Soekarwo (born 16 June 1950), popularly known as Pakde Karwo or Uncle Karwo, is an Indonesian politician and former governor of
East Java
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.
In 2019, he was one of nine advisors appointed to President
Joko Widodo
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's
Presidential Advisory Council
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.
Biography
Soekarwo was educated at State Elementary School Palur (1962), State Junior High School 2 Ponorogo (1965) and Social Senior High School Madiun (1969). He obtained his master's degree in Law at
Universitas Airlangga
Airlangga University ( Indonesian: ''Universitas Airlangga''; jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦮ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦄꦲꦶꦂꦭꦁꦒ, abbreviated as Unair or UA) is the second-oldest university in Indonesia and also a public university located in Su ...
(
Surabaya
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) in (1979), and subsequently his law abschluss at the
University of Surabaya
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(1996), and his doctorate at
Universitas Diponegoro
Diponegoro University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ; id, Universitas Diponegoro, abbreviated as Undip) is a public university in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Founded in 1957 as a private university by th ...
,
Semarang
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(2004).
Governorship
When East Java held a gubernatorial election in 2008, Soekarwo announced his candidacy and was supported by
Partai Amanat Nasional
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(PAN) and
Partai Demokrat
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Origins
The 20 ...
(Democratic Party). His running-mate was
Saifullah Yusuf
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Education
Gus Ipul holds a master's degree in Social and Politics Study Faculty from National University in Jakarta. ...
or Gus Ipul, a former minister in President Yudhoyono's cabinet. Soekarwo won the first round with 26% votes, but because no candidate won over 30%, a second round had to be held. Soekarwo won again but with a closer margin. His rival,
Khofifah, demanded a new round after alleged election fraud. A third round was held and won by Soekarwo. He was sworn in as governor in February 2009.
Soekarwo stood for re-election in the 2013 gubernatorial election. After much speculation about his running mate, Soekarwo announced that Saifullah Yusuf would again be his running-mate.
See also
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List of Governors of East Java
References
Profil singkat Soekarwo - Saifullah Yusuf di Kompas OnlineWebsite
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Governors of East Java
1950 births
Living people
Diponegoro University alumni