Eriko Sotarduga

Eriko Sotarduga
Member of People's Representative Council
In office
1 October 2009 – 1 October 2024
ConstituencyJakarta II
Personal details
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969 (age 55)
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Political partyPDI-P
Alma materTrisakti University

Eriko Sotarduga Binsar Pahalatua Sitorus[1] (born 10 April 1969) is an Indonesian politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2009, representing Jakarta's 2nd electoral district.

Early life

Eriko Sotarduga was born in Medan, North Sumatra on 10 April 1969.[2] He is of Batak descent.[3] After completing high school in Medan, he moved to Jakarta where he studied at Trisakti University, obtaining a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1993.[2][4]

Career

Eriko is a businessman, with his businesses including oil palm plantations in Riau and in Kalimantan, gas stations, and automobile workshops.[5] He joined the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in 1999, and became an organizer of PDI-P's youth arm Banteng Muda Indonesia [id].[2] By 2010, he had moved to the main party, becoming deputy secretary general in 2010.[4]

He was first elected into the People's Representative Council to represent Jakarta's 2nd electoral district following the 2009 election, securing 37,067 votes.[2] Running for reelection in 2014, Eriko established a "Kampung Pemilu" (Election Village) camp in front of party chairman Megawati Sukarnoputri's home in South Jakarta, which provided free haircuts and motorbike repair for locals.[6] He ran similar setups in six subdistricts in Jakarta.[5] Additionally, Eriko also funded mosquito fogging activities. According to Eriko, this allowed him to meet some 1,000 people in his constituency during the three-hour period of the fogging, when residents would remain outdoors.[5] He was reelected for a second term in 2014,[7] and for a third term in 2019 with 104,468 votes.[8] Additionally, he was a spokesperson in Joko Widodo's 2019 campaign team.[9] He was not elected in 2024.[10]

Within the legislature, he has been part of the fifth, sixth, and eleventh commissions.[4][11] As part of the eleventh commission (covering finance and financial institutions), Eriko has proposed in 2020 that the Financial Services Authority be disbanded and its powers transferred to the central bank, citing a number of insurance and banking scandals.[12] In January 2023, he also proposed that the government-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia acquire all regional development banks, citing the need to provide improved technology and strengthen the capital base of the regional banks.[13]

Personal life

He is a Christian, and is married to Roslina T. Nainggolan. The couple has three children.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cerita Bang Eriko soal Bung Adian Kolaps di Pesawat". JPNN (in Indonesian). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wajah DPR dan DPD, 2009–2014: latar belakang pendidikan dan karier (in Indonesian). Penerbit Buku Kompas. 2010. p. 283. ISBN 978-979-709-471-3.
  3. ^ "SOSOK Eriko Sotarduga, Politisi PDI-P Berdarah Batak yang Menjabat Wakil Rakyat di DPR RI". Tribun Medan (in Indonesian). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Ir. ERIKO SOTARDUGA B.P.S" (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Aspinall, Edward; Sukmajati, Mada (5 April 2016). Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia: Money Politics, Patronage and Clientelism at the Grassroots. NUS Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-981-4722-04-9.
  6. ^ "Caleg luncurkan "Kampung Pemilu"". Antara News (in Indonesian). 25 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Inilah Daftar 109 Anggota DPR dari PDI-P Periode 2014–2019". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Hidayat Nur Wahid, Tsamara Amany dan Eriko Sotarduga Raih Suara Tertinggi di Dapil Jakarta II". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Timses Jokowi Berbenah Perbaiki Kekalahan 10 Provinsi di Pilpres 2014". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Rekapitulasi Dapil Neraka DKI II: Duo PDIP Masinton dan Eriko Terancam". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Banyak Lembaga Pengawas yang Serupa, Eriko Pertanyakan Strategi Calon Anggota BPK Cegah Penyimpangan Laporan". Parlementaria (in Indonesian). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "DPR Usul OJK Dibubarkan, Fungsi Dikembalikan ke BI". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Eriko Sotarduga Sarankan BRI Akuisisi Seluruh BPD di Indonesia". Parlementaria (in Indonesian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.[permanent dead link‍]