Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
| Basuki Tjahaja Purnama 鍾萬學 |
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| 17th Governor of Jakarta | |
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Assumed office 19 November 2014 Acting: 1 June–22 July 2014 and 16 October–19 November 2014 |
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| President | Joko Widodo |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Joko Widodo |
| Deputy Governor of Jakarta | |
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In office 15 October 2012 – 19 November 2014 |
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| Governor | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| 3rd Regent of East Belitung | |
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In office 3 August 2005 – 22 December 2006 |
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| Deputy | Khairul Efendi |
| Preceded by | Usman Saleh |
| Succeeded by | Khairul Efendi |
| Member of the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat | |
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In office 1 October 2009 – 26 April 2012 |
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| Constituency | Bangka Belitung |
| Personal details | |
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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama 29 June 1966 Manggar, Belitung, Indonesia |
| Political party |
Independent (September 2014–present) Gerindra (2012–2014) Golkar (2008–2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Veronica Tan |
| Relations | Indra Tjahaja Purnama (father) Buniarti Ningsih (mother) |
| Children | Nicholas Sean Purnama Nathania Daud Albeenner |
| Alma mater |
Trisakti University STIE Prasetiya Mulya |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Protestantism |
| Website | ahok.org |
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (EYD: Basuki Cahaya Purnama, Chinese: 鍾萬學; Tjung Ban Hok; pinyin: Zhōng Wànxué; born June 29, 1966) is an Indonesian politician serving as the 17th Governor of Jakarta since November 14, 2014. Basuki was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on November 18, 2014. He was a legislator in the Indonesian People's Representative Council and Regent of East Belitung. He is also known by his Hakka Chinese nickname, Ahok (Chinese: 阿學).
Basuki was also a Komisi II House of Representatives member for the 2009–2014 office term. However, he resigned from the position in 2012 to run for Lieutenant Governor Jakarta governor election.
Basuki is the second governor with Chinese ancestry, and also the second Christian governor of Jakarta, following Henk Ngantung, who was governor during the period 1964–65.
Basuki was born on 29 June 1966 and grew up in Manggar, East Belitung. He is the first son of Buniarti Ningsih (Boen Nen Tjauw) and the late Indra Tjahaja Purnama (Tjoeng Kiem Nam). Basuki has three siblings, Basuri Tjahaja Purnama, Fifi Lety, and Harry Basuki.
Basuki attended Trisakti University majoring in Mineral Resources & Technology. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering in 1989 and returned to his hometown in Belitung to build a company which dealt in mining contracts.
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