Soekarwo
{{Short description|Indonesian politician, governor}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Soekarwo
|image = Soekarwo, Gubernur Jawa Timur (2014).jpg
|imagesize =
|caption = Official governoratial portrait, 2009
|order = 13th
|office = Governor of East Java
|term_start = 12 February 2009
|term_end = 12 February 2019
|president = Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Joko Widodo
|deputy = Saifullah Yusuf
|predecessor = Imam Utomo
|successor = Khofifah Indar Parawansa
| office2 = Member of Presidential Advisory Council of the Republic of Indonesia
| term_start2 = 13 December 2019
| term_end2 =
| alongside2 = {{Collapsible list |liststyle=center |1= {{hlist|Wiranto (chairman)|Sidarto Danusubroto|Agung Laksono|Tahir|Putri Kuswisnuwardhani|Mardiono Bakar|Arifin Panigoro|Soekarwo}} }}
| president2 = Joko Widodo
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|6|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = Madiun, East Java, Indonesia
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|nationality = Indonesian
|party = Golkar Party
| otherparty = Democratic Party
(until 2023)
|spouse = Hj. Nina Kirana Soekarwo
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Soekarwo (born 16 June 1950), popularly known as Uncle Karwo ({{langx|jv|Pakde Karwo}}), is an Indonesian politician who served as the 13th governor of East Java from 2009 to 2019.
In December 2019, he was one of nine advisors appointed to President Joko Widodo's Presidential Advisory Council.
Biography
Soekarwo was educated at State Elementary School Palur (1962), State Junior High School 2 Ponorogo (1965) and Social Senior High School Madiun (1969). He obtained his master's degree in Law at Universitas Airlangga (Surabaya) in (1979), and subsequently his law abschluss at the University of Surabaya (1996), and his doctorate at Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang (2004).
Governorship
When East Java held a gubernatorial election in 2008, Soekarwo announced his candidacy and was supported by Partai Amanat Nasional (PAN) and Partai Demokrat (Democratic Party). His running-mate was Saifullah Yusuf or Gus Ipul, a former minister in President Yudhoyono's cabinet. Soekarwo won the first round with 26% votes, but because no candidate won over 30%, a second round had to be held. Soekarwo won again but with a closer margin. His rival, Khofifah, demanded a new round after alleged election fraud. A third round was held and won by Soekarwo. He was sworn in as governor in February 2009.
Soekarwo stood for re-election in the 2013 gubernatorial election. After much speculation about his running mate, Soekarwo announced that Saifullah Yusuf would again be his running-mate.
=Honours=
- 60px {{ill|Bintang Mahaputera Utama|id}} - 2011
- 60px Satyalancana Kebaktian Sosial - 2016
- 60px Satyalancana Karya Bhakti Praja Nugraha (2017)
- 60px Satyalancana Karya Satya (30 years)
- 60px Satyalancana Karya Satya (20 years)
- 60px Satyalancana Karya Satya (10 years)
- 60px Lencana Melati Gerakan Pramuka
- 60px Lencana Darma Bakti Gerakan Pramuka
See also
References
- [http://id.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daftar_Gubernur_Jawa_Timur&action=edit Profil singkat Soekarwo - Saifullah Yusuf di Kompas Online]
- [http://www.soekarwo.com/ Website]
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{{Governors of East Java}}
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