I Dewa Gde Oka

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I Dewa Gde Oka
Member of the People's Representative Council
In office
1 October 1997 – 1 October 1999
PresidentSuharto
B. J. Habibie
ConstituencyBali
Vice Governor of Bali
In office
2 March 1985 – 2 September 1989
GovernorIda Bagus Mantra
Ida Bagus Oka
Preceded byI Gusti Ngurah Pindha (1971)
Succeeded byAspar Aswin
Regent of Badung
In office
1975–1985
GovernorSoekarmen
Ida Bagus Mantra
Preceded byI Wayan Dhana
Succeeded byPande Made Latra
Personal details
Born (1936-11-20) 20 November 1936 (age 87)
Badung, Dutch East Indies
Political partyGolkar
Military service
AllegianceIndonesia
Branch/serviceIndonesian Army
Years of service1959–1989
RankBrigadier general
UnitEngineer (CZI)

I Dewa Gde Oka (born 20 November 1936) is an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the Vice Governor of Bali from 1985 until 1989 and as a member of the People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999.

Early life and education[edit]

Oka was born on 20 November 1936 in Badung, Bali, as the son of I Dewa Anom Undisan and I Dewa Ayu Alit. Oka began his studies at the People's School (equivalent to elementary school) in Bangli in 1942 and finished in 1948. He then continued his junior high school education in Bangli and graduated from junior high school in 1953. From Bangli, Oka moved to Singaraja, the province's capital, where he enrolled at the Singaraja High School.[1] During Oka's senior year, he managed to win third place in a slogan-making competition held by the Nusa Tenggara information agency.[2]

Military career[edit]

Oka enrolled at the Indonesian Army Engineers Academy in 1956 following his graduation from high school.[3] His classmates in the academy included future vice president Try Sutrisno and ambassador to Thailand I Gede Awet Sara. He graduated from the academy in 1959.[4] From 1962 to 1975, Oka attended various military courses related to engineering and civic service.[1]

After several years of service, Oka reached the rank of major in 1970 and was tasked to attend the Army Command and Staff College. He finished from the college in 1972[5] and was appointed as the Commander of the Badung Military District after attending a short-term course for military district commanders, making him the first indigenous Balinese to ever held the post.[6] Two years after that, he was transferred to the Wira Satya (Bali) Military Regiment as the chief of staff of the regiment.[3] He ended his military career following his election as the Regent of Badung in 1975.[6] He retired from the military with the rank of brigadier general on 12 November 1989.[7]

Political career[edit]

Oka was elected as the Regent of Badung by the local parliament in 1975.[6] Shortly after his election, Oka appointed a new public works chief. The new public works chief under Oka began to introduce pavements in Denpasar, which at that time was a city under the jurisdiction of the Badung government.[8] Oka was re-elected for a second term and was installed on 3 November 1980.[9]

A year before the end of his second term, in 1984 I Dewa Gde Oka was nominated as the Vice Governor of Bali,[10] which had been vacant since 1971.[3] His nomination was approved and he was installed as the vice governor on 2 March 1985.[11][12] He accompanied governor Ida Bagus Mantra until Mantra's end of term in 1988. The government nominated Ida Bagus Oka to replace Mantra, but Bagus Oka nomination was soon blocked by veterans due to his father's cooperation with the Dutch military during Indonesian National Revolution. Several parties nominated Gde Oka as an alternative candidate for the Bali governor, but the government insisted on Bagus Oka and he became the governor shortly after.[13]

I Dewa Gde Oka was elected as the chairman of the Golkar—the ruling party—branch in Bali for the 1988–1993 period.[14] According to Tempo, Gde Oka, who was one year away from retirement, was elected at the instruction of the armed forces headquarters. Gde Oka later denied this allegation, stating that he was elected purely through the regional conference.[15]

Less than a year after assuming the leadership of Golkar in Bali, I Dewa Gde Oka was dismissed from the vice governor post. He was replaced by Aspar Aswin, a non-Balinese military officer in 1989.[16] I Dewa Gde Oka was nominated as the chairman of the Bali regional parliament during the 1992 Indonesian legislative election, but he suddenly withdrew his nomination. I Dewa Gde Oka involved himself in social organizations after his term as the chairman of Golkar in Bali ended in 1993.[17] Gde Oka resumed his political career after he was elected as a member of the People's Representative Council from Bali in 1997 and held the office until 1999.[18]

In January 2016, I Dewa Gde Oka was nominated as a potential candidate for the chairman of the advisory council of Golkar's Bali branch.[19]

Personal life[edit]

I Dewa Gde Oka is married to Walniyati and has children.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kelilauw, Syamsudin (2022). I Dewa Gde Oka: Sang Jenderal Merakyat.
  2. ^ Soeratmo, P. (July 1956). "Sajembara Poster Penerangan untuk Peladjar". Mimbar Penerangan. No. 7. p. 411.
  3. ^ a b c d "Pelantikan". Tempo. 9 March 1985. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ "ALUMNI - 1959". Akademi Militer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Data Alumni Tahun Masuk 1972". Sekolah Staf dan Komando Angkatan Darat. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Suardhika, Nyoman (29 September 2022). "Ketua Golkar Provinsi Bali Apresiasi Peluncuran Buku Biografi I Dewa Gde Oka". KabarGolkar. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Wisuda Purnawira". Tempo. 18 November 1989. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Bukan Kotamadya". Tempo. 28 August 1976. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. ^ KEGIATAN DEWAN PERWAKILAN RAKYAT DAERAH PROPINSI DAERAH TINGKAT I BALI PERIODE TAHUN 1977/1982. DPRD Bali. 1982. p. 89.
  10. ^ "Col. (Engineers) I Dewa Gde Oka has been appointed ..." Indonesia Reports. 1984. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Bupati Badung rangkap wakil gubernur". Kompas. 4 March 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 18 September 2021. Menteri Dalam Negeri, Soepardjo Rustam, Sabtu 2 Maret 1985 melantik Kol (CZI) I Dewa Gde Oka, menjadi Wakil Gubernur Bali. Namun demikian, Dewa Gde Oka, juga tetap menjabat Bupati Kepala Daerah Tingkat II Badung, sampai ada penggantinya.
  12. ^ Indonesia membangun (in Indonesian). Vol. 4. Dumas Sari Warna. 1988. p. 25.
  13. ^ "Interior Minister or himself ..." Indonesia Reports. No. 35. October 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Musda: Tradisi Baru Berwawasan Jauh ke Depan". Pelita. 20 October 1988. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Turun Naik di Tiga Jalur". Tempo. 8 May 1993. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  16. ^ Angkatan Bersenjata, Indonesia (September 1989). "Kol. Inf. Aspar Aswin Wakil Gubernur". Mimbar Kekaryaan. No. 225. p. 62. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Penggantian antar-waktu untuk Ketua DPRD I Bali". Kompas. 8 August 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  18. ^ Nama anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dan Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat yang terpilih dan yang diangkat serta yang pergantian antarwaktu masa bakti tahun 1997–2002 (in Indonesian). Direktorat Publikasi, Ditjen Pembinaan Pers dan Grafika, Departemen Penerangan RI. 1998. p. 27.
  19. ^ "CBS Diajukan Jadi Ketua Wantimbang". Nusa Bali. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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