Ratu Hemas of Yogyakarta (born 31 October 1952) is the current Queen consort of Yogyakarta Sultanate, a reigning sultanate of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in

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. She has also served as a senator of the Indonesian

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(DPD) from Yogyakarta since 2004. She served as a Deputy Speaker of the DPD from 2009 to 2019.

Early life

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Ratu Hemas, born as Tatiek Dradjad Supriastuti is the third child and sole daughter of seven siblings.Dari Tembok Kraton ke Senayan
She grew up in

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. Her Father, Colonel Soepono Digdosastropranoto, was an official in the Indonesia Army who was born in

Yogyakarta Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...

. Her Mother, Raden Nganten Susamtilah Soepono, was a housewife from Wates, Kulonprogo. Hemas went to school in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

until she graduated from High School and continued to pursue her study in the department of Architecture in

Trisakti University Trisakti University (Usakti) is Indonesia's largest private university located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Trisakti University, is the only private university in Indonesia which was established by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. Founde ...

. She did not finish her study in the university and got married in 1968 Hemas then followed her husband and live in

Meeting the Sultan Hamengkubuwono X

Every year Tatiek's family has the family tradition to go to her grandfather's house in Soronatan, Yogyakarta. Her grandfather was a retired palace official. In the late 1960s, Tatiek met the oldest son of the late reigning Sultan

Hamengkubuwono IX Hamengkubuwono IX or HB IX (12 April 1912 – 2 October 1988) was an Indonesian statesman and royal who was the second vice president of Indonesia, the ninth sultan of Yogyakarta, and the first governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Hamen ...

, Herjuno Darpito, who, later on, succeeded his father as Sultan Hamengkubuwono X. At the age of 19 Hemas was married to Herjuno Darpito (6 years older) and left her study in the university. Her name was changed for the first time as Bandara Raden Ayu Mangkubumi, before finally was changed to Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas when Herjuno Darpito ascend the throne and became Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X. Her marriage was blessed with five children;

Princess Mangkubumi Her Royal Highness Princess Mangkubumi Hamemayu Hayuning Bawana Langgeng ing Mataram ( jv, ꦩꦁꦑꦸꦨꦸꦩꦶ, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Mangkubumi, born as Gusti Raden Ajeng Nurmalitasari on 24 February 1972, later known as Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Pem ...

, Princess Candrakirana, Princess Maduretno,

Princess Hayu Princess Hayu () is the fourth child and daughter of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta and his consort, Ratu Hemas. She is married to Prince Notonegoro, an executive in the United Nations Development Programme Indonesia and a professional i ...

, and Princess Bendara.

Political and social activities

* In the beginning, Ratu Hemas activities in the palace of Yogyakarta were mostly social. She was active in Yayasan Sayap Ibu and the eradication of illiteracy in Yogyakarta. She became a member of

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for the period of 1997–1999 from the Faction of Group Representatives (Indonesian: ''Fraksi Utusan Golongan'') and served as the chief editor for ''Kartini'' magazine * Ratu Hemas has always been very active on promoting women participation on political processes. To further promote women's rights, in 2004 Ratu Hemas ran as a senator for the

to represent her province,

Yogyakarta Special Region The Special Region of Yogyakarta (; id, Daerah Istimewa (D.I.) Yogyakarta) is a provincial-level autonomous region of Indonesia in southern Java. It has also been known as the Special Territory of Yogyakarta. It is bordered by the Indian Oce ...

, as an independent candidate. She won the majority of the votes from her region. * In November 2008 during an interview with VIVAnews, Ratu Hemas explained her political view against the pornography law Undang Undang Pornografi. She mentioned that the bill has been drafted in such a way that would restrict women's rights. * In 2009, Ratu Hemas was reelected again as independent candidate for the

for the period of 2009–2014 winning 80% votes from all eligible voters.Vivanews Fokus: Ratu Hemas: Saya Masuk DPD Tanpa Parpol
/ref> * In November 2012 Ratu Hemas together with Laode Ida, I Wayan Sudirta, and John Pieris representing the

, appealed the Constitutional Court to run a judicial review on the Law No. 27 Year 2009 and Law No. 12 Year 2011. These laws were considered as violating the clauses of the constitution, especially clause number 22 D concerning equal rights between the

and the

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.Suara Pembaruan: Ratu Hemas: Gugatan DPD RI Tidak Main-Main
/ref> In legislation process so far, the

was granted the authority to provide inputs but not to sanction the law. The

request the authority to also sanction a law. According to the constitution, the

has the right to propose a bill and it has exercised this right but has never been deliberated in the house.

Titles

*1952 - 1971 : ''Miss'' Tatiek Drajad Supriastuti *1971 - 1989 : ''

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'' The Princess Mangkubumi *1989–present : '' Her Majesty'' Queen Hemas

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hemas, Ratu 1952 births Living people People from Yogyakarta Indonesian royalty Javanese people