Rizal Effendi

M. Rizal Effendi is an Indonesian journalist and politician who is the mayor of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

Rizal Effendi
Mayor of Balikpapan
Assumed office
29 May 2011
GovernorAwang Faroek Ishak
Isran Noor
DeputyHeru Bambang (2011-2016)
Rahmad Mas'ud (2016-)
Preceded byImdaad Hamid
Deputy mayor of Balikpapan
In office
2006–2011
MayorImdaad Hamid
Succeeded byHeru Bambang
Member of People's Consultative Assembly
In office
1994–1995
Personal details
Born (1958-08-27) 27 August 1958
Balikpapan, East Kalimantan
Alma materMulawarman University

A graduate of Mulawarman University, Effendi briefly served as a member of the People's Consultative Assembly and headed a local newspaper before becoming a deputy mayor. Following his first term, he was elected the city's mayor in 2011 and again in 2016. He was also a vice governor candidate in the 2018 election, although he failed to win the seat.

Background

Rizal Effendi was born in Balikpapan on 27 August 1958. He completed his education in the city of Samarinda, and earned his bachelors in economics at Mulawarman University there in 1995. He is married to Yohana Palupi Arita, with three children.[1][2][3]

Career

Journalism

During his time at university, Effendi was active in the campus newspaper. He entered journalism and eventually, after a one-year appointment at the People's Consultative Assembly between 1994 and 1995, he became the head of the editorial board of Kaltim Pos in 1995, a position he held until 2006. He also became the deputy chair of the national journalist association. Effendi was also named chief executive officer of the local electrical company at Samarinda between 2003 and 2006.[2][3]

Politics

In 2006, he ran as deputy mayor in the mayoral election for Balikpapan, being the running mate of incumbent Imdaad Hamid.[4] In 2011, Rizal run as mayor (with Hamid being barred by term limits) with Heru Bambang as his running mate. The pair won after securing 59.8 percent (127,807 votes), winning in all five subdistricts of the city.[5]

His program involved the development of an industrial zone in the city, meant to become a manufacturing hub for raw materials from the hinterlands of the city, in addition to developing coastal areas as a trade and services zone.[6]

He managed to secure a second term in the 2015 local elections, with his deputy changed to Rahmad Mas'ud.[7]

In 2018, he ran in the province's gubernatorial election as running mate to Andi Sofyan Hasdam, although the pair lost.[8] The pair placed last in the four-way race, winning 288,166 votes (21.32%).[9]

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References
  1. "Pupus Harapan Dapat APBN, Unmul Berharap Minta Sumbangan Alumni". Tribun Kaltim (in Indonesian). 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. "Profil Rizal Effendi". merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "Walikota dan Wakil Walikota Balikpapan". balikpapan.go.id. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "Empat Pasangan Ikut Pilkada Balikpapan". Tempo (in Indonesian). 6 February 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "Rizal-Heru Walikota dan Wawali Balikpapan Terpilih 2011-2016". Tribun Kaltim (in Indonesian). 2 March 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. "Obsesi Rizal Effendi Menjadikan Balikpapan sebagai Kota Terkemuka". SWA (in Indonesian). 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. Wibisono, SG (25 January 2016). "KPU Tetapkan Rizal-Rahmad sebagai Pemenang Pilkada Balikpapan". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. Firdaus, Randy Ferdi (28 June 2018). "Jagoan-jagoan PDIP yang kalah versi hitung cepat di Pilkada 2018". merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. "PENETAPAN HASIL :: PILKADA PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TIMUR". infopemilu.kpu.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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