Ganjar Pranowo

Ganjar Pranowo
Portrait, 2023
15th Governor of Central Java
In office 23 August 2013 – 5 September 2023
Vice Governor	Heru Sudjatmoko (2013–2018) Taj Yasin Maimoen (2018–2023)
Preceded by	Bibit Waluyo Syarifuddin (acting)
Succeeded by	Nana Sudjana (acting)
Member of the Indonesia House of Representatives
In office 1 October 2004 – 23 August 2013
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Ida Resmi Nurani
Constituency	Central Java VII
Personal details
Born	Ganjar Sungkowo (1968-10-28) 28 October 1968 (age 55) Karanganyar, Indonesia
Political party	PDI-P
Spouse	Siti Atiqoh Suprianti ​ ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	1
Relatives	Pri Pambudi Teguh (brother)
Alma mater	Gadjah Mada University University of Indonesia
Website	ganjarpranowo.com

Ganjar Pranowo (born 28 October 1968) is an Indonesian politician who served as the governor of Central Java between 2013 and 2023. He is a member of the nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). He is a candidate for the 2024 Indonesian presidential elections, running alongside former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, Mahfud MD. Previously, he represented Central Java as a national legislator in the People's Representative Council (DPR) for two terms from 2004 until 2009 and 2009 until 2013. He has been described as a left-wing populist.^[1]