13 Facts About Darmadi Durianto

Darmadi Durianto was born on 25 June 1967 and is an Indonesian academician and politician from PDI-P who is a member of the People's Representative Council.

Damadi Darmadi Durianto was born in Mempawah Regency of West Kalimantan on 25 June 1967.

Darmadi Durianto graduated with a degree in management from Atma Jaya Catholic University in 1990.

Darmadi Durianto is of Chinese descent, and he is the advisory board head of West Kalimantan Chinese Indonesian Association.

Darmadi Durianto lectured at his alma mater Atma Jaya and the Kwik Kian Gie School of Business in Jakarta, teaching graduate courses.

Darmadi Durianto ran for a seat in the People's Representative Council in 2009 from the Central Sulawesi constituency, but did not secure a seat.

Darmadi Durianto became a member of the body's sixth commission which handles investments and industry.

In 2018, Darmadi Durianto expressed his concern over the presence of low-quality imported Chinese steel in the Indonesian market.

Darmadi Durianto opposed a decision by the central government in 2018 to allow rice imports, and requested a coordinated explanation from the ministries involved in the decision making.

Darmadi Durianto defended Widodo's government from accusations of overborrowing, and called the attacks a "structured, systematic issue made up by certain parties".

Darmadi Durianto attacked incumbent vice president Jusuf Kalla in 2018, criticising Kalla's political maneuvering and requested parties in Widodo's coalition to exercise caution.

Darmadi Durianto called PKB politician Muhaimin Iskandar's efforts to become Widodo's running mate in the 2019 presidential election simply an effort to boost the party's electability.

Darmadi Durianto was reelected from the same district in the 2019 legislative election after winning 105,243 votes, and was reelected for a third term in the 2024 election with 95,553 votes.