Dian Istiqomah

Dian Istiqomah
Member of House of Representatives
In office
11 January 2022 – 1 October 2024
Preceded byAbraham Lunggana
ConstituencyJakarta III
Personal details
Born (1978-02-27) 27 February 1978 (age 46)
Banyumas, Central Java, Indonesia
Political partyNational Mandate Party

Dian Istiqomah (born 27 February 1978) is an Indonesian politician of the National Mandate Party. She served as a member of the House of Representatives between 2022 and 2024, as the replacement for Abraham Lunggana.

Early life

Istiqomah was born in Banyumas Regency on 27 February 1978. She was educated in state-funded schools in Banyumas, graduating from high school in 1996. She then obtained a diploma in nursing in 1999. Later, she would study medical science at the Muhammadiyah University Purwokerto [id], graduating with a bachelors in 2014. She later also obtained a master's degree in hospital management.[1]

Career

She worked as a nurse and joined the National Mandate Party (PAN), running for a legislative seat from Jakarta's 3rd electoral district in the 2019 Indonesian legislative election. Istiqomah campaigned on improving the BPJS Kesehatan health insurance system.[2] She won under 4,000 votes, and was not elected.[3] She was appointed as a member of the People's Representative Council on 11 January 2022, to replace Abraham Lunggana who had resigned from PAN and also died the previous month.[4] In October 2022, she filed a defamation lawsuit against a number of individuals who accused her of falsifying documents.[5]

She ran for a full term in the 2024 election, but was not elected.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Dian Istiqomah" (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ Abrar, Rahmi Yati (16 January 2019). "Perawat Nyaleg dari PAN, Dian Istiqomah Komitmen Membenahi Sistem BPJS". timesindonesia.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ "REKAPITULASI HASIL PEMILU LEGISLATIF DPR RI 2019 DAERAH PEMILIHAN DKI JAKARTA III" (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Puan Maharani Lantik Anggota DPR Pengganti Haji Lulung". Tempo (in Indonesian). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ R, Mei Amelia (28 October 2022). "Anggota DPR Dian Istiqomah Lapor Polisi soal Aduan Palsu ke MKD". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. ^ "2 Anggota DPR di Dapil Jakarta III Berpotensi Kehilangan Kursi". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.