Rita Widyasari
Rita Widyasari | |
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 Official portrait of Rita Widyasari during the first term (2010–2015) | |
| Regent of Kutai Kartanegara | |
| In office 17 February 2016 – 10 October 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | Edi Damansyah |
| Preceded by | Chairil Anwar |
| Succeeded by | Edi Damansyah |
| In office 30 June 2010 – 30 June 2015 | |
| Governor | Awang Faroek Ishak |
| Lieutenant | M. Ghufron Yusuf |
| Preceded by | Sulaiman Gafur |
| Succeeded by | Chairil Anwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1973 Tenggarong, East Kalimantan |
| Nationality | Indonesia |
| Political party | Golongan Karya |
| Spouse | Endri Elfran Syafril |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Universiti Utara Malaysia |
Rita Widyasari (born 7 November 1973) is an Indonesian politician who formerly served as 10th Regent of Kutai Kartanegara Regency from 2010 until 2021 and became the first woman to held the position.
Early life[edit]
Widyasari was born on 7 November 1973 in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan, as the second child and daughter of the three children of Dayang Kartini, a seamstress, and Syaukani Hasan Rais (1948–2016), a politician who served as 9th Regent of Kutai Kartanegara Regency.[1][2] She has a sister, Silvy Agustin, and a brother, Windra Sudarta (died 2012).[1] Widyasari spents her childhood in Tenggarong.[2] After graduated from high school, she moved to Bandung and went to Taruna Bhakti Secretary and Management Academy.[2] Widyasari then continued her education at Padjadjaran University and earned her master's degree from Jenderal Soedirman University.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Widyasari is married to Endri Elfran Syafril and has had three children.[2]
Career[edit]
Widyasari started her career as a Chair of Institute of Economic Science in Kutai Kartanegara Regency and served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the same regency.[2] She also served as a commissioner at PT. Ketopong Damai Persada and was active in several organizations, such as became the Chair of DPD KNPI in Kutai Kartanegara Regency, Chair of KORDA INKALDO in East Kalimantan, and Chair of National Sports Committee of Indonesia in Kutai Kartanegara Regency.[2]
In 2010, Widyasari was elected as 10th Regent of Kutai Kartanegara Regency along with Gufron Yusuf as her deputy and served from 2010 until 2015.[2] She then was re-elected along with Edi Damansah as her Deputy and served from 2016 until 2021.[2]
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