Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix =
|name = Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
| native_name = {{nobold|ᬅᬦᬓ᭄ᬅᬕᬸᬂᬕᭂᬤᬾᬗᬸᬭᬄᬧᬸᬲ᭄ᬧᬬᭀᬕ}}
|image = File:AA Puspayoga.jpg
|imagesize = 200px
|caption = Puspayoga in 2013
|office = 10th Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises
|order =
|term_start = 27 October 2014
|term_end = 23 October 2019
|monarch =
|president = Joko Widodo
|governor =
|lieutenant =
|predecessor = Muhammad Lutfi
(Acting)
|successor = Teten Masduki
|office2 = 4th Vice Governor of Bali
|order2 =
|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
|order3 =
|term_start3 = 2000
|term_end3 = 24 October 2008
|president3 =
|governor3 = Dewa Made Beratha
|predecessor3 = Komang Arsana
|successor3 = I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|7|7|df=y}}
|birth_place = Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
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|nationality = Indonesian
|party = PDI-P
|spouse = I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati
|relations = I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara (brother in law)
| citizenship = Indonesian
|children = 1
|parents =
|alma_mater = Ngurah Rai University
|occupation = Politician
|profession = Economist
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|footnotes =
| cabinet = Working Cabinet
|governor2=I Made Mangku Pastika}}
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga ({{langx|ban|ᬅᬦᬓ᭄ᬅᬕᬸᬂᬕᭂᬤᬾᬗᬸᬭᬄᬧᬸᬲ᭄ᬧᬬᭀᬕ}}; born 7 July 1965) is an Indonesian politician and economist. He was the 10th Indonesia's Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises under President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet from 2014 to 2019.{{cite news|title=Jokowi Announces Names of Cabinet Members|url=http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2014/10/26/055617136/Jokowi-Announces-Names-of-Cabinet-Members|accessdate=8 January 2015|publisher=Tempo|date=26 October 2014}} Previously, he served as the 4th Vice Governor of Bali from 2008 to 2013 and 3rd Mayor of Denpasar from 2000 to 2008.
Early life and education
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2014/10/26/profil-menteri-koperasi-dan-ukm-anak-agung-gede-ngurah-puspayoga|title=Profil Menteri Koperasi dan UKM Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga|last=|first=|date=October 26, 2014|website=Tribunnews|publisher=|access-date=}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2014/10/26/18075091/Ini.Profil.AA.Gede.Ngurah.Puspayoga.Menteri.Koperasi.dan.UKM|title=Mengenal AA Gede Ngurah Puspayoga, Menkop dan UKM|last=|first=|date=October 26, 2014|website=Kompas.com|publisher=|access-date=}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://sidomi.com/335374/anak-agung-gede-ngurah-puspayoga/|title=Profil & Biodata Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga: Menteri Koperasi dan UMKM Indonesia Kabinet Kerja Jokowi JK 2014-2019|last=|first=|date=30 Oct 2014|website=Sidomi.com|publisher=|access-date=}}
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.{{cite news |title=Sang Kakak Mengaku Tak Kaget Bintang Puspayoga Jadi Menteri |url=https://podiumnews.com/view/3067-Sang-Kakak-Mengaku-Tak-Kaget-Bintang-Puspayoga-Jadi-Menteri.php |access-date=26 April 2024 |work=podiumnews.com |date=23 October 2019 |language=id}}
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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Indonesia
Category:21st-century mayors of places in Indonesia
Category:Government ministers of Indonesia
Category:Politicians from Bali
Category:Working Cabinet (Joko Widodo)
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