Happy Djarot
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Happy Djarot
|image = Hj. Happy Djarot (cropped).jpg
|caption = Portrait as a senator, 2024
|office = Indonesian Senator from Jakarta
|term_start = 1 October 2024
|majority = 656,815
|birth_name = Happy Farida
|birth_place = Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|6|3|df=y}}
}}
Happy Farida Djarot (born 3 June 1969), better known as Happy Djarot, is an Indonesian politician who is a member of the Regional Representative Council representing Jakarta since 2024.
Early life and family
Happy was born in Surabaya on 3 June 1969.{{cite web |title=Biodata Djarot Saiful Hidayat |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/851914108/FORM-BIODATA-DSH-NEW-4 |access-date=31 May 2025 |language=id}}{{cite web |title=Daftar Riwayat Hidup Hj. Happy Farida Djarot |url=https://mpr.go.id/detailAnggotaPDF/3287/Hj.-HAPPY-FARIDA-DJAROT |publisher=People's Consultative Assembly |access-date=31 May 2025 |language=id}} She studied at privately-run schools in Surabaya, completing high school in 1989. She then received a bachelor's degree from {{ill|17 August University Surabaya|id|Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya}} in 1994,{{cite news |title=Profil Fahira Idris dan Happy Djarot, 2 Perempuan yang Terpilih Menjadi Anggota DPD RI dari DKI Jakarta |url=https://daerah.sindonews.com/read/1347685/170/profil-fahira-idris-dan-happy-djarot-2-perempuan-yang-terpilih-menjadi-anggota-dpd-ri-dari-dki-jakarta-1711418592/10 |access-date=31 May 2025 |work=SINDOnews Daerah |language=id-ID}} and began working for Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) that year.{{cite web |title=Profil Hj. HAPPY DJAROT |url=https://goodkind.id/profil/hj-happy-djarot |website=goodkind.id |access-date=31 May 2025 |language=id}} She married Djarot Saiful Hidayat, PDI-P politician and later governor of Jakarta, in 1999. The couple has three children.{{cite news |title=Profil Happy Farida Djarot Calon Anggota DPD RI dari DKI: Djarot Saiful Hidayat Khawatirkan Istri |url=https://jakarta.tribunnews.com/2023/05/05/profil-happy-farida-djarot-calon-anggota-dpd-ri-dari-dki-djarot-saiful-hidayat-khawatirkan-istri |access-date=31 May 2025 |work=Tribun Jakarta |date=5 May 2023 |language=id-ID}} Some time after Djarot was elected mayor of Blitar in 2000, Happy resigned from her job at BRI.{{cite news |title=Happy Farida Rela Tinggalkan Karir di Perbankan Usai Djarot Jadi Wali Kota Blitar |url=https://medan.tribunnews.com/2018/04/21/happy-farida-rela-tinggalkan-karir-di-perbankan-usai-djarot-jadi-wali-kota-blitar |access-date=31 May 2025 |work=Tribun Medan |date=21 April 2018 |language=id-ID}}
Organizations and politics
During the terms of her husband as mayor of Blitar, then as vice governor and governor of Jakarta in 2014, Happy became involved at Blitar's and later Jakarta's {{ill|Family Welfare Movement|id|Pemberdayaan Kesejahteraan Keluarga}} (PKK) organizations.{{cite news |title=Istri Djarot: PKK Bukan hanya Program Bu Vero dan Saya |url=https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2017/10/13/17055031/istri-djarot-pkk-bukan-hanya-program-bu-vero-dan-saya |access-date=31 May 2025 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=13 October 2017 |language=id}} She accompanied her husband while campaigning during the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.{{cite news |title=Begini Gaya Blusukan Happy Farida Djarot |url=https://tirto.id/begini-gaya-blusukan-happy-farida-djarot-ciHD |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=tirto.id |date=9 February 2017 |language=id}} After Anies Baswedan won the election, both Djarot and Happy did not attend the swearing in of their successors as governor and as PKK head, respectively, instead going to vacation at Labuan Bajo.{{cite news |title=Tanpa Happy Djarot, Istri Anies Dilantik jadi Ketua Tim Penggerak PKK |url=https://kumparan.com/kumparannews/tanpa-happy-djarot-istri-anies-dilantik-jadi-ketua-tim-penggerak-pkk/1 |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=Kumparan |date=26 October 2017 |language=id-ID}}
In the 2024 legislative election, Happy ran for a seat in the Regional Representative Council (DPD) representing Jakarta. She placed second of all Jakarta candidates with 656,815 votes, securing one of the four seats.{{cite news |title=Fahira Idris dan Happy Djarot Jadi Senator DKI, Sylviana Murni Tumbang |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2024/03/12/15141581/fahira-idris-dan-happy-djarot-jadi-senator-dki-sylviana-murni-tumbang |access-date=31 May 2025 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=12 March 2024 |language=id}} She was sworn in on 1 October 2024.{{cite news |title=152 Anggota DPD RI 2024-2029 Resmi Dilantik |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2024/10/01/11130801/152-anggota-dpd-ri-2024-2029-resmi-dilantik |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=1 October 2024 |language=id}} Within DPD, she is part of the Second Committee which covered resource management and the economy. As a senator, she has promoted urban farming activities in Jakarta's parks for food security purposes.{{cite news |title=Tanam Serentak Se-Jakarta, DPD Happy Djarot Dorong Ketahanan Pangan |url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/5892242/tanam-serentak-se-jakarta-dpd-happy-djarot-dorong-ketahanan-pangan?page=2 |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=liputan6.com |date=22 January 2025 |language=id}}{{cite web |title=Komite II DPD RI dan ITB Gelar FGD RUU Pengembangan Material Maju untuk Dorong Industri Strategis Nasional |url=https://itb.ac.id/berita/komite-ii-dpd-ri-dan-itb-gelar-fgd-ruu-pengembangan-material-maju-untuk-dorong-industri-strategis-nasional/62408 |publisher=Bandung Institute of Technology |access-date=1 June 2025 |language=id |date=27 May 2025}}
References
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