Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga Explained

Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
Office:10th Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises
Term Start:27 October 2014
Term End:23 October 2019
President:Joko Widodo
Predecessor:Muhammad Lutfi
(Acting)
Successor:Teten Masduki
Office2:Vice Governor of Bali
Term Start2:28 August 2008
Term End2:28 August 2013
President2:Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Predecessor2:I Gusti Ngurah Alit Kusuma Kelakan
Successor2:I Ketut Sudikerta
Office3:3rd Mayor of Denpasar
Term Start3:2000
Term End3:2008
Governor3:Dewa Made Beratha
Predecessor3:Komang Arsana
Successor3:I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra
Birth Date:7 July 1965
Birth Place:Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Nationality:Indonesian
Party:Indonesian Democratic Party
Spouse:I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati
Alma Mater:Ngurah Rai University
Governor2:I Made Mangku Pastika

Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga (born 7 July 1965) is an Indonesian politician. He was Indonesia's Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises under President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet between 2014 and 2019.[1] Previously, he served as the Vice Governor of Bali from 2008 to 2013 and Mayor of Denpasar, Bali's capital city, from 2000 to 2008.

Early life and education

Puspayoga was born on 7 July 1965 in Denpasar, Bali. His father, Cok Sayoga, was a prominent PDI-P party figure in Bali, having a close relationship with the party's chairman, Megawati Sukarnoputri, since the 1980s.[2] He obtained his bachelor's degree from Ngurah Rai University in 1991.

Career

Puspayoga hold his first political office as the member of Bali's local parliament from PDI-P in 1999. He became the mayor of Denpasar the following year, a position which he would hold for eight years. In 2008, he won the Bali gubernatorial election, running along with I Made Mangku Pastika. He then served with Pastika as his deputy until 2013.[3]

He ran for Bali's governor office in 2013, choosing Dewa Nyoman Sukriawan as his running mate. He subsequently lost the election to the incumbent governor and former superior, Pastika.[4]

On 26 October 2014, the newly elected Indonesian President Joko Widodo named him as Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises.

Family

He is married to I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, who was appointed as Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in 2019.[5]

References

  1. News: Jokowi Announces Names of Cabinet Members. 8 January 2015. Tempo. 26 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Profil Menteri Koperasi dan UKM Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga. October 26, 2014. Tribunnews.
  3. Web site: Mengenal AA Gede Ngurah Puspayoga, Menkop dan UKM. October 26, 2014. Kompas.com.
  4. Web site: Profil & Biodata Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga: Menteri Koperasi dan UMKM Indonesia Kabinet Kerja Jokowi JK 2014-2019. 30 Oct 2014. Sidomi.com.
  5. News: Sang Kakak Mengaku Tak Kaget Bintang Puspayoga Jadi Menteri . 26 April 2024 . podiumnews.com . 23 October 2019 . id.