Johan Budi

Johan Budi Sapto Pribowo (born 29 January 1966) is an Indonesian spokesman and journalist. Johan Budi is the Special Assistant to President Joko Widodo on Communication and Media, a.k.a. the Presidential Spokesman.^[3][4] In 2015, he was the Acting Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to fill in for Abraham Samad and Bambang Widjojanto who were being suspended by President Joko Widodo.^[5]

Johan Budi
Member of the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia
In office 1 October 2019 – 1 October 2024
Vote acquisition	76.395[1] (2019)
Constituency	East Java VII
8th Spokesperson for the President of the Republic of Indonesia
In office 12 January 2016 – 13 September 2019
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Julian Aldrin Pasha
Succeeded by	Fadjroel Rachman
Acting Vice Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission
In office 20 February 2015 – 20 December 2015 Serving with Zulkarnain, Indriyanto Seno Adji & Adnan Pandu Praja
President	Joko Widodo
Vice President	Jusuf Kalla
Ketua KPK	Taufiequrachman Ruki
Preceded by	Bambang Widjojanto
Succeeded by	Basaria Panjaitan Alexander Marwata Saut Situmorang Laode Muhammad Syarif
Personal details
Born	Johan Budi Sapto Pribowo (1966-01-29) January 29, 1966 (age 59)[2] Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia
Political party	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) (since 2018)
Spouse	Siska Amelia
Alma mater	University of Indonesia
Occupation	Journalist, Spokesman

In July 2018, he became a cadre of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.

Early life

He was born in the Mojokerto.

Career

Between 2006 and 2014 Johan Budi was the spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Previously he served as KPK's Director of Education and Community Services.^[6]

In 2018, Johan was elected as a member of the People's Legislative Assembly for the 2019-2024 period in the 2019 Legislative General Elections for the East Java VII electoral district from the PDI-P.^[7]