Erzaldi Rosman Djohan (born 31 October 1969) is an Indonesian politician who has served as the Governor of

Bangka-Belitung Islands The Bangka Belitung Islands ( id, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Situated off the southeastern coast of Sumatra, the province comprises two main landmasses—Bangka Island, Bangka and Belitung—and ...

since 2017 to 2022. Prior to becoming governor, he was elected two times as the regent of

Central Bangka Regency Central Bangka Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,155.77 km2 and had a population of 161,075 at the 2010 Census, rising to 198,946 at the 2020 Census. The town of Koba i ...

Early life and education

Djohan was born on 31 October 1969 in

Pangkal Pinang Pangkal Pinang is the capital and largest city of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province in Indonesia. It is located on Bangka Island's east coast, the city is divided into seven districts (''kecamatan'') and has 42 wards (''kelurahan''). It cov ...

(then part of

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province) from Rosman Djohan and Melati. He completed his high school education in

, before moving to

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, earning a diploma in 1994 from

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. Later, he also obtained a bachelors and masters from an economics institute.

Career

Before entering politics, Djohan worked at several companies, including a property company between 1999 and 2005. In 2004, he was elected to Bangka-Belitung's Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) as part of

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, though he only held the seat until 2005 when he was elected as

Central Bangka Central Bangka Regency is a list of regencies and cities of Indonesia, regency (''kabupaten'') of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,155.77 km2 and had a population of 161,075 at the 2010 Census, rising to 198, ...

's vice-regent. In 2010, he was elected regent, and was elected for his second term in 2015 with 57.1% of votes. His first term expired on 24 September 2015, before he was sworn in for a second term on 17 February 2016. Djohan declared his candidacy for the governorship of the province in August 2016. By then, he had moved to

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, and became the chairman of its provincial branch. In the following 2017 gubernatorial election, Djohan won 38.9% (213,442) of votes in a four-way election, defeating incumbent governor

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Governorship

On 12 May 2017, Djohan was sworn in as governor. Months after his inauguration, Djohan declared a moratorium on issuing new tin mining licenses in the province, intended to tackle

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on the island and allow the provincial government to develop new regulations on ecologically friendly mining practices. He noted his intentions in an interview with ''

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'' to move away from tin mining, and develop tourism and metallurgical industries such as

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extraction. Alongside

governor

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, Djohan has supported a bridge spanning the

Bangka Strait Bangka Strait is the strait that separates the island of Sumatra from Bangka Island ( id, Pulau Bangka) in the Java Sea, Indonesia. The strait is about long, with a width varying from about to . See also * Japanese cruiser Ashigara * List of st ...

, connecting

Bangka Island Bangka is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is administered under the province of the Bangka Belitung Islands, being one of its namesakes alongside the smaller island of Belitung across the Gaspar Strait. The 9th largest island in In ...

with mainland

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References

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