Rusdy Mastura
Governor of Central Sulawesi
Assumed office
16 June 2021
Preceded byLongki Djanggola
Mayor of Palu
In office
12 October 2005 – 7 August 2015
Preceded bySuardin Suebo
Succeeded byHidayat
Personal details
Born (1950-02-08) 8 February 1950 (age 73)
Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Political partyNasdem Party

Rusdy Mastura (born 8 February 1950) is an Indonesian politician who is the governor of Central Sulawesi and was the mayor of the province's capital, Palu, between 2005 and 2015.

Early life and education

Rusdy was born in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on 8 February 1950,[1] and he completed his elementary and middle school education in Donggala, returning to Palu for high school.[2]

Career

Before being elected into political office, Rusdy worked as a consultant. He was also chairman of the Pancasila Youth organization in Central Sulawesi.[1]

Palu

In 1997, Rusdy was elected into the city council for Palu, and then between 1999 and 2004 he chaired the city council.[2] He participated in Palu's 2005 mayoral elections, when he won in a landslide after securing 60.82% of votes in a three-candidate race.[3] He was reelected following the 2010 election, winning 32 percent of votes in a six-candidate race.[4]

As Palu's mayor, Rusdy was the second Indonesian government official (after Abdurrahman Wahid during his presidency in 1999 to 2001) to publicly apologize for the mass killings in 1965–66.[1] His initial apology stemmed from a human rights event in March 2012 where he stated that he was ordered to guard a house where Indonesian Communist Party members were detained, and then apologized to the victims.[5] Rusdy's family was affiliated with Masyumi, which during 1965 was actively conducting violence against the communists.[1] In October 2013, he issued a mayoral order which officially apologized to the victims and became a legal basis for the victims to reclaim their rights.[6][7]

Rusdy initiated a plan, in conjunction with the central government, to establish a special economic zone in Palu, which would include investments in port and road facilities.[8] He also began a work program which employed some 5,000 poor residents of the city.[9] He resigned as mayor in August 2015 to participate in the gubernatorial elections for the province.[10]

He was a member of Golkar until late 2017, when he moved to the Nasdem Party, citing political reasons.[11] Rusdy was chairman of Golkar's Donggala Regency branch in 2017 before his move.[12]

As governor

Rusdy participated in the 2015 gubernatorial elections, but lost to Longki Djanggola and his lawsuit to the Constitutional Court was rejected.[13] He ran again in 2020 and, this time, won the election after securing 891,334 votes (59.6%).[14] He was sworn in on 16 June 2021.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rusdy Mastura: The mayor who said 'sorry' for 1965". The Jakarta Post. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Daftar Riwayat Hidup Bakal Calon Gubernur Dalam Pemilihan Tahun 2020" (PDF). kpu.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Rusdy Mastura Wali Kota Palu Periode 2005–2010". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 9 August 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Calon 'Incumbent' Rusdy Mastura Menang di Pemilihan Wali Kota Palu". Tempo (in Indonesian). 7 August 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Rekonsiliasi korban G30S, belajar dari Palu". BBC News Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Ikhtiar Kebenaran dan Rekonsiliasi Kasus '65 di Solo dan Palu". tirto.id (in Indonesian). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Palu Meminta Maaf kepada Keluarga Korban 1965". Tempo (in Indonesian). 4 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Palu kembangkan kawasan industri". Kontan (in Indonesian). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ^ "BPJS TK Bayar Santunan Peserta Padat Karya Rp456 Juta". Antara News Palu (in Indonesian). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. ^ "DPRD Palu Terima Pengunduran Diri Wali Kota". jurnalnews.id (in Indonesian). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Hengkang ke Nasdem, Cudi Sebut di Golkar Tak Bisa Wujudkan Gagasannya". jurnalnews.id (in Indonesian). 16 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Golkar Akan Perjuangkan Pemekaran Kabupaten Donggala". Antara News Palu (in Indonesian). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  13. ^ Savitri, Ayunda Windyastuti (14 January 2016). "KPU Bantah Mencurangi Hasil Rekapitulasi Pilgub Sulteng". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Hasil Penetapan KPU Sulteng, Rusdy-Mamun 891.334 Suara dan Hidayat-Bartho 604.033 Suara". Sulteng News (in Indonesian). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Jokowi lantik Gubernur Sulteng Rusdy Mastura". Kontan (in Indonesian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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