William Aditya Sarana
{{Short description|Indonesian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = William Aditya Sarana
|image = William Aditya Sarana.jpg
|caption = Official portrait, 2019
|office = Member of Jakarta Regional House of Representatives
|term_start = 26 August 2019
|term_end =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|2|df=y}}
|birth_place = Jakarta, Indonesia
|party = PSI
}}
William Aditya Sarana (born 2 May 1996) is an Indonesian politician of the Indonesian Solidarity Party who currently serves as a member of the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives. He is head of his party's faction within the legislature.
Early life
Sarana was born on 2 May 1996 in Jakarta. His father is a legal advocate. He is of Chinese Indonesian descent, and is a Protestant.{{cite news |title=Perjuangan Caleg PSI William Aditya, Masuk DPRD DKI dengan Label Triple Minority |url=https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2019/08/21/11523991/perjuangan-caleg-psi-william-aditya-masuk-dprd-dki-dengan-label-triple?page=all |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=21 August 2019 |language=id}} He studied at the {{ill|Dian Harapan High School|id|Sekolah Dian Harapan}} in Kalideres, West Jakarta, and later studied law at the University of Indonesia (UI).{{cite news |title=William Aditya Sarana anggota DPRD DKI Jakarta termuda |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/1012080/william-aditya-sarana-anggota-dprd-dki-jakarta-termuda |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=Antara News |date=15 August 2019 |language=id}} In 2018, as an UI student, he petitioned the Constitutional Court of Indonesia for a judicial review of the Terrorism Law of 2018, raising concerns over the law's definition of "radicalism".{{cite web |title=Petitioners of Terrorism Law Revise Petition |url=https://en.mkri.id/news/details/2018-07-25/Petitioners+of+Terrorism+Law+Revise+Petition |publisher=Constitutional Court of Indonesia |access-date=5 January 2024 |language=id |date=25 July 2018}} He took part in a student exchange program to the University of Malaya.
Career
Sarana was elected into the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives following the 2019 Indonesian legislative election after winning 12,295 votes, representing the 9th electoral district (Kalideres, Cengkareng, and Tambora districts). According to Sarana, he avoided areas known as bases of support for Anies Baswedan during his campaign due to poor reception there, and instead he focused on areas known to support Basuki Tjahaja Purnama in the 2017 gubernatorial election. When he was sworn in on 26 August 2019, he was 23, making him the youngest member of the legislature. Four days later, on 30 August 2019, he graduated from university.{{cite news |title=Wiliam Aditya, Anggota Termuda DPRD DKI yang Berusia 23 Tahun dan Baru Mau Diwisuda |url=https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2019/08/12/20095731/wiliam-aditya-anggota-termuda-dprd-dki-yang-berusia-23-tahun-dan-baru-mau |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=12 August 2019 |language=id}}
At the beginning of his tenure, Sarana publicly denounced several unusual items in the annual budget – namely, Rp 82 billion (~USD 6 million) item for glue and Rp 124 billion (~USD 9 million) item for ballpoints. He was later given a reprimand by the legislature's ethical body for violating the budgetary process through the public statement.{{cite news |title=Ungkap Anggaran Lem Aibon Rp82 Miliar, William Ditegur Soal Tata Krama |url=https://jakarta.bisnis.com/read/20191031/77/1165388/ungkap-anggaran-lem-aibon-rp82-miliar-william-ditegur-soal-tata-krama |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=Bisnis.com |date=31 October 2019 |language=id}} The municipal government attributed the budget items to an input mistake.{{cite news |last1=Ikhsanudin |first1=Arief |title=Kenangan William Sarana Bongkar Anggaran Lem Aibon DKI tapi Divonis Bersalah |url=https://news.detik.com/pemilu/d-7060585/kenangan-william-sarana-bongkar-anggaran-lem-aibon-dki-tapi-divonis-bersalah |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=detiknews |date=28 November 2023 |language=id-ID}} Following the departure of PSI's faction head Anggara Wicitra Sastroamidjojo to the National Mandate Party, Sarana became PSI's faction head.{{cite news |last1=Wijaya |first1=Lani Diana |title=Politikus PSI yang Ungkap Anggaran Janggal Lem Aibon Jadi Ketua Fraksi di DPRD DKI |url=https://metro.tempo.co/read/1777221/politikus-psi-yang-ungkap-anggaran-janggal-lem-aibon-jadi-ketua-fraksi-di-dprd-dki |access-date=4 January 2024 |work=Tempo |date=28 September 2023 |language=id}}
He ran for a second term from the same electoral district in the 2024 legislative election,{{cite news |last1=Muhtarom |first1=Iqbal |title=DCT Anggota DPRD DKI di Pemilu 2024: Ada Penyanyi Dangdut, Pelawak Hingga Eks Ketua BEM UI |url=https://metro.tempo.co/read/1792607/dct-anggota-dprd-dki-di-pemilu-2024-ada-penyanyi-dangdut-pelawak-hingga-eks-ketua-bem-ui |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=Tempo |date=4 November 2023 |language=id}} and was reelected with 39,720 votes, the highest of all candidates.{{cite news |title=William Aditya Sarana Raih Suara Tertinggi Pemilu 2024 untuk Caleg DPRD DKI Jakarta, Ini Profilnya |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/1846268/william-aditya-sarana-raih-suara-tertinggi-pemilu-2024-untuk-caleg-dprd-dki-jakarta-ini-profilnya |access-date=22 March 2024 |work=Tempo |date=18 March 2024 |language=id}} He endorsed Ganjar Pranowo in the 2024 presidential election, while his party supported Prabowo Subianto.{{cite news |title=Beda Suara dengan Partai, Ketua DPP PSI Ngaku Lebih Pilih Dukung Ganjar Ketimbang Prabowo |url=https://www.suara.com/kotaksuara/2023/09/21/011500/beda-suara-dengan-partai-ketua-dpp-psi-ngaku-lebih-pilih-dukung-ganjar-ketimbang-prabowo |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=suara.com |date=21 September 2023 |language=id}}
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Category:Indonesian Solidarity Party politicians
Category:Members of the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives
Category:Indonesian politicians of Chinese descent