Darmadi Durianto

Darmadi Durianto (born 25 June 1967) is an Indonesian academician and politician from PDI-P who is a member of the People's Representative Council. A Chinese Indonesian, Durianto was first elected into the legislative body in 2014.

Darmadi Durianto
Member of People's Representative Council
Assumed office
1 October 2014
PresidentJoko Widodo
ConstituencyJakarta 3
Personal details
Born (1967-06-25) June 25, 1967
Mempawah, West Kalimantan
Political partyPDI-P

Background

Damadi Durianto (Chinese: 林德纯; pinyin: Lín Déchún) was born in Mempawah Regency of West Kalimantan on 25 June 1967.[1] He graduated with a degree in management from Atma Jaya Catholic University in 1990.[2]

Durianto is of Chinese descent, and he is the advisory board head of West Kalimantan Chinese Indonesian Association (Indonesian: Perhimpunan Tionghoa Kalbar Indonesia).[3]

Career

Durianto lectured at his alma mater Atma Jaya and the Kwik Kian Gie School of Business in Jakarta, teaching graduate courses. He first joined PDI-P around 2003–2004, as part of a think tank within the party. He ran for a seat in the People's Representative Council in 2009 from the Central Sulawesi constituency, but did not secure a seat.[4][5]

In the 2014 legislative election, Durianto ran as a candidate from PDI-P and won 52,861 votes, securing a seat in the People's Representative Council from Jakarta's 3rd electoral district.[6] He became a member of the body's sixth commission which handles investments and industry.[7]

In 2018, Durianto expressed his concern over the presence of low-quality imported Chinese steel in the Indonesian market.[8] Durianto also opposed a decision by the central government in 2018 to allow rice imports, and requested a coordinated explanation from the ministries involved in the decision making.[9] He defended Widodo's government from accusations of overborrowing, and called the attacks a "structured, systematic issue made up by certain parties".[10]

He attacked incumbent vice president Jusuf Kalla in 2018, criticising Kalla's political maneuvering and requested parties in Widodo's coalition to exercise caution.[11] Durianto also called PKB politician Muhaimin Iskandar's efforts to become Widodo's running mate in the 2019 presidential election simply an effort to boost the party's electability.[12] Durianto is set to run for reelection from the same district in the 2019 legislative election.[13]

References
  1. "DARMADI DURIANTO". mpr.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. "DARMADI DURIANTO". dpr.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. Solehudin, Imam (16 November 2018). "Darmadi: Warga Tionghoa Punya Peran Jaga Kebhinekaan". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. Suryadinata, Leo (2015). Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches (4th edition). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 34. ISBN 9789814620505.
  5. Bachtiar, Syamsul (25 April 2015). "Darmadi, Dari Mega Center Melenggang ke Senayan". Teropong Senayan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. "Inilah Daftar 109 Anggota DPR dari PDI-P Periode 2014-2019". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. Novalius, Feby (20 March 2018). "Komisi VI Fit and Proper Test Komisioner KPPU". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. Fernandez, Wem (22 April 2018). "Pemerintah Harus Pastikan Baja Asal Tiongkok Sesuai SNI". Gatra (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. Solehudin, Imam (28 August 2018). "DPR Tolak Rencana Pemerintah Impor Beras, Ini Alasannya". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  10. "PDIP: Darurat Utang Isu yang Terstruktur dan Sitematis". rmol.co (in Indonesian). 12 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  11. "Politikus PDIP: Parpol Pendukung Jokowi Mesti Sikapi Secara Serius Safari Politik JK". Tribun Jakarta (in Indonesian). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  12. "Elite PDIP: Cak Imin Cuma Gocek-gocek Buat Bargaining PKB". VIVA (in Indonesian). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  13. "DCT DPR RI Jakarta III" (PDF). kpu.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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