Zulkieflimansyah

For Indonesian minister and politician also called Bang Zul, see Zulkifli Hasan.

Zulkieflimansyah
Governor of West Nusa Tenggara
In office 19 September 2018 – 19 September 2023
Deputy	Sitti Rohmi Djalilah
Preceded by	Muhammad Zainul Majdi
Succeeded by	Lalu Gita Ariadi (acting)
Member of People's Representative Council
In office 1 October 2004 – 2 February 2018
Succeeded by	Ei Nurul Khotimah
Constituency	Banten II
Personal details
Born	(1972-05-18) 18 May 1972 (age 52) Sumbawa Besar, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Political party	PKS
Alma mater	University of Indonesia University of Strathclyde

Zulkieflimansyah (born 18 May 1972), sometimes colloquially called Bang Zul, is an Indonesian politician and academic who is the latest Governor proper of West Nusa Tenggara, serving for the term 2018-2023. Before being elected as governor, he had been elected to the People's Representative Council thrice.

A graduate of the University of Strathclyde and the University of Indonesia, he served as a representative of Banten for over 13 years before being elected governor of his origin province.

Background

Zulkieflimansyah was born in the town of Sumbawa Besar on 18 May 1972. During his studies, he participated in a student exchange program and studied briefly in Australia. After he returned home, he studied at the University of Indonesia, graduating from the Faculty of Economics in 1995. He then continued his studies at the University of Strathclyde, gaining a Masters in Marketing by 1998 and another Masters in Industrialization, Trade and Economic Policy. He later earned a doctorate in Strathclyde in 2001.^[1]

Career

Parliament

He was elected to the People's Representative Council following the 2004 legislative election, winning a seat from Banten's 2nd district.^[2] According to Hidayat Nur Wahid, Zulkieflimansyah's lobbying was instrumental in Hidayat becoming a parliamentary speaker by securing the votes of the Regional Representative Council members.^[3] In 2006, he ran as a gubernatorial candidate in Banten's gubernatorial election, but lost to Ratu Atut Chosiyah, placing second with 33.15 percent of the votes.^[4] He secured reelection in 2009,^[2] and was appointed deputy chairman of the ninth commission in 2011.^[1]

In the 2014 legislative election, he secured a third term after winning 38,966 votes.^[5] He resigned to run in the 2018 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, with his resignation being accepted on 2 February 2018.^[6]

Governor

Running with Sitti Rohmi Djalilah, Zulkieflimansyah won after securing 31.8 percent of votes in a four-candidate race.^[7] He was sworn in by Joko Widodo on 19 September 2018.^[8]

References

1. "Profil Zulkieflimansyah". merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
2. "Nama Tenar dan Incumbent yang Melenggang ke Senayan". detiknews (in Indonesian). 2 May 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
3. "Lobi Dr Zul di Balik Penentuan Posisi Ketua MPR RI". suarantb.com (in Indonesian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
4. "Ratu Atut-Masduki Ditetapkan Sebagai Gubernur-Wagub Banten". detiknews (in Indonesian). 6 December 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
5. "30 Calon Petahana PKS Terpilih Lagi di DPR". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
6. "KPU Terima Pemberhentian Zulkieflimansyah dari DPR". Republika (in Indonesian). 25 April 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
7. "PENETAPAN HASIL :: PILKADA PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA BARAT". kpu.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
8. "Dilantik Presiden, Zulkieflimansyah Resmi Jadi Gubernur NTB". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 19 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.