Mardiyanto (born 21 November 1946 in
Surakarta,
Central Java) is an Indonesian
politician
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and former
General
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. He was the governor of
Central Java beginning in 1998, and was re-elected as a
PDI-P
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party candidate in 2003. He held the position of Minister of Home Affairs until 2009 when he was succeeded by
Gamawan Fauzi
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Career
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.
References
1946 births
Living people
People from Surakarta
Indonesian generals
Governors of Central Java
Interior ministers of Indonesia
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle politicians
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