Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno

Tedjo completed his military training at the Indonesian Naval Academy in 1975. He also obtained a law degree from Hang Tuah University, Surabaya in 2001. He also attend numerous military education namely Indonesian Navy Staff and Command School, Indonesian Armed Forces Staff and Command School, National Defence Institution, National Resilience Institute Course batch 34.

Tedjo was born in Magelang, Central Java on 20 September 1952. He is married with 4 children.

Tedjo has served for 35 years in Indonesian Navy. He served in numerous branches of the Indonesian Navy including the Naval Aviation Unit as Fixed wing Naval Aviator, he also served as the commanding officer of KRI Teluk Lampung (540), KRI Teluk Semangka (512) and KRI Multatuli (561).

Tedjo served in various branches of the Indonesian Navy namely

• Commander of the Amphibious unit of the Indonesian Navy Eastern Fleet Command
• Commander of the Western Fleet's Marine Security Group of the Indonesian Navy Western Fleet Command
• Chief of Staff Indonesian Navy Eastern Fleet Command
• Deputy Commander of the Indonesian Navy Staff and Command School
• Commander of the Indonesian Navy Western Fleet Command
• Planning Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy
• Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy

He was also served in various branches of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia, namely

• Director General of Defence Planning of the Ministry of Defense (Indonesia)
• Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Staff and Command School
• Chief of General Staff of the Indonesian National Armed Forces

He was inaugurated as Chief of Staff of the Navy on July 1, 2008, by the President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, replacing Admiral Sumardjono who is retired.

Admiral Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno was officially replaced by Admiral Agus Suhartono on 13 November 2009.{{Cite news|url=http://surabaya.detik.com/read/2009/11/13/103459/1241039/466/agus-suhartono-resmi-jadi-ksal|title=Berita terbaru peristiwa dan politik berbagai daerah di Indonesia|work=detiknews|access-date=May 21, 2018}}

On 27 October 2014, he was appointed to serve in President Joko Widodo Working Cabinet (2014–2019) as Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

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Category:1952 births

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Category:People from Magelang Regency