Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga | |
|---|---|
 Puspayoga in 2013 | |
| 10th Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2014 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Lutfi (Acting) |
| 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 | July 7, 1965 Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia |
| Political party | Indonesian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati |
| Alma mater | Ngurah Rai University |
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga (born July 7, 1965) is an Indonesian politician, currently serving as Indonesia's Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises under President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet since 2014.[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.
Early life and education
Puspayoga was born on July 7, 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
Puspayoga held 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 October 26, 2014, the newly elected Indonesian President Joko Widodo named him as Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises.
References
- ^ "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.
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