Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah (born 23 April 1977) is the mayor of

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since he was elected in 2013. Supported by the

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, he is also the owner of a

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Personal life

Wismansyah was born in Karawaci, a district of

, in 23 April 1977. He was the third son of Marsudi Haryoputro and Siti Rochayah, who were doctors operating their own clinic. His parents originated from the same village in Kebumen,

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. He graduated from

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, before resuming his higher education in

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where he earned his bachelor's in

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on 2000. Later, he completed his master's course in

Gadjah Mada University Gadjah Mada University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦓꦗꦃꦩꦢ; id, Universitas Gadjah Mada, abbreviated as UGM) is a Public university, public research university located in Sleman Regency, Sleman, Yogyakarta (special region) ...

, obtaining a degree in

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in 2006.

Career

After returning from the United States, he joined his parents' business and later became the CEO of the hospital group. In 2008, he ran as deputy mayor under Wahidin Halim, and the couple won 576,894 votes (88.22%) placing them in the 2008-2013 tenure. Later, in May 2013, Halim resigned in order to run in the 2014 legislative elections, which resulted in Wismansyah becoming the acting mayor.

As mayor

In the 2013 elections, he ran with Sachrudin as his deputy, after initially failing to pass KPU's verification process due to administrative reasons. Partly due to this, the local elections committee was later dismissed from its role in the city elections with the provincial committee taking over. The pair proceeded to win 340,810 votes (49.05%), placing them ahead of the three other tickets. The result was challenged in the

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, but the result was upheld and Arief-Sachrudin was officially appointed as mayors following a short delay caused by the incarceration of Banten governor Ratu Atut. His programs throughout his tenure included the expansion of the city's waste banks and establishment of a

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system, named ''Trans Tangerang''. He ran once more in the

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as the only running candidate, being backed by all parties in the city council.

References

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