Joko Widodo
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His Excellency Ir. H. Joko Widodo |
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| 7th President of Indonesia | |
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Assumed office 20 October 2014 |
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| Vice President | Jusuf Kalla |
| Preceded by | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| 16th Governor of Jakarta | |
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In office 15 October 2012 – 16 October 2014 |
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| Deputy | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama |
| Preceded by | Fauzi Bowo |
| Succeeded by | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama |
| 16th Mayor of Surakarta | |
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In office 28 July 2005 – 1 October 2012 |
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| Deputy | F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo |
| Preceded by | Slamet Suryanto |
| Succeeded by | F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo |
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21 June 1961 Surakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Iriana (1986–present) |
| Children | Gibran Rakabuming Raka Kahiyang Ayu Kaesang Pangarep |
| Residence | Merdeka Palace |
| Alma mater | Gadjah Mada University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi; born 21 June 1961) is the seventh President of Indonesia, in office since 2014. Previously he was the Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012 and Governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014. He is the first Indonesian president without a high-ranking political or military background.
Jokowi was nominated by his party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), to run in the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election with Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (often known as Ahok)) as his running mate. Jokowi was elected as Governor of Jakarta on 20 September 2012 after a second round runoff election in which he defeated the incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo. Jokowi's win was widely seen as reflecting popular voter support for "new" or "clean" leaders rather than the "old" style of politics in Indonesia.
His nomination as PDI-P candidate for the 2014 presidential election was announced on 14 March 2014. The presidential election was held on 9 July 2014. After some controversy about the result of the election, Jokowi was named as president-elect on 22 July. He was formally declared as the winner of the election by the General Elections Commission (Komisi Pemilihan Umum or KPU), winning more than 53% of the vote over his opponent, Prabowo Subianto, who disputed the outcome and withdrew from the race before the count was completed.
Joko Widodo is of Javanese descent. Before changing his name (changes of name are not unusual in Java), Jokowi was called Mulyono. His father came from Karanganyar, his grandparents came from a village in Boyolali. His education began in State Primary School 111, Tirtoyoso, known for being a school for the less wealthy citizens. At the age of twelve, he started working in his father's furniture workshop. The evictions he experienced three times in his childhood affected his way of thinking and his leadership later on as the mayor of Surakarta (Solo) as he organised housing in the city.
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