Jusuf Kalla | |
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10th and 12th Vice President of Indonesia | |
In office 20 October 2014 – 20 October 2019 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | Boediono |
Succeeded by | Ma'ruf Amin |
In office 20 October 2004 – 20 October 2009 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
Preceded by | Hamzah Haz |
Succeeded by | Boediono |
Leader of Golongan Karya Party | |
In office 9 October 2004 – 9 October 2009 | |
Preceded by | Akbar Tandjung |
Succeeded by | Aburizal Bakrie |
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare | |
In office 10 August 2001 – 22 April 2004 | |
President | Megawati Soekarnoputri |
Preceded by | Basri Hasanuddin |
Succeeded by | Abdul Malik Fadjar (ad interim) |
Minister of Trade and Industry | |
In office 29 October 1999 – 24 August 2000 | |
President | Abdurahman Wahid |
Preceded by | Rahardi Ramelan |
Succeeded by | Luhut Binsar Panjaitan |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhammad Jusuf Kalla 15 May 1942 Watampone, South Sulawesi, Japanese-occupied East Indies |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Political party | Golkar Party |
Spouse(s) | Mufidah Miad Saad |
Children | Muchlisa Kalla Muswira Kalla Imelda Kalla Solichin Kalla Chaerani Kalla |
Alma mater | Hasanuddin University (Drs.) INSEAD (M.B.A.) University of Malaya (Dr.h.c.) Sōka University (Dr.h.c.) Indonesia University of Education (Dr.h.c.) Hasanuddin University (Dr.h.c.) Syiah Kuala University (Dr.h.c.) University of Brawijaya (Dr.h.c.) University of Indonesia (Dr.h.c.) |
Profession | Businessman |
Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (listen (help·info); born 15 May 1942) is an Indonesian politician. He was the 12th Vice President of Indonesia from 2014 through 2019. He was also the 10th Vice President from 2004 to 2009. He ran as Golkar's presidential candidate in the 2009 presidential election, but lost the election. Since 2009 Kalla has served as the Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross Society.[1]
Before Kalla said he would run as a running mate for Joko Widodo in the 2014 presidential election, polling numbers showed Kalla as the front-runner of the elction.[2] He is the first person to hold two non-consecutive terms as Vice President of Indonesia.