Wikanda Darmawijaya
Wikanda Darmawijaya | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | West Java |
| Regent of Bekasi | |
| In office 9 November 1998 – 9 November 2003 | |
| Governor | Nana Nuriana |
| Preceded by | Saleh Manaf |
| Succeeded by | Mochammad Djamhari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1941 Ciamis, Dutch East Indies |
| Political party | Golkar |
| Spouse | Ratnaningsih |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Indonesia |
| Branch/service | Indonesian Army |
| Years of service | 1965 – 1996 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Artillery |
Wikanda Darmawijaya (born 6 August 1941) was an Indonesian politician and army officer. He was Bekasi's regent from 1998 until 2003.
Career
Wikanda was born on 6 August 1941. Wikanda attended the Indonesian Military Academy and was commissioned as an infantry second lieutenant in 1965. He began his career a year later as a platoon commander in the 509th Infantry Battalion in Jember. He was assigned various position in the battalion until 1971, including as deputy commander of the A-company (1969), deputy commander of the support company (1970), and chief of the 2nd section (1971). He was transferred to the 514th infantry battalion in Bondowoso, where he became commander of support company.
In 1972, Wikanda was assigned to the 515th infantry battalion in Banyuwangi as a company commander. The battalion was sent as a task force for military operations in Irian Jaya and Wikanda took part in the operation. Upon his return, in 1974 Wikanda became the deputy commander of the 516th infantry battalion in Gresik. He moved to Jakarta in 1975, where he became the chief of research at the training regiment of Jakarta's regional military command. On the same year, he was transferred to the 1st infantry brigade as a section chief.
In 1978, Wikanda was sent to the Jakarta military education and training command as a military lecturer. For the next eight years, Wikanda handled student regiment. He headed the national student regiment leadership course in 1978 and led the student regiment's task force to East Timor in 1979. He was the chief of program control at the Jakarta's regional military command from 1980 until 1982 before becoming the commander of Jakarta's student regiment from 1982 until 1986. Wikanda's last military office was as the director for general affairs in the training regiment.
Wikanda began his bureaucratic career in 1986 while he was still in uniform. He was appointed as the chief regional inspector of the Bekasi Regency. He was later appointed as the chairman of Golkar in Bekasi, for which he received a honorary promotion to the rank of colonel on 19 July 1995. Three years later, on 9 November 1998, Wikanda was installed as Bekasi's regent after being elected by Bekasi's regional council.
Personal life
Suko is married to Ratnaningsih.