarnoputri, since the 1980s.[2] He obtained his bachelor's degree from Ngurah Rai University in 1991.
Career
editPuspayoga hold his first political office as the member of Bali's local parliament from PDI-P in 1999. He became the mayor of Denpasar the following year, a position which he would hold for eight years. In 2008, he won the Bali gubernatorial election, running along with I Made Mangku Pastika. He then served with Pastika as his deputy until 2013.[3]
He ran for Bali's governor office in 2013, choosing Dewa Nyoman Sukriawan as his running mate. He subsequently lost the election to the incumbent governor and former superior, Pastika.[4]
On 26 October 2014, the newly elected Indonesian President Joko Widodo named him as Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises.
Family
editHe is married to I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, who was appointed as Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in 2019.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Jokowi Announces Names of Cabinet Members". Tempo. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Profil Menteri Koperasi dan UKM Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga". Tribunnews. October 26, 2014.
- ^ "Mengenal AA Gede Ngurah Puspayoga, Menkop dan UKM". Kompas.com. October 26, 2014.
- ^ "Profil & Biodata Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga: Menteri Koperasi dan UMKM Indonesia Kabinet Kerja Jokowi JK 2014-2019". Sidomi.com. 30 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Sang Kakak Mengaku Tak Kaget Bintang Puspayoga Jadi Menteri". podiumnews.com (in Indonesian). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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