Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
鐘萬學
	Ahok in 2020
President Commissioner of Pertamina
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 November 2019
Deputy	Pahala Mansury
Preceded by	Tanri Abeng
12th Governor of Jakarta
	In office; 19 November 2014 – 9 May 2017
Deputy	Djarot Saiful Hidayat
Preceded by	Joko Widodo
Succeeded by	Djarot Saiful Hidayat
12th Vice Governor of Jakarta
	In office; 15 October 2012 – 19 November 2014
Governor	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Prijanto
Succeeded by	Djarot Saiful Hidayat
3rd Regent of East Belitung
	In office; 3 August 2005 – 22 December 2006
Deputy	Khairul Efendi
Preceded by	Usman Saleh
Succeeded by	Khairul Efendi
Member of People's Representative Council
	In office; 1 October 2009 – 26 April 2012
Succeeded by	Azhar Romli
Parliamentary group	Golkar
Constituency	Bangka Belitung
Personal details
Born	Tjung Wan Hok; 鐘萬學; June 29, 1966 (age 57); Manggar, Bangka Belitung, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Political party	PDI-P (2019 - present)
Other political; affiliations	Independent (2014 - 2019); Gerindra (2012 - 2014); Golkar (2008 - 2012); PPIB (2004 - 2008);
Spouse(s)	Veronica Tan; (m. 1997; div. 2018); Puput Nastiti Devi (m. 2019);
Children	5
Parents	Indra Tjahaja Purnama (father); Buniarti Ningsih (mother);
Alma mater	Trisakti University; STIE Prasetiya Mulya;
Occupation	Politician, Businessperson
Signature
Website	ahok.org
Nickname(s)	Ahok

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (EYD: Basuki Cahaya Purnama, Hakka Chinese: 鍾萬學; Tsung Wan Hok; pinyin: Zhōng Wànxué; born 29 June 1966), also known as Ahok, is an Indonesian politician, and businessperson. He is the current Governor of Jakarta, serving officially since 19 November 2014. He is the first governor to be a Christian and of ethnic Chinese descent.^[2]

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was born in Manggar, Bangka Belitung of the Bangka–Belitung Islands province. He is married to Veronica Tan and has three children. He is a Protestant.