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Budi Rustandi

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Budi Rustandi
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Budi Rustandi (born 28 November 1979) is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party and businessman who is the mayor of Serang, Banten. He had previously served as a member of Serang's city council in 2014–2024 and was its speaker from 2019–2024.

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Early life

Budi Rustandi was born in Serang on 28 November 1979. He studied at a public elementary and public middle school there, before graduating from high school in 1998. He later received his bachelor's degree in 2019 from Bina Bangsa University [id] in Serang.[1]

Career

Rustandi engaged in business before his entry to politics in the 2014 election, when he was elected into Serang City's Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) as a Gerindra Party member.[2] He was elected for a second term in the 2019 election, and was elected speaker of the DPRD.[3] As DPRD speaker, Rustandi pressured the municipal government to increase tax revenues,[4] and called for infrastructure improvements to a designated 1,000-hectare industrial zone in the city.[5]

In 2024, Rustandi ran in Serang's mayoral election, with the support of Gerindra, PKS, and three smaller parties. His running mate was PKS' DPRD member Nur Agis Aulia.[6][7] The pair won 212,262 votes (60.25%) in a three-way race, defeating previous mayor Syafrudin Syafe'i.[8] Rustandi and Aulia were sworn in as mayor and vice-mayor on 20 February 2025.[9]

As mayor, Rustandi announced a river engineering program on the Ci Banten section within the city for flood control purposes, in addition to providing an irrigation source for farmers around the city.[10] As part of the program, the Sukadana neighborhood within the city was displaced and relocated to government-owned flats.[11]

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Personal life

He is married to Arfina, and the couple has five children.[1]

References

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