Santoso (Indonesian politician)
Indonesian politician (born 1969)
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Santoso (born 17 February 1969) is an Indonesian politician who served as a member of the People's Representative Council between 2019 and 2024. He was also a member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2019.
Santoso | |
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| Member of the People's Representative Council | |
| In office 1 October 2019 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | Jakarta III |
| Deputy Speaker of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council | |
| In office 20 February 2019 – 25 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ferrial Sofyan |
| Member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council | |
| In office 25 August 2009 – 25 August 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1969 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Party | Demokrat |
Biography
Santoso was born in Jakarta on 17 February 1969. He studied law with bachelor's and master's degrees.[1]
He was first elected into the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council following the 2009 legislative election, as a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He had his second term in the council between 2014–2019, and on 20 February 2019 he was appointed as deputy speaker of the body, replacing fellow Democratic Party politician Ferrial Sofyan.[3] Within the party, Santoso served as chairman of the Jakarta branch between 2016 and 2021.[4]
In the 2019 election, Santoso ran as a legislative candidate to represent Jakarta's 3rd electoral district. He won 34,449 votes, and was the only Democratic Party politician to qualify for a seat from the district.[5] He was sworn in as a legislator on 1 October 2019.[6] He is part of the legislature's third commission.[7] He was not reelected in 2024.[8]