General Elections Commission
Komisi Pemilihan Umum | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 February 1999 |
Preceding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Indonesia |
Headquarters | Jalan Imam Bonjol No. 29, Jakarta 10310 |
Agency executives |
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Key document |
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Website | kpu |
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The General Elections Commission (Indonesian: Komisi Pemilihan Umum, abbreviated as KPU) is the body that organises elections in Indonesia. Its responsibilities include deciding which parties can contest elections, organising the voting and announcing the results and seats won in the various branches of the government.
History
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Following the
The second incarnation of the KPU was established on 11 April 2001 to organise the
Headquarters
KPU central headquarters is located in a building on Jalan Imam Bonjol 29, Central Jakarta. The building, designed by architect A.W. Gmelig Meyling, was completed in 1955 and was among the first to be built in the post-war architecture style in Indonesia. It was described as "impressive" at its completion. The building was originally used for the office of the National Horticulture Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture.[5]
KPU also has its local offices in all provinces, cities, and regencies throughout Indonesia except Aceh, where it took a name Independent Elections Commission (Komisi Independen Pemilihan or KIP) with its own structure and regulation.
Current membership
On 12 April 2022, President Joko Widodo, inaugurated members of KPU and Bawaslu for a term of 2022–2027. These are the current members (commissioners) of KPU:
Commissioners | Position | Experience |
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Hasyim Asy'ari | Chairman | Member of KPU Indonesia (2017–2022) |
Betty Epsilon Idroos | Members | Chairman of KPU Jakarta (2018–2023) |
Idham Holik | Member of KPU West Java (2018–2023) | |
Mochammad Afifuddin | Member of Bawaslu Indonesia (2017–2022) | |
Yulianto Sudrajat | Chair of KPU Central Java (2018–2023) | |
Parsadaan Harahap | Chair of Bawaslu Bengkulu (2017–2022) | |
August Mellaz | Director of Sindikasi Pemilu dan Demokrasi |
List of chairmen
No. | Name | Period | Term | Commissioners | Elections |
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1 | Rudini | 1999–2001 | 1 |
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1999 |
2 | Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin | 2001–2005 | 2 |
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2004 |
– | Ramlan Surbakti | 2005–2007 | |||
3 | Abdul Hafiz Anshari | 2007–2012 | 3 |
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2009 |
4 | Husni Kamil Manik[a] | 2012–2016 | 4 |
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2014 |
– | Hadar Nafis Gumay | 2016 | |||
5 | Juri Adriantoro | 2016–2017 | |||
6 | Arief Budiman[b] | 2017–2021 | 5 |
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2019 |
7 | Ilham Saputra | 2021–2022 | |||
8 | Hasyim Asy'ari | 2022– | 6 |
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2024 |
See also
References
- Abdullah, Taufik (April 2009). Indonesia: Towards Democracy. Solo: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-2303660.
- Manning, Chris; van Dierman, Peter (April 2000). Indonesia in Transition: Social Aspects of Reformasi and Crisis. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-1856499248.
- Merrillees, Scott (2015). Jakarta: Portraits of a Capital 1950-1980. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing. ISBN 9786028397308.
- Puspoyo, Widjanarko (December 2012). Dari Soekarno Hingga Yudhoyono, Pemilu Indonesia 1955 - 2009 (From Soekarno to Yudhoyono. Indonesian General Elections 1955 - 2009). Solo: Eka Adicitra Intermedia. ISBN 9786028237970.
- "Profil Komisi Pemilihan Umum (Profile of the General Elections Commission)" (in Indonesian). KPU. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
Notes
- ^ Puspoyo 2012, pp. 282–296.
- ^ Abdullah 2009, p. 537.
- ^ Manning & van Dierman 2000, pp. 18, 35.
- ^ KPU website: Profile of Commission
- ^ Merrillees 2015, p. 47.