Puan Maharani
Indonesian politician
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| 2024 | Puan chose to run for another term in the House of Representatives instead of pursuing the presidential candidacy, successfully winning a seat from her district with 297,366 votes. |
| 2022 | Expressed public annoyance about not being properly welcomed by a provincial governor during an official visit, speculated to be related to her interaction with Ganjar Pranowo in Central Java. |
| April 2022 | During an official visit to Central Java province, Puan criticized Ganjar Pranowo, a potential presidential candidate from her own party who consistently polls higher than her in popularity surveys. |
| 2021 | During General Andika Perkasa's confirmation hearing, Puan ignored lawmakers' interruptions and closed the meeting without acknowledging them. |
| 2019 | Re-elected to the People's Representative Council. |
| 2019 | Became Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), becoming the first female and third-youngest person to hold this position permanently at age 46. |
| October 1 2019 | Appointed as Speaker of the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman to hold this position for the 2019-2024 period. |
| April 2019 | During Indonesia's general election, Puan Maharani obtained 404,034 votes for her legislative ticket, the highest of any legislative candidate in the country. |
| March 22 2018 | During a corruption trial, former House of Representatives speaker Setya Novanto testified that Puan received a $500,000 bribe from businessman Made Oka Masagung related to an electronic identity card program, which Puan denied. |
| August 24 2016 | As Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Puan launched the 'revolusimental.go.id' website to promote President Joko Widodo's 'mental revolution' campaign, which was criticized for being poorly developed and went down two days after its launch. |
| 2014 | In the legislative elections, Puan Maharani won 326,927 votes, securing the second-most votes nationwide. |
| 2014 | Puan Maharani was considered as a potential PDI-P presidential candidate and a possible vice presidential candidate to Joko Widodo (Jokowi) during the presidential elections. |
| 2014 | Selected as Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, becoming the first female and youngest coordinating minister at age 41. |
| 2013 | Argued against a fuel price hike policy while serving on the DPR's 6th commission, which covers investment and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). |
| 2012 | Became head of the PDI-P faction in the People's Representative Council. |
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