Surabaya is the capital city of East Java province and the second-largest city in Indonesia,after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island,on the Madura Strait,it is one of the earliest port cities in Southeast Asia. According to the National Development Planning Agency,Surabaya is one of the four main central cities of Indonesia,alongside Jakarta,Medan,and Makassar. The city had a population of 2,874,314 within its city limits at the 2020 census. With 3,009,286 people living in the city as of mid 2023 and over 10 million in the extended Surabaya metropolitan area,according to the latest official estimate,Surabaya was the second-largest metropolitan area in Indonesia. Surabaya metropolitan is also ASEAN's 6th largest economy ahead of Hanoi. In 2023,the city's GRP PPP was estimated at US$150.294 billion.
East Java is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west;the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts,respectively,while the narrow Bali Strait to the east separates Java from Bali by around 2.29 kilometres (1.42 mi). Located in eastern Java,the province also includes the island of Madura,as well as the Kangean islands and other smaller island groups located further east and the Masalembu archipelago to the north. Its capital is Surabaya,the second largest city in Indonesia,a major industrial center and also a major business center. Banyuwangi is the largest regency in East Java and the largest on the island of Java.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle is a centre to centre-left secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014,it has been the ruling and largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR),having won 110 seats in the latest election. The party is led by Megawati Sukarnoputri,who served as the president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004.
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR),the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house,while the Regional Representative Council (DPD) serves as the upper house;while the Indonesian constitution does not explicitly mention the divide,the DPR enjoys more power,privilege,and prestige compared to the DPD.
H. Saifullah Yusuf,better known by his nickname Gus Ipul,is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as the Minister of Social Affairs under Joko Widodo administration,replacing Tri Rismaharini due to her resignation. He also previously held several government offices,such as the Mayor of Pasuruan,former Vice Governor of East Java,and former Minister of Villages,Development of Disadvantaged Regions,and Transmigration under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration.
Djarot Saiful Hidayat is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the People's Representative Council. He was the governor of Jakarta,in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since 9 May. He replaced his predecessor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama when the latter was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. He was appointed by Basuki as Deputy Governor in 2014 to fill the gap left by the election of Joko Widodo as president.
Tubagus Hasanuddin or known as TB Hasanuddin is an Indonesian politician and former Indonesian military officer who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council of the PDI-P Faction between 2009 and 2018,and from 2019 to present.
The Governor of East Java is the head of a level I region who holds the government in East Java together with the Deputy Governor and 120 members of the East Java Regional People's Representative Council. The Governor and Deputy Governor of East Java are elected through general elections held every five years. The current Governor of East Java is Adhy Karyono as Acting.
Bambang Dwi Hartono is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2019,representing the East Java I electoral district. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),he previously served as a representative in the East Java Regional People's Representative Council from 2014 until 2019,the Mayor of Surabaya between 2002 and 2010,and the Vice Mayor of Surabaya from 2000 until 2002 and again from 2010 until 2013.
Indonesian People's Wave Party,commonly abbreviated as Gelora (Passion),is a political party in Indonesia. The party establishment was declared on 10 November 2019,and its political party status was recognised by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on 2 June 2020.
The 2020 Surabaya mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020,as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections across Indonesia.
Gatot Sudjito was an Indonesian politician from the Golkar party who served as a member of the Surabaya Regional People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2004,Member of the East Java Regional People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999 and 2004 until 2014,and Member of the People's Representative Council from 2014 until his death.
The Malang City Regional House of Representatives is the unicameral municipal legislature of the city of Malang,East Java,Indonesia. It has 45 members,who are elected every five years,simultaneously with the national legislative election.
M. Soegiono was an Indonesian bureaucrat and politician who served as the Vice Governor of East Java from 1977 until 1981 and member of the People's Representative Council from 1982 until 1987.
Whisnu Sakti Buana was an Indonesian politician. He briefly served as the mayor of Surabaya between December 2020 and February 2021,mostly in an acting capacity to replace Tri Rismaharini for whom he had served under as vice-mayor of Surabaya between 2014 and 2015,and again between 2016 and 2020.
The 2024 Surabaya mayoral election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the Mayor of Surabaya for a five-year term.
The 2024 West Java gubernatorial election was held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the Governor of West Java for a five-year term.
The 2024 East Java gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the Governor of East Java for a five-year term.
The 2024 Medan mayoral election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the mayor of Medan for a five-year term.
Ade Sugianto is an Indonesian politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle who is the current regent of Tasikmalaya Regency,West Java,having served since 2018. He was previously the vice regent from 2011 to 2018 under Uu Ruzhanul Ulum,and had been elected into the regency Regional House of Representatives since 1999.
