the power of government DKI Jakarta On November 14, 2014, he was officially announced to be the Governor of DKI Jakartapanti Joko Widodo, through a special plenary meeting at the Parliament Building of DKI Jakarta.Basuki was officially inaugurated as the Governor of DKI Jakarta by President Joko Widodo on 19 November 2014 at the State Palace after serving as Executive The task of the Governor from 16 October to 19 November 2014. Ahok is an Indonesian citizen of ethnic Chinese and the first Protestant Christian faithful who became Governor of DKI Jakarta. Previously, the Governor of DKI Jakarta was once held by a Catholic, Henk Ngantung (Governor of DKI Jakarta period 1964-1965). Basuki had served as Vice Governor of DKI from 2012-2014 assistingJoko Widodo as Governor. Basuki had previously been a member of Commission II of the House of Representatives for the period 2009-2014 from Golkar Party but resigned in 2012 after running for deputy governor of DKI Jakarta for Pemilukada2012. He has also served as East Belitung Regent for the period 2005-2006. He is the first Chinese to become Regent of East Belitung Regency. In 2012, he ran for Jakarta governor's deputy paired with Joko Widodo, the mayor of Solo. Basuki is also the sister of Basuri Tjahaja Purnama, Regent of East Belitung Regency (Beltim) for 2010-2015 period. In the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election, they won the election with a percentage of 53.82% of the vote. The couple is nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). On September 10, 2014, Basuki decided to quit Gerindra due to differences of opinion on the Bill of Regional Head Election. Gerindra Party supports the Bill of Regional Head Election while Basuki and several other regional heads have chosen to reject the draft law because it seems to "kill" democracy in Indonesia. On June 1, 2014, Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo took a long sabbatical to become a presidential candidat

Stock photo: the power of government DKI Jakarta On November 14, 2014, he was officially announced to be the Governor of DKI Jakartapanti Joko Widodo, through a special plenary meeting at the Parliament Building of DKI Jakarta.Basuki was officially inaugurated as the Governor of DKI Jakarta by President Joko Widodo on 19 November 2014 at the State Palace after serving as Executive The task of the Governor from 16 October to 19 November 2014. Ahok is an Indonesian citizen of ethnic Chinese and the first Protestant Christian faithful who became Governor of DKI Jakarta. Previously, the Governor of DKI Jakarta was once held by a Catholic, Henk Ngantung (Governor of DKI Jakarta period 1964-1965). Basuki had served as Vice Governor of DKI from 2012-2014 assistingJoko Widodo as Governor. Basuki had previously been a member of Commission II of the House of Representatives for the period 2009-2014 from Golkar Party but resigned in 2012 after running for deputy governor of DKI Jakarta for Pemilukada2012. He has also served as East Belitung Regent for the period 2005-2006. He is the first Chinese to become Regent of East Belitung Regency. In 2012, he ran for Jakarta governor's deputy paired with Joko Widodo, the mayor of Solo. Basuki is also the sister of Basuri Tjahaja Purnama, Regent of East Belitung Regency (Beltim) for 2010-2015 period. In the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election, they won the election with a percentage of 53.82% of the vote. The couple is nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). On September 10, 2014, Basuki decided to quit Gerindra due to differences of opinion on the Bill of Regional Head Election. Gerindra Party supports the Bill of Regional Head Election while Basuki and several other regional heads have chosen to reject the draft law because it seems to "kill" democracy in Indonesia. On June 1, 2014, Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo took a long sabbatical to become a presidential candidat was taken by timothyjames .