Ganjar Pranowo

Ganjar Pranowo
Electoral portrait, 2023
15th Governor of Central Java
In office
23 August 2013 – 5 September 2023
Vice Governor
Preceded by
Succeeded byNana Sudjana (acting)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1 October 2004 – 23 August 2013
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byIda Resmi Nurani
ConstituencyCentral Java VII
Personal details
Born
Ganjar Sungkowo

(1968-10-28) 28 October 1968 (age 56)
Karanganyar, Indonesia
Political partyPDI-P
Spouse
Siti Atiqoh Suprianti
(m. 1999)
ChildrenMuhammad Zinedine Alam Ganjar (born December 2001)
RelativesPri Pambudi Teguh (brother)
Alma mater
Websiteganjarpranowo.com

Ganjar Pranowo (born 28 October 1968) is an Indonesian politician who served as the governor of Central Java between 2013 and 2023. He is a member of the nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). He was a candidate for president in the 2024 Indonesian presidential elections, running alongside former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, Mahfud MD and coming in third place. Previously, he represented Central Java as a national legislator in the People's Representative Council (DPR) for two terms from 2004 until 2009 and 2009 until 2013. He has been described as a left-wing populist.[1]

  1. ^ Budiman, Bachtiar Nur; Safitri, Bella Dewi; Putriga, Balilah Rizki; Wicaksono, Vinona Julietta Imanuella (6 July 2022). "Populisme: Konsekuensi dari Stagnasi Politik dan Demokrasi di Indonesia". Jurnal Polgov (in Indonesian). 4: 211–243. doi:10.22146/polgov.v4i1.3916. S2CID 250374858. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.