Johnny G. Plate
Johnny Gerard Plate | |
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Minister of Communication and Information Technology | |
Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | |
Member of People's Representative Council | |
In office 1 October 2014 – 23 October 2019 | |
Constituency | East Nusa Tenggara |
Personal details | |
Born | Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | 10 September 1956
Political party | Nasdem Party |
Alma mater | Atma Jaya Catholic University |
Johnny Gerard Plate (born 10 September 1956) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is serving as the current Minister of Communication and Information Technology in Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet since 2019. Previously, he served in the People's Representative Council for five years, and had been reelected for a second term in the 2019 election. He is a graduate of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia.
Early life and education[]
Johnny was born in the town of Ruteng, in Flores, on 10 September 1956.[1] He studied economics and business management at the Atma Jaya Catholic University.[2]
Career[]
In the early 1980s, he entered the business of agricultural equipment, during a boom in new plantations in Kalimantan and Papua.[1][3] He later joined AirAsia and served as commissioner in several companies.[1][3]
Johnny ran in the 2014 legislative election as a Nasdem Party candidate in the East Nusa Tenggara 1 electoral district, and he successfully secured a seat after winning 33,704 votes.[4] During his term in the People's Representative Council, he was appointed secretary-general of Nasdem in 2017.[5] He was reelected in 2019 with 115,921 votes.[6]
On 23 October 2019, President Joko Widodo appointed Johnny as the Minister of Communication and Information Technology.[7]
References[]
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- ^ "JOHNNY G. PLATE, SE". dpr.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Johnny G. Plate". viva.co.id (in Indonesian).
- ^ "Hanya Raih 31.983 Suara, Eurico Guterres Gagal Lolos ke Senayan". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Setiawan, Kodrat (7 September 2017). "Surya Paloh Tunjuk Johnny G Plate sebagai Sekjen Partai NasDem". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Nasdem NTT Kirim Tiga Wakil ke DPR RI". Media Indonesia (in Indonesian). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Johnny G. Plate Resmi Jadi Menkominfo". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from East Nusa Tenggara
- Onward Indonesia Cabinet
- Government ministers of Indonesia
- Members of the People's Representative Council, 2014
- Members of the People's Representative Council, 2019
- Nasdem Party politicians
- Indonesian Roman Catholics