Isyana Bagoes Oka
Isyana Bagoes Oka | |
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| Born | September 13, 1980 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and politician |
| Political party | Indonesian Solidarity Party |
Ratu Ayu Isyana Bagoes Oka (born September 13, 1980) is an Indonesian news presenter and a founding leader of the Indonesian Solidarity Party. Since October 2024, she has served as the country's deputy minister of population and family development.
Early life and education
[edit]Isyana Bagoes Oka was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1980.[1][2][3] She studied international relations at the University of Indonesia.[1][2] While a student, she began working as a model, winning the Readers' Choice award in the 2000 edition of Femina magazine's annual modeling contest.[4]
Career
[edit]Journalism
[edit]Isyana began her career as a journalist in 2003, when she was hired as a reporter for Trans TV.[1][5] About a year later, she moved to TV7, now known as Trans7, where she worked as both a reporter and a news presenter.[1] Then, in 2007, she was hired by RCTI as a presenter and producer of the Seputar Indonesia.[1][2] In 2013, she left RCTI to freelance, contributing to Metro TV, Sindo TV (now iNews), Kompas TV, Fox Sports Asia, and others.[3][5]
In her time as a reporter and presenter, she covered various events including the Aceh tsunami, the 2005 Bali bombings, and the 2008 United States presidential election.[1][3] She was also assigned to cover the executive branch during the presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.[3] Past interviewees include U.S. President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and sports figures Pep Guardiola, Cesc Fàbregas, Robert Pires, and Javier Zanetti.[6]
Politics
[edit]In 2014, Isyana joined other young people, including Grace Natalie and Raja Juli Antoni, to found the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI).[7][8][9] The following year, she formally ended her journalism career and began pursuing politics as a chair of the PSI's Central Leadership Council.[5][10] She cited as inspiration her grandmother Gedong Bagus Oka, a Hindu reformer who once served in the People's Consultative Assembly.[5]
In the 2019 Indonesian general election, Isyana joined the campaign team for the incumbent president, Joko Widodo.[11] As a PSI representative, she also ran for a seat in the House of Representatives for the Banten III district, receiving 48,819 personal votes.[3][12] However, her party did not reach the 4 percent threshold necessary to enter parliament.[3] She ran again in the same district in 2024, earning 78,140 votes, but her party again was unable to enter parliament.[13]
In October 2024, Isyana was named deputy minister of population and family development in Joko Widodo's Red White Cabinet.[14] In this role, she also serves as deputy head of the National Population and Family Planning Board.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Puspitarini, Margaret (2012-12-04). "Jadi News Anchor 10 Tahun Membuat Isyana Kaya". Okezone News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ a b c Sejarah, Saksi (2012-09-21). "Isyana Bagoes Oka". Femina (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ a b c d e f Fallahnda, Balqis (2024-01-09). "Profil Isyana Bagoes Oka yang Dituding Intervensi Debat Ketiga". Tirto (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Isyana Pamitan". Femina (in Indonesian). 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ a b c d "Terinspirasi nenek, presenter cantik Isyana Bagoes Oka masuk politik". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Silalahi, Bobby (2021-12-10). "Sosok Ketua DPP PSI, Isyana Bagoes Oka yang Mobilnya Terperosok di Sumur Resapan di Lebak Bulus". Tribun-Medan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) - Political Parties". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ La Batu, Safrin (2017-10-11). "Party for millenials? PSI takes on the old guard". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Iswara, Made Anthony (2019-04-06). "PSI, Perindo: Small parties with big dreams". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Kaesang tours Banten to shore up support for his brother". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Ng Jin Chuan, Jefferson (2023-10-30). "The Indonesian Solidarity Party and Jokowi's Post-2024 Game Plan". RSIS. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Aminuddin, M. Faishal; Ramadlan, M. Fajar (2022-03-31). "Electoral System and Party Survival: The Case of Indonesian Democracy 1999-2019". Jurnal Politik. 8 (1). doi:10.7454/jp.v8i1.1105. ISSN 2461-0615.
- ^ Mantalean, Vitorio (2024-03-12). "Grace Natalie dan Isyana Bagoes Oka Dapat Kursi DPR jika PSI Lolos "Threshold"". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ a b Setuningsih, Novianti (2024-10-20). "Profil Isyana Bagoes Oka, Wakil Menteri Kependudukan dan Pembangunan Keluarga". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-24.