Speaker of the House of Representatives (Indonesia)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, (Indonesian: Ketua Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, lit. 'Chairperson of the People's Representative Council'; Ketua DPR) is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of Indonesia. The speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives and is simultaneously the Council's presiding officer. The speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions.

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia
Insignia of the House of Representatives of Indonesia
Incumbent Puan Maharani since 1 October 2019
People's Representative Council
Style	Mr. Speaker (informal – male) Madam Speaker (informal – female) The Right Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Presiding officer
Seat	MPR/DPR/DPD Building, Jakarta
Appointer	House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Indonesia
Formation	22 February 1950
First holder	Sartono
Salary	Rp 5,040,000 per month

Duties

The duties of the speaker have been determined on 22 October 2019 through the Decree of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia Number 34/DPR RI/I/2019-2020 concerning the Division of Duties of the Leaders of the DPR RI for the 2019-2024 Membership Period. The duties of the Speaker of the DPR RI are general in nature and cover all Coordination Fields, namely:

• Coordinator for Political and Security Affairs (Korpolkam) in charge of the scope of duties of Commission I, Commission II, Commission III, Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency, and the Legislative Body.
• Coordinator for Economics and Finance (Korekku) in charge of the scope of duties of Commission XI, the Budget Agency, and the State Financial Accountability Agency.
• Coordinator for Industry and Development (Korinbang) in charge of the scope of duties of Commission IV, Commission V, Commission VI, and Commission VII.
• Coordinator for Public Wellbeing (Kokesra) in charge of the scope of duties of Commission VIII, Commission IX, Commission X, the Honorary Court of the Council, and the Household Affairs Agency.^[1]

List of speakers

This is a list of speakers of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Indonesia: ^{[note 1]}

Legend:

  Nonpartisan

  Indonesian National Party (PNI)

  Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)

  Indonesian Islamic Union Party (PSII)

  Armed Forces (ABRI)

  Golkar

  Democratic Party (Demokrat)

  Gerindra Party (Gerindra)

  Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)

