Jusuf Kalla
Date of Birth: | May 15, 1942 (Age 73) |
Place of Birth: | Watampone, Bone Regency, South Sulawesi |
Religion: | Islam |
Family: | Wife and five children (1 son and 4 daughters) |
Educational History:
Faculty of Economics, Hasanuddin University, Makassar (1967)
The European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), France (1977)
Position History:
President Director of NV. Hadji Kalla and other subsidiaries of the firm, 1968-2001
Member of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR), 1982-1992
Chairman of the Regional Chamber of South Sulawesi, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), 1985-1998
Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Indonesia (Wahid Administration), 1999-2000
Member of the Advisory Council of the Indonesian Economics Graduates Association (ISEI) Headquarters, 2000-Present
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia (Megawati Administration), 2001-2004
Vice President of Indonesia, 2004-2009
Chairman of Golkar, 2004-2009
Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross Society, 2009-Present
Ran and elected as Vice President of Indonesia (in office since Oct.), 2014-Present