Eko Putro Sandjojo (born May 21, 1965 in
Jakarta
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) is an Indonesian politician. He was the
Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration in the
Working Cabinet in
Indonesia
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. He was appointed Minister on July 27, 2016 by
Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), popularly known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the 7th and current president of Indonesia. Elected in July 2014, he was the first Indonesian president not to come from an elite ...
and until on October 20, 2019.
He is a graduate from the
Jakarta State Polytechnic
Jakarta State Polytechnic (in Indonesian: ''Politeknik Negeri Jakarta''), abbreviated as PNJ. It is located in the north part of Depok, West Java.
Academics
Jakarta State Polytechnic has departments and study programs as follows:
Diploma III
*M ...
. Sandjojo holds a degree in Electrical engineering from the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...
which he obtained in 1991. In 1993, he also obtained a Masters from the
.
In July 2016, he was appointed Minister of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration by
President Joko Widodo.
References
Living people
1965 births
People from Jakarta
University of Kentucky alumni
Government ministers of Indonesia
Working Cabinet (Joko Widodo)
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