No	Photo		Name	Assumed office	Left office	Term	Party	Notes	Deputies
1			Sartono (1900–1968)	22 February 1950	16 August 1950	1	None	[note 2] [note 3] [2][3][4][5]	A. M. Tambunan Arudji Kartawinata
				16 August 1950	26 March 1956	2	PNI		A. M. Tambunan Arudji Kartawinata Tadjuddin Noor
				26 March 1956	22 July 1959	3			Arudji Kartawinata Zainul Arifin Zainal Abidin Ahmad
				22 July 1959	26 June 1960	4
2			Zainul Arifin (1909–1963)	26 June 1960	13 January 1963	5	NU	[note 4] [6][7][8][9]	Arudji Kartawinata Achmad Sjaichu I Gusti Gde Subamia
3			Arudji Kartawinata (1905–1970)	13 January 1963	15 November 1965		PSII	[2][10][11]	Muhammad Hatta Lukman Daeng Mamangung
				15 November 1965	24 February 1966	6			I Gusti Gde Subamia Achmad Sjaichu
4			I Gusti Gde Subamia (1921–1986)	24 February 1966	2 May 1966		PNI		Mohammad Isnaeni Asmara Hadi
—			Achmad Sjaichu (1923–1995) Acting Speaker	2 May 1966	17 May 1966		NU		Daeng Mamanggung Syarif Thayeb
			Daeng Mamanggung (1922–2006) Acting Speaker				Military
			Syarif Thayeb (1920–1989) Acting Speaker				Golkar
5			Achmad Sjaichu (1923–1995)	17 May 1966	19 November 1966		NU	[12][13][14]	Mohammad Isnaeni Ben Mang Reng Say Daeng Mamanggung (1966–1968) Sulistio (1968–1971) Syarif Thayeb
				19 November 1966	28 October 1971	7
6			Idham Chalid (1921–2010)	28 October 1971	30 September 1977	8	NU	[note 5] [15][16][17]	Sumiskum Jailani Naro Domo Pranoto (1971–1977) Muhammad Sudjono (1977) Mohammad Isnaeni
7			Adam Malik (1917–1984)	1 October 1977	23 March 1978	9	Golkar	[7][18][19]	Mashuri Saleh Masjkur Kartidjo Mohammad Isnaeni (1977–1982) Hardjantho Soemodisastro (1982)
8			Daryatmo (1925–1992)	23 March 1978	30 September 1982		Golkar	[20][21][22]
9			Amir Machmud (1923–1995)	1 October 1982	30 September 1987	10	Golkar	[23][24]	Kharis Suhud Amir Murtono Hardjantho Soemodisastro Nuddin Lubis
10			Kharis Suhud (1925–2012)	1 October 1987	30 September 1992	11	Golkar		Syaiful Sulun Raden Sukardi Suryadi Jailani Naro
11			Wahono (1925–2004)	1 October 1992	30 September 1997	12	Golkar	[25][26][27]	Ismail Hasan Metareum Suryadi Soetedjo
12			Harmoko (1939–2021)	1 October 1997	30 September 1999	13	Golkar		Syarwan Hamid Abdul Gafur [id] Ismail Hasan Metareum Fatimah Achmad Poedjono Pranyoto
13			Akbar Tandjung (born 1945)	6 October 1999	30 September 2004	14	Golkar	[note 6]	Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno (PDI-P) Khofifah Indar Parawansa (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar (PKB) Andi Mappetahang Fatwa (PAN)
14			Agung Laksono (born 1949)	1 October 2004	30 September 2009	15	Golkar		Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno (PDI-P) Muhaimin Iskandar (PKB) Zaenal Maarif (PBR)
15			Marzuki Alie (born 1955)	1 October 2009	30 September 2014	16	Demokrat		Priyo Budi Santoso (Golkar) Pramono Anung (PDI-P) Anis Matta (PKS) Marwoto Mintohardjono (PAN) Taufik Kurniawan (PAN) Sohibul Iman (PKS)
16			Setya Novanto (born 1954)	2 October 2014	16 December 2015	17	Golkar	[note 7] [28][29]	Fadli Zon (Gerindra) Agus Hermanto (Demokrat) Taufik Kurniawan (PAN) Fahri Hamzah (PKS) Utut Adianto (PDI-P)
—			Fadli Zon (born 1971) Acting Speaker	16 December 2015	11 January 2016		Gerindra	[note 8] [30][31]
17			Ade Komarudin (born 1965)	11 January 2016	30 November 2016		Golkar	[32][33]
(16)			Setya Novanto (born 1954)	30 November 2016	11 December 2017		Golkar	[34][35]
—			Fadli Zon (born 1971) Acting Speaker	11 December 2017	15 January 2018		Gerindra
18			Bambang Soesatyo (born 1962)	15 January 2018	30 September 2019		Golkar	[36][37]
19			Puan Maharani (born 1973)	1 October 2019	Incumbent	18	PDI-P	[note 9] [39][40]	Azis Syamsuddin (Golkar) Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus (Golkar) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (Gerindra) Rachmad Gobel (NasDem) Muhaimin Iskandar (PKB)
						19			Adies Kadir (Golkar) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (Gerindra) Saan Mustopa (NasDem) Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal (PKB)

See also

• House of Representatives
• List of deputy speakers of the House of Representatives
• List of speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly
• List of speakers of the Regional Representative Council

Notes

1. The list does not include chair of the Central Indonesian National Committee.
2. In 1949, after Indonesia became a federal state, this office was known as the Speaker of the People's Representative Council of the United States of Indonesia (DPR RIS). From 16 August 1950 to 26 March 1956 known as Speaker of the Provisional People's Representative Council (DPR Sementara).
3. During the federal parliament, the members of the People's Representative Council represent their states rather than their political party.
4. In 1960, following the enactment of the 1959 Presidential Decree, this position became known as the Chairman of the Mutual Assistance People's Representative Council. During this period, the council was directly under the President Sukarno.
5. Merged with the position of Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly.
6. Separated with the position of Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly.
7. Setya Novanto resigned after being sentenced to prison after a case regarding to the Freeport Indonesia company. The case began after the leak of his conversation with the CEO of the Freeport Indonesia, Ma'roef Sjamsoeddin, and businessman M. Riza Chalid.
8. Fadli Zon was elected as the acting speaker in a closed meeting between the deputy speakers of the council after the resignation of Setya Novanto.
9. First female speaker of the parliament.^[38]