Gita Wirjawan
| Gita Irawan Wirjawan | |
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| 31st Minister of Trade (Indonesia) | |
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In office October 19, 2011 – January 31, 2014 |
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| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Mari Elka Pangestu |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Lutfi |
| Chairman of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board | |
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In office October 22, 2009 – June 14, 2012 |
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| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Lutfi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Chatib Basri |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 21, 1965 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Alma mater |
University of Texas Baylor University JFK School of Government |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
| Website | gitawirjawan |
Gita Irawan Wirjawan (born September 21, 1965) is an Indonesian entrepreneur, investment banker and philanthropist. Previously he served as Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II (Second United Indonesia Cabinet). He is the founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation. He is the current head of Badminton Association of Indonesia.
Gita Wirjawan was born in Jakarta to Paula Warokka and Wirjawan Djojosugito. He has Minahasan and Javanese ancestry. The youngest of five children, Wirjawan attended Budi Waluyo Elementary School and Pangudi Luhur Junior High School in Jakarta before moving to Bangladesh, and later to India, at the age of thirteen as his father was serving as a WHO officer in Bangladesh.
He earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas, Austin in 1988, a master's degree in Business Administration from Baylor University in 1989, and a master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, as a Mason Fellow, in 2000. He also qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas, U.S.A., and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
An avid musician, he met his wife, Yasmin Stamboel, while teaching piano lessons during his college summer break. The couple got married in 1993 and has three children.
Wirjawan began his career as an auditor at the firm of Morrison Brown & Argiz in Miami, Florida in 1989. He joined Citibank in Indonesia in 1992 in the Consumer Banking department, becoming a vice president in 1997. From July 1997 to May 1999 Wirjawan was a Director of Corporate Finance at Bahana Securities, Indonesia. He joined Goldman Sachs, Singapore in July 2000 as a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division, followed by a stint at Singapore Technologies Telemedia as a Senior Vice President, International Business Development from 2003 until 2004. From 2004 to 2008 Wirjawan served as a Senior Country Officer and President Director JP Morgan Indonesia.
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