Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo
Joko Widodois the President of Indonesia, in office since 2014. Previously he was Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012 and Governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014. He is the first Indonesian president not to have emerged from the country’s political elite or as an army general...
NationalityIndonesian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 June 1961
CountryIndonesia
people
The problem is not in the office: the problem is out there. Every day I go to the people, go to the street. I can ask the people what they want, what they need.
customers people
When we have a corporation, we must know what the customer wants, what the customers needs. Also, the politician must know what the people want, what the people need.
build economic peace security stability
We need peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. It is important to have political and security stability to build up our economic growth.
deal economic experience learned solo
To deal with radicalism and extremism, we need to deal with economic inequality. This is what I learned from my experience in Solo and then in Jakarta.
life
For me, democracy must deliver a better life for the people.
children freedom full politics prove responsibility wisdom
It's now our responsibility to prove to ourselves, to other nations, and especially to our children and our grandchildren, that politics is full of fun; politics has some wisdom. Politics is freedom.
parties work
I'm willing to work with all parties to reform Indonesia.
associated indonesia largest muslim religion terrorism
Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy. And we also have the world's largest Muslim population. This demonstrates that democracy and Islam are not incompatible. Terrorism is not associated with any religion.
governance
In my opinion, the most important thing in governance is management control.
mind
I don't mind being called a puppet. But I'm the puppet of the people.