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Joko Widodo

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Joko Widodo
15th Governor of Jakarta
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 October 2012
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Deputy	Basuki Cahaya Purnama
Preceded by	Fauzi Bowo
Mayor of Surakarta
In office 2005 – 1 October 2012
Governor	Bibit Waluyo
Preceded by	Slamet Suryanto
Succeeded by	F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo
Personal details
Born	June 21, 1961 (age 51) Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesia
Political party	Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle
Spouse(s)	Iriana Widodo
Alma mater	Gadjah Mada University
Religion	Islam

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Joko Widodo (born June 21, 1961 in Surakarta, Indonesia), better known by his nickname Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and the current Governor of Jakarta. He was previously the Mayor of Surakarta. He was nominated by his party, Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle, to run in the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election.^[1] He was elected as governor of Jakarta on 20 September 2012 after a second round runoff of voting in which he defeated incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo.^[2]

Education

Born in Surakarta,Central Java, Jokowi graduated with an engineering degree from the Faculty of Forestry at Gadjah Mada University in 1985.^[3]

Achievements

Jokowi at Surakarta City Hall in 2011

While running for the office of mayor of Surakarta, many doubted the ability of a man who worked as a property and furniture businessman. But after a year in office, he successfully led many progressive breakthroughs which became widely praised nationally. He adopted the development framework of European cities (which he frequently traveled to as a businessman) into his own city of Surakarta.^[4]
His supporters pointed to rapid changes in Surakarta under his leadership. Branding the city with the motto "Solo: The Spirit of Java" was seen as a successful move. Some of his main achievements include the following: he was able to relocate junk dealers in the Banjarsari Gardens relatively smoothly, a move which was helpful in revitalizing the functions of the open green land; he emphasized the importance of business firms engaging in community activities; he improved communications with the local community (appearing regularly on local television). Futher, when Balekambang Park was abandoned by its organizer, he made it a public park. Jokowi also did not hesitate to dismiss investors who do not agree with the principles of his leadership. As a follow-up of the new branding of Surakarta, he also applied for Surakarta to become a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (which was approved in 2006) and subsequently Surakarta was chosen to host the organization's conference in October 2008. In 2007, Surakarta had also hosted the World Music Festival (Festival Musik Dunia/FMD) which was held at the Fort Vastenburg Complex (it is worth noting that Fort Vastenburg was to be bulldozed and replaced by a business center and shopping malls before Jokowi vetoed the decision). The FMD in 2008 was held in the Mangkunegaran Palace Complex.
Joko Widodo was chosen by the Tempo magazine as one of the 'Top 10 Indonesian Mayors of 2008' and is longlisted for the 2012 World Mayor award. He's now shortlisted for the 2012 World Mayor award