Riza Herdavid (born 10 September 1983) is an Indonesian politician who has served as the regent of South Bangka Regency since 2021. He was previously the regency's vice regent between 2016 and 2021.
Riza Herdavid | |
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 Official portrait | |
| Regent of South Bangka | |
| Assumed office 26 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Justiar Noer |
| Vice Regent of South Bangka | |
| In office 17 February 2016 – 17 February 2021 | |
| Regent | Justiar Noer |
| Preceded by | Nursyamsu H. Alias |
| Succeeded by | Debby Vita Dewi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1983 Sungai Selan, Bangka Belitung, Indonesia |
| Political party | PDI-P |
Early life
editRiza Herdavid was born on 10 September 1983 in Lampur village, today in Sungai Selan district of Central Bangka Regency as the youngest of five children. His father was a retired employee of the state-owned tin mining company PT Timah, while his mother worked as a baker after his father's retirement. Riza studied in Sungailiat, completing high school there in 2001. Between 2004 and 2008, he studied for a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at the Muhammadiyah University Jakarta. He married Elizia after his graduation, and the couple has two children.[1][2]
Career
editRiza began to work at Telkom Indonesia in 2006, working until 2009.[1]
In the 2014 Indonesian legislative election, Riza unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the South Bangka Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) as a member of the Nasdem Party.[3] The following year, he ran as the running mate to Justiar Noer in the regency election, and was elected after winning 31,538 votes (38.6%), defeating incumbent regent Jamro in the three-way election with the support of Demokrat and PKS.[4] His tenure as vice regent lasted from 17 February 2016 to 17 February 2021.[5] In this period, he had moved to Golkar, then Demokrat, then in 2020 became a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.[3]
In the 2020 regency election, Riza ran as the regent candidate and was elected with 40,345 votes (41.5%) with Debby Vita Dewi as running mate.[6] Riza was sworn in as regent on 26 February 2021.[7]
As regent, Riza appropriated Rp 30 billion (~USD 2 million) from the regency's budget for a healthcare program supplementary to the national BPJS Kesehatan. The regency government under Riza also distributed oil palm saplings to farmers and free school uniforms and equipment .[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Daftar Riwayat Hidup Bakal Calon Bupati/Wakil Bupati Bangka Selatan" (PDF). General Elections Commission (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Riza Herdavid Anak Tukang Kue yang Sukses Jadi Wakil Bupati Basel". Bangka Pos (in Indonesian). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Masuk PDIP, Riza Herdavid Ditugasi Partai Ngurus Kecamatan". Lensa Bangka Belitung (in Indonesian). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Pilkada Kabupaten Bangka Selatan". General Elections Commission (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Penjabat Sekda Pemkab Basel akan Jabat Pelaksana Harian Bupati". Berita Bangka (in Indonesian). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "PENETAPAN PASANGAN CALON BUPATI DAN WAKIL BUPATI TERPILIH DALAM PEMILIHAN BUPATI DAN WAKIL BUPATI BANGKA SELATAN TAHUN 2020" (PDF) (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Riza-Debby Resmi Pimpin Kabupaten Bangka Selatan". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Penuhi Janji Politik, Bupati Basel Riza Herdavid Buat Program Berobat dan Seragam Sekolah Gratis". Bangka Pos (in Indonesian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Riza-Debby Perkuat 4 Program Unggulan". KabarBangka.com (in Indonesian). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.