Emil Dardak
5th Vice Governor of East Java
Assumed office
13 February 2019
GovernorKhofifah Indar Parawansa
Preceded bySaifullah Yusuf
16th Regent of Trenggalek
In office
17 February 2016 – 13 February 2019
Preceded byMulyadi W.R.
Succeeded byMuhammad Nur Arifin
Personal details
Born (1984-05-20) 20 May 1984 (age 39)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseArumi Bachsin [id]
EducationRaffles Institution
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Emil Elestianto Dardak (born 20 May 1984) is an Indonesian politician who is the Vice Governor of East Java. Before becoming Vice Governor, he was the regent of Trenggalek Regency between 2016 and 2019 and was a singer cum actor prior to his political career.

Early life and education

Emil Dardak was born in Jakarta on 20 May 1984 as the eldest children of four siblings to an ethnic Javanese family hailing from Trenggalek, East Java province.[1][2] Dardak studied at Singapore's Raffles Institution and later for his undergraduate degree at the University of New South Wales and he eventually completed his formal education after graduating with a doctorate from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.[3][4] In addition, Dardak participated in the 2018 class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, being the only Indonesian between the 40 mayors involved.[5]

Early career

By 2012, Dardak had been appointed as executive vice president of the state-owned company PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia.[6]

Political career

Regent of Trenggalek

Dardak registered in 2015 to run in Trenggalek's regency election with the 25-year old Muhammad Nur Arifin as running mate, with the support of PDI-P, Gerindra, Golkar, PAN, Demokrat, Hanura and PPP.[7] The pair won 76 percent of the votes (282,487), winning in all of Trenggalek's subdistricts.[8] The pair was sworn in on 17 February 2016.[9]

Vice Governor of East Java

After being regent, Dardak attempted to diversify the economy of Trenggalek, promoting tourism and encouraging investment programs in the area - which typically sees less investors than regencies in northern Java. He later became running mate to Khofifah Indar Parawansa in the 2018 East Java gubernatorial election,[10] and the pair won with 10,465,218 votes (53.55%).[11] The pair was sworn in on 13 February 2019.[12]

Dardak is a member of the Democratic Party, although he endorsed Joko Widodo in the 2019 Indonesian presidential election - against party lines.[13]

Personal life

Dardak's father, Hermanto Dardak (1957-2019), was deputy minister of public works under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's presidency and in 2015 served as head of regional development in the same ministry.[14] Emil is married to a fellow actress Arumi Bachsin [id], who was of mixed Indo Eurasian-Bengkulu descent from Palembang, South Sumatra.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Biodata Calon Wakil Gubernur" (PDF). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Meniti Karir di Departemen PU" (in Indonesian). Tokoh Indonesia. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Kenangan Emil Dardak Tentang Sosok Lee Kuan Yew". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 27 March 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ "4 Fakta Emil Dardak yang Baru Dilantik Jadi Wagub Jatim". detiknews (in Indonesian). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative names second class of mayors". The Harvard Gazette. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Emil Dardak, Sang Doktor Ekonomi Termuda di Perusahaan BUMN". Okezone (in Indonesian). 21 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Suami Arumi Baschin Resmi Daftar Calon Bupati Trenggalek, Pendampingnya Masih Usia 25 Tahun". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Hitung Resmi KPU: Suami Arumi Bachsin Menang Telak di Trenggalek". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 13 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. ^ Faizal, Achmad (17 February 2016). "Usai Dilantik, Arifin Diberi Piagam Rekor Muri Wakil Bupati Termuda". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Is this the future face of Indonesian politics?". South China Morning Post. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ Rinanda, Hilda Meilisa (31 December 2018). "Pilgub Jatim 2018: Akhirnya, Khofifah Menang". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ^ Widiastuti, Rina (12 February 2019). "Khofifah - Emil Dardak Akan Dilantik oleh Jokowi pada Rabu Sore". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Emil Dardak Siap Menangkan Demokrat di Pileg, Tapi Bantu Jokowi di Pilpres. Begini Alasannya". Surya (in Indonesian). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Hermanto Dardak Akui Siapkan Emil untuk Trenggalek". Antara Jatim (in Indonesian). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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