Dedy Yon Supriyono

Dedy Yon Supriyono (born 14 August 1980) is an Indonesian politician who is the mayor-elect of Tegal, Central Java, having previously served between 2019–2024.

Dedy Yon Supriyono
Mayor of Tegal
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 February 2025
Preceded by	Dadang Somantri (acting)
In office 23 March 2019 – 23 March 2024
Preceded by	Nursholeh
Succeeded by	Dadang Somantri (acting)
Member of Central Java Council
In office 3 September 2014 – 23 March 2019
Personal details
Born	(1980-08-14) 14 August 1980 (age 45) Brebes, Central Java
Political party	Gerindra

Early life

Supriyono was born in Brebes Regency on 14 August 1980, the son of a successful local entrepreneur Muhadi Setiabudi.^[1]

Career

Between 2009 and 2014, Supriyono served in the legislature of Brebes Regency, where he was deputy speaker.^[1] Supriyono was a member of Central Java's Provincial Council as part of the Democratic Party's faction in the 2014–2019 term, though he ran as Tegal's mayor during his tenure.^[2] In the election, he won with 38,091 votes,^[3] and he was sworn in on 23 March 2019.^[4]

On 30 March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, Supriyono made a decision to implement a lockdown of Tegal, which restricted movement within the city as the city's government provided some support of food supplies to poorer residents.^[5] The lockdown involved closing off of 49 access points into the city and the closure of public spaces, and was launched in response to a returning resident testing positive.^[6]

His tenure expired on 23 March 2024 and he was replaced by acting mayor Dadang Somantri and drg.Agus Dwi Sulistyantono.^[7] He was reelected for a second term in the 2024 mayoral election with 64,746 votes (46.3%).^[8]