Adi Harjo
Adi Harjo | |
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.jpg) Harjo in 2019 | |
| First Minister of Kingsport | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2017 | |
| Deputy | Sinta Sinta John Tirto |
| Preceded by | Tim Saputra |
| Leader of the Kingsport Socialist Co-operative Party | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Joko Ediputra |
| Member of the Kingsport Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adityo David Harjo 10 September 1992 Kawali, Kingsport, Estmere |
| Political party | Kingsport Socialist Co-operative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Social Democrats |
| Spouse | Holly Dwiputri (m. 2019) |
| Parent(s) | Daniel Harjo Candra Paidiputri |
| Alma mater | St Vincent's College, University of Harbrough |
| Website | adi-harjo |
Adityo David Harjo (born 10 September 1992) is a Kingsportian politician who has served as the First Minister of Kingsport since 11 June 2017 and as the Leader of the Kingsport Socialist Co-operative Party (KSCP) since 9 October 2015.[1] He is the youngest recorded First Minister in Estmere, beginning his first term at the age of 25. He identifies as a democratic socialist and an Estmerish unionist.
Harjo was born to Daniel Harjo and Candra Paidiputri in Kawali and studied law at the University of Harbrough.[2] He entered politics at a young age, and was elected to the Kingsport Assembly in 2013. Harjo supported Joko Ediputra's campaign for leader, but following Ediputra's death in 2015 Harjo was unexpectedly elected leader of the KSCP in his own right. He was elected First Minister in 2017, defeating the more experienced Tim Saputra after a dynamic campaign.[1] He formed a left-leaning, softly-unionist coalition with the Kingsport Alliance for Change and The Kingsport Alternative. Statehood was a major policy of Harjo's first government, and he successfully called for and won a 2018 referendum which allowed Kingsport to be admitted as a state of Estmere in 2022. He was re-elected for a further four-year term in 2021.
His government's achievements include the ascension of Kingsport as a state of Estmere, the expansion of the Kingsport Health Authority and the rapid growth of the tourism sector, while it has been criticised for overspending and gesture politics, rising house prices due to lax regulation of rental companies such as Houseshare and failing to reverse the decline of other economic sectors.
Due to his age and electoral success, Harjo has been routinely described as a political wunderkind and a potential successor to Zoe Halivar on the national level.[2]
Early life and education
Harjo was born on 10 September 1992 to Daniel Harjo and Candra Paidiputri. He was born and grew up in the North Bay neighbourhood of Kawali. His father Daniel worked as a shopkeeper, while his mother Candra was a Badist temple assistant. Harjo excelled in school, particularly in debate, which spurred him to study law. He also became involved in politics, joining the KSCP's youth wing in 2006. He secured the prestigious Haberlin scholarship and went on to study law at the University of Harbrough. He boarded at St Vincent's College.[2] He served as president of the Harbrough Students' Union from 2010 to 2011. He remained in close contact with friends, family and party members in Kingsport during this period, and campaigned for KSCP candidates outside of term time. Harjo graduated from the University of Harbrough in 2012 with a first class law degree.
Political career
Harjo was elected to the Kingsport Assembly in the 2013 election.
First Minister of Kingsport
Political positions
Harjo has described himself as a democratic socialist and an Estmerish unionist.
Personal life
Harjo married Holly Dwiputri in 2019. Sinta Sinta took the role of acting first minister for the three week period from their wedding until the end of their honeymoon. The couple have no children.
Harjo has said he was raised in a Badist household, but that he now identified primarily as agnostic.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shock win for socialists in Kingsport, as young Harjo unseats experienced Saputra". The Standard. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Who is Adi Harjo, the "wonder child" of the Kingsport left?". The Chartist. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tim Saputra |
First Minister of Kingsport 2017–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Joe Bossano |
Leader of the Kingsport Socialist Co-operative Party 2015–present |
Incumbent |