Suswono

{{Short description|Indonesian politician (born 1959)}}

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|name = Suswono

|image = Suswono Calon Kepala Derah Brebes 2017.jpg

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|office = Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia){{!}}Minister of Agriculture

|order = 26th

|term_start = 22 October 2009

|term_end = 21 October 2014

|president = Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

|predecessor = Anton Apriantono

|successor = Amran Sulaiman

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|4|20|df=y}}

|birth_place = Tegal, Indonesia

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|nationality = Indonesian

|party = Prosperous Justice Party

|spouse = Mieke Wahyuni

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|children = 4

|alma_mater = Institut Pertanian Bogor

|occupation = Politician

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Suswono (born 20 April 1959) is an Indonesian politician from Tegal, Central Java. He was part of the Second United Indonesia Cabinet and served as Minister of Agriculture[http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2009/10/21/23453487/suswono.tingkatkan.produktivitas.tanaman.pangan Kompas] since 22 October 2009 until 20 October 2014. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the Commission IV Parliament for the period 2004–2009 for the Prosperous Justice Party. Suswono was a member of the House of Representatives through the local elections in Central Java.

Suswono is running mate for Vice Governor of Jakarta paired with Ridwan Kamil, former Governor of West Java in the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election.{{cite web | url=https://news.detik.com/pilkada/d-7496439/deklarasi-ridwan-kamil-suswono-maju-pilkada-jakarta-digelar-besok-malam | title=Deklarasi Ridwan Kamil-Suswono Maju Pilkada Jakarta Digelar Besok Malam }}

Honours

  • {{Flag|France}}:
  • 60px Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit (2012){{Cite web|title=Remise des insignes de Chevalier dans l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole à trois personnalités indonésiennes|url=https://id.ambafrance.org/Remise-des-insignes-de-Chevalier|website=La France en Indonésie, au Timor oriental et auprès de l’ASEAN|language=fr|access-date=2023-06-12|archive-date=2023-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612183152/https://id.ambafrance.org/Remise-des-insignes-de-Chevalier|url-status=live}}

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