Setya Novanto
| Setya Novanto | |
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| Speaker of People's Representative Council | |
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In office 30 November 2016 – 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Ade Komarudin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 November 1955 Bandung, Indonesia |
| Political party | Golkar |
| Spouse(s) | Deisti Astriani |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Trisakti University |
| Religion | Islam |
Setya Novanto (born 12 November 1955) is an Indonesian politician, speaker of the People's Representative Council and chairman of the Golkar Party.
After graduating from Trisakti University, where he studied accountancy and management, Setya managed a number of companies, and was involved with political and sporting organizations. From 1995 to 1996, he was chairman of Bamuhas Kosgoro, one of the constituent organizations of the ruling Golkar organization. He was treasurer of the National Sports Committee of Indonesia from 1995 to 2003. In 1998 he became vice-treasurer of the Golkar central organization, and the following year was elected to the People's Representative Council representing Indonesia-occupied East Timor. However he had a difficult year as East Timor voted for independence and Setya was caught up in a corruption scandal.
The investigation into the Rp900 billion Bank Bali scandal, which broke in 1999, was halted by an order issued by the Attorney General’s office in June 2003. However, on 27 July that year, Setya was questioned in connection with the alleged smuggling of 60,000 tons of rice from Vietnam. In 2004, Setya was re-elected to the legislature as a representative from West Timor. He was re-elected in 2009, representing the same area, and became head of the Golkar party faction in the legislature. He also became a member of House Commission III, which discusses legal affairs and laws, human rights and security issues. In 2012 Setya was questioned by the Corruption Eradication Commission in relation to the corruption scandal involving funds for the National Sports Week (PON), but he denied all knowledge of the matter. The following year, he was accused of demanding a 10 percent fee from the owner of a company that won a contract to produce electronic ID cards, but again he denied the charges.
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