Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga

Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga
	Puspayoga in 2013
10th Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises
	In office; 27 October 2014 – 23 October 2019
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Muhammad Lutfi; (Acting)
Succeeded by	Teten Masduki
Vice Governor of Bali
	In office; 28 August 2008 – 28 August 2013
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Governor	I Made Mangku Pastika
Preceded by	I Gusti Ngurah Alit Kusuma Kelakan
Succeeded by	I Ketut Sudikerta
3rd Mayor of Denpasar
	In office; 2000–2008
Governor	Dewa Made Beratha
Preceded by	Komang Arsana
Succeeded by	I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra
Personal details
Born	July 7, 1965; Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Political party	Indonesian Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati
Alma mater	Ngurah Rai University

Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga (born July 7, 1965) is an Indonesian politician. He was Indonesia's Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises under President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet between 2014 and 2019.[1] Previously, he served as the Vice Governor of Bali from 2008 to 2013 and Mayor of Denpasar, Bali's capital city, from 2000 to 2008.

Early life and education

Puspayoga was born on July 7, 1965 in Denpasar, Bali. His father, Cok Sayoga, was a prominent PDI-P party figure in Bali, having a close relationship with the party's chairman, Megawati Sukarnoputri, since the 1980s.[2] He obtained his bachelor's degree from Ngurah Rai University in 1991.

Career

Puspayoga hold his first political office as the member of Bali's local parliament from PDI-P in 1999. He became the mayor of Denpasar the following year, a position which he would hold for eight years. In 2008, he won the Bali gubernatorial election, running along with I Made Mangku Pastika. He then served with Pastika as his deputy until 2013.[3]

He ran for Bali's governor office in 2013, choosing Dewa Nyoman Sukriawan as his running mate. He subsequently lost the election to the incumbent governor and former superior, Pastika.[4]

On October 26, 2014, the newly elected Indonesian President Joko Widodo named him as Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises.

References

"Jokowi Announces Names of Cabinet Members". Tempo. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
"Profil Menteri Koperasi dan UKM Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga". Tribunnews. October 26, 2014.
"Mengenal AA Gede Ngurah Puspayoga, Menkop dan UKM". Kompas.com. October 26, 2014.
"Profil & Biodata Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga: Menteri Koperasi dan UMKM Indonesia Kabinet Kerja Jokowi JK 2014-2019". Sidomi.com. 30 Oct 2014.

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[1] "Jokowi Announces Names of Cabinet Members". Tempo. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

[2] "Profil Menteri Koperasi dan UKM Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga". Tribunnews. October 26, 2014.

[3] "Mengenal AA Gede Ngurah Puspayoga, Menkop dan UKM". Kompas.com. October 26, 2014.

[4] "Profil & Biodata Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga: Menteri Koperasi dan UMKM Indonesia Kabinet Kerja Jokowi JK 2014-2019". Sidomi.com. 30 Oct 2014.