Asep Surya Atmaja
Asep Surya Atmaja | |
|---|---|
| Vice Regent of Bekasi | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2025 | |
| Regent | Ade Kuswara Kunang |
| Preceded by | Akhmad Marjuki |
| Member of Bekasi Regency DPRD | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1976 |
| Party | Labour (since 2024) Golkar (before 2024) |
Asep Surya Atmaja (born 22 June 1976) is an Indonesian physician and politician of the Labour Party. He has served as vice regent of Bekasi Regency since February 2025, and was previously a municipal legislator between 2019 and 2024.
Early life
Asep Surya Atmaja was born in the village of Waluya, within Bekasi Regency, to Ojoy Jarkasih and Enjuh Juhriah on 22 June 1976. Jarkasih was village head of Waluya. After completing basic education within Bekasi, he studied medicine at Trisakti University, graduating in 2004.[1][2]
Career
After graduating from Trisakti, Atmaja practiced medicine and later opened his own clinic.[3][4]
In the 2019 Indonesian legislative election, Atmaja was elected into the Bekasi Regency's Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) as a Golkar member. Within the DPRD, he became head of Golkar's parliamentary faction.[5][3]
In 2024, Atmaja unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the national House of Representatives from West Java's 7th district (Bekasi, Karawang, and Purwakarta regencies). Later that year, he received a recommendation from the Labour Party to run in Bekasi Regency's 2024 local election,[3] and he resigned from Golkar in August 2024 to accept this recommendation.[6] In the election, he became running mate to PDI-P's Ade Kuswara Kunang, and the pair won the election with 666,494 votes (45.7%).[7] They were sworn in on 20 February 2025.[8]
As vice regent, Atmaja toured Bekasi's industrial parks to lobby the companies to increase the proportion of local employees.[9]
Family
He is married to Nia,[10] and the couple has a daughter.[11] His elder brother, Eka Supria Atmaja, served as regent of Bekasi from 2019 until his death from COVID-19 in 2021.[12]
References
- ^ Andryandy, Tommi (2 August 2025). "Dokter yang Jadi Wakil Bupati: Kisah Asep Surya Atmaja, dari Praktik Medis ke Politik Bekasi". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Profil Asep Surya Atmaja, Calon Wakil Bupati Bekasi Jebolan Kedokteran Universitas Trisakti". iNews.id (in Indonesian). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Minimnya Kader Internal, Partai Buruh Rekomendasikan Asep Surya Bakal Calon Bupati Bekasi". Radar Bekasi (in Indonesian). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Dokter Asep Surya Atmaja Gandeng Jamkeswatch Bekasi Atasi Masalah Kesehatan". Koran Perdjoeangan (in Indonesian). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Asep Surya Atmaja adik kandung Bupati Bekasi janji akan tetap kritis di DPRD". ANTARA News Megapolitan (in Indonesian). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Asep Tinggalkan Partai Golkar Masuk Partai Buruh Dan Maju Menjadi Cawabup Kabupaten Bekasi". mitranews.net (in Indonesian). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Rekapitulasi Suara Pilkada Kabupaten Bekasi: Ade-Asep Menang 45,68 Persen". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Usai Dilantik, Ade Kuswara Kunang-Asep Surya Atmaja Siap Bekerja Untuk Bekasi". Koran Perdjoeangan (in Indonesian). 20 February 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Wakil Bupati Bekasi Asep Surya Atmaja, "Ngemis" ke Perusahaan untuk Serap Tenaga Kerja Lokal". Wartakotalive.com (in Indonesian). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Cawabup No. 03 dr. Asep Surya Atmaja Memperingati Maulid Nabi di Kediamