Rudy Gunawan (born 4 August 1964) is an Indonesian politician and lawyer who has been the regent of

Garut Regency Garut Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), Regency in the West Java province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,065.19 km2 (1,186.91 mi2). Geographically, it lies between 6°57′34″ – 7°44′57″ South latitude a ...

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

since 2014.

Early life and education

Rudy Gunawan was born in Garut on 4 August 1964 and grew up there before moving to

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

for his high school studies. He then studied law at

Padjadjaran University Padjadjaran University id, Universitas Padjajaran, abbreviated as UNPAD) is a public university located in Sumedang Regency and Bandung, which is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It was established on September 11, 1957. UNPAD has ...

Career

After graduating, Gunawan became a lawyer. He established his own practice, Gunawan & Associates Law Firm, in 1985. The firm consulted the West Java Regional People's Representative Council and the province's government between 1999 and 2009. He also was appointed commissioner in several companies, and had run in Garut's 2008 regency election although he lost. Joining

Gerindra The Gerindra Party (acronym for , ) is a political party in Indonesia. Formed in 2008, Gerindra serves as the political vehicle of former general Prabowo Subianto. It is presently the third-largest party in the House of Representatives, where it ...

, Gunawan ran for a second time in the 2013 regency election with

Prosperous Justice Party The Prosperous Justice Party ( id, Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, sometimes called the Justice and Prosperity Party), frequently abbreviated to PKS, is an IslamistAl-Hamdi, Ridho. (2017). ''Moving towards a Normalised Path: Political Islam in Contempo ...

cadre Helmi Budiman as running mate, winning with 524,164 votes (50.31%). He was sworn in on 23 January 2014. Gunawan and Budiman were reelected in the 2018 election, winning 428,113 votes (35.8%). In 2018, he established a special team to track the creator of a homosexual group on social media (which had 2,500 members), and asked for support from the local military district. During a teacher's strike that same year, he threatened to remove principals who paused teaching activities. He also prohibited festivities on the New Year's Eve of that year, citing the mourning due the natural disasters occurring across the country and requested that money meant for festivities be donated to the victims.

References

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