Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu

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Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu
Mayor of Semarang
Assumed office
30 January 2023
Acting: 10 October 2022 – 30 January 2023
Preceded byHendrar Prihadi
Vice Mayor of Semarang
In office
17 February 2016 – 10 October 2022
MayorHendrar Prihadi
Preceded byHendrar Prihadi
Personal details
Born (1966-05-04) 4 May 1966 (age 57)
Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Political partyPDI-P

Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu (born 4 May 1966) is an Indonesian politician who has served as the mayor of Semarang, Central Java since January 2023. She was previously Semarang's vice mayor under Hendrar Prihadi since 2016 until Hendrar's resignation in October 2022.

Early life and education[edit]

Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu was born in Semarang on 4 May 1966. She studied at schools in Semarang, graduating from State High School No. 1 Semarang in 1984. She received a bachelor's degree in agriculture at the National Veteran Development University of Yogyakarta [id] in 1989, and later received a master's degree from Diponegoro University in 2019.[1]

Career[edit]

In 1991, Hevearita began to work at Bank Universal [id], remaining there until 2003 after the bank merged into Permata Bank.[1] She then became the director at an outsourcing company before becoming president director of an oil and gas company owned by the Central Java provincial government which operated in Cepu. She worked there until 2015.[2]

Hevearita ran as the running mate to incumbent Hendrar Prihadi in the 2015 mayoral election for Semarang, and the pair was elected with 320,237 votes (46.4%).[3] They were sworn in on 17 February 2016.[4] Hendrar and Hevearita ran uncontested for a second term in the 2020 mayoral election and won 91.4% of votes against a blank ballot,[5] being sworn in for their second term on 27 February 2021.[6]

On 10 October 2022, Hendrar was appointed by president Joko Widodo as head of the national Procurement Policy Institute, and thus resigned from his post as mayor with Hevearita taking his place initially as acting mayor.[7] She was sworn in as a full mayor on 30 January 2023, becoming the first female mayor of Semarang.[8] As mayor, she allocated funds to purchase 177 motorcycles for administrative village heads across the city, replacing the last purchase in 2014. A brief social media controversy emerged due to misreporting of the purchase cost, nearly doubling the reported cost from Rp 4.7 billion (US$300,000) to Rp 8 billion (US$510,000).[9]

She ruled out running for a second term in the 2024 election, stating that she intended to focus on her family.[10]

Family[edit]

She is married to Alwin Basri, a member of the Central Java Regional House of Representatives. Their only son was born in 1995.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mengenal Wali Kota Semarang Hevearita Gunaryanti yang Baru, Profil Singkat hingga Harta Kekayaannya". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Profil Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, dari Pegawai Bank hingga Wali Kota Semarang". Solo Pos (in Indonesian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Hendi-Ita unggul Pilkada Semarang". Antara News (in Indonesian). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Gubernur Jateng resmi lantik 17 kepala daerah". Antara News (in Indonesian). 17 February 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Hasil KPU Semarang, Hendrar Prihadi Menang Lawan Kotak Kosong". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Kembali Dilantik Jadi Wali Kota Semarang, Hendi Paparkan Program Jangka Pendek". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 27 February 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ Novianto, Raka Dwi (10 October 2022). "Jadi Kepala LKPP, Hendrar Prihadi Mundur dari Wali Kota Semarang". iNews.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Sosok Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu, Wali Kota Perempuan Pertama Semarang". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Wali Kota Semarang luruskan polemik pengadaan motor untuk lurah". Antara Jateng (in Indonesian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Hevearita Mengisyaratkan tak Maju Lagi di Pilwako Semarang 2024: Izinkan Saya Fokus kepada Keluarga". JPNN (in Indonesian). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Putra Wakil Wali Kota Semarang Jadi Dokter Muda, Lulus dengan IPK Cumlaude". halosemarang.id (in Indonesian). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2024.