Irwan Prayitno

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Irwan Prayitno
Governor of West Sumatra
In office 15 August 2010 – present
Deputy	Muslim Kasim
Preceded by	Marlis Rahman
Personal details
Born	(1963-20-12) August 12, 1963^[1] Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Political party	Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Prosperous Justice Party)
Spouse(s)	Nevi Zuairina^[2]
Children	Jundy Fadhlillah Wafiatul Ahdi Dhiya'u Syahidah Anwar Jundy Atika Ibrahim Shohwatul Ishlah Farhana Irwan Laili Tanzila
Profession	Politician, writers
Religion	Islam

Irwan Prayitno (born 20 December 1963 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as the governor of West Sumatra province. He was elected in the 2010 election for the five-year period 2010–2015. Before his election as governor, he served as a member of Indonesia's Parliament (DPR-RI) from the election region of West Sumatra for two consecutive periods (2004–2009 and 2009–2014).

With 32,44%^[3] votes, Irwan Prayitno is the second governor of West Sumatra elected by direct popular vote. He was sworn into office along with his deputy governor, Muslim Kasim by the Minister of Home Affairs Gamawan Fauzi on 15 August 2010.^[4]

Life

Irwan Prayitno was born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His father, Djamrul Djamal, was from Padang, and his mother, Sudarni Sayuti, from Tanah Datar, West Sumatra; both are Minangkabau descents.^[5] After graduating his secondary school from SMA Negeri 3 (Public Senior High School 3) in Padang, Prayitno pursued his study at the psychology faculty at the University of Indonesia from 1982 to 1988.^[2] Prayitno continued his education at the Putra University in Malaysia where he obtained his master and PhD.^[1]

In the 2009 legislative election, Prayitno was elected as member of People's Representative Council (DPR-RI) from the Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Prosperous Justice Party). Prayitno resigned from the DPR-RI because he decided to run for the election as governor of West Sumatra on 30 June 2010.^[6]

References

Footnotes

↑ 1.0 1.1 People's Representative Council.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Tokoh Indonesia.
↑ Detik.com 2010.
↑ VIVA.co.id 2010.
↑ ANTARA 2010.
↑ Tempo.co 2010.

Bibliography

"Karier Politik Berawal dari Dakwah Kampus". Tokoh Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 September 2012.
"DR. H. Irwan Prayitno, Psi, MSc" (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
"Irwan Prayitno: Ambo Urang Minang". ANTARA (in Indonesian). Limapuluh Koto. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
"Irwan Prayitno Dilantik Jadi Gubernur Sumbar". VIVA.co.id (in Indonesian). 15 August 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
"Pilkada Sumatera Barat Serentak 30 Juni". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Padang. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
Sisko, Yonda (12 July 2010). "Irwan Prayitno-Muslim Kasim Menangi Pilkada Sumbar". Detik.com (in Indonesian). Padang. Retrieved 14 September 2012.

Preceded by Marlis Rahman	Governor of West Sumatra 2010–present	Succeeded by

v t e Current governors of Indonesian provinces

Sumatera	Zaini Abdullah (Aceh) Gatot Pudjo Nugroho (North Sumatra) Irwan Prayitno (West Sumatra) Junaidi Hamzah (Bengkulu) Rusli Zainal (Riau) Muhammad Sani (Riau Islands) Hasan Basri Agus (Jambi) Alex Noerdin (South Sumatera) Sjachroedin ZP (Lampung) Rustam Effendi (Bangka-Belitung Islands)

Java	Ratu Atut Chosiyah (Banten) Joko Widodo (Jakarta) Ahmad Heryawan (West Java) Ganjar Pranowo (Central Java) Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X (Yogyakarta) Soekarwo (East Java)

Bali and Nusa Tenggara	I Made Mangku Pastika (Bali) Tuan Guru Bajang (West Nusa Tenggara) Frans Lebu Raya (East Nusa Tenggara)

Kalimantan	Cornelis (West Kalimantan) Agustin Teras Narang (Central Kalimantan) Irianto Lambrie (North Kalimantan) Rudy Ariffin (South Kalimantan) Awang Faroek Ishak (East Kalimantan)

Sulawesi	Sinyo Harry Sarundajang (North Sulawesi) Gusnar Ismail (Gorontalo) Longki L. Djanggola (Central Sulawesi) Syahrul Yasin Limpo (South Sulawesi) Anwar Adnan Saleh (West Sulawesi) Nur Alam (South East Sulawesi)

Maluku and West Papua	Karel Alberth Ralahalu (Maluku) Thaib Armaiyn (North Maluku) Abraham Octavianus Atururi (West Papua) Lukas Enembe (Papua)

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Persondata
Name	Prayitno, Irwan
Alternative names
Short description	Governor of the province of West Sumatra
Date of birth	20 December 1963
Place of birth	Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Date of death
Place of death

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