Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
Indonesian politician (born 1965)
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Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga (Balinese: ᬅᬦᬓ᭄ᬅᬕᬸᬂᬕᭂᬤᬾᬗᬸᬭᬄᬧᬸᬲ᭄ᬧᬬᭀᬕ; born 7 July 1965) is an Indonesian politician and economist. He was the 10th Indonesia's Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises under President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet from 2014 to 2019.[1] Previously, he served as the 4th Vice Governor of Bali from 2008 to 2013 and 3rd Mayor of Denpasar from 2000 to 2008.
(Acting)
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga | |
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| ᬅᬦᬓ᭄ᬅᬕᬸᬂᬕᭂᬤᬾᬗᬸᬭᬄᬧᬸᬲ᭄ᬧᬬᭀᬕ | |
Puspayoga in 2013 | |
| 10th Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises | |
| In office 27 October 2014 – 23 October 2019 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Lutfi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Teten Masduki |
| 7th Vice Governor of Bali | |
| In office 28 August 2008 – 28 August 2013 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Governor | I Made Mangku Pastika |
| Preceded by | I Gusti Ngurah Alit Kusuma Kelakan |
| Succeeded by | I Ketut Sudikerta |
| 3rd Mayor of Denpasar | |
| In office 2000 – 24 October 2008 | |
| Governor | Dewa Made Beratha |
| Preceded by | Komang Arsana |
| Succeeded by | I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1965 |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Party | PDI-P |
| Spouse | I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati |
| Relations | I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara (brother in law) |
| Children | 1 |
| Ngurah Rai University | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
| Cabinet | Working Cabinet |
Early life and education
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga was born on 7 July 1965 in Denpasar, Bali. His father, Cok Sayoga, was a prominent PDI-P party figure in Bali, having a close relationship with the party's chairman, Megawati Sukarnoputri, since the 1980s.[2] He obtained his bachelor's degree from Ngurah Rai University in 1991.
Career
Puspayoga hold his first political office as the member of Bali's local parliament from PDI-P in 1999. He became the mayor of Denpasar the following year, a position which he would hold for eight years. In 2008, he won the Bali gubernatorial election, running along with I Made Mangku Pastika. He then served with Pastika as his deputy until 2013.[3]
He ran for Bali's governor office in 2013, choosing Dewa Nyoman Sukriawan as his running mate. He subsequently lost the election to the incumbent governor and former superior, Pastika.[4]
On 26 October 2014, the newly elected Indonesian President Joko Widodo named him as Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises.
Family
He is married to I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, who was appointed as Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in 2019.[5]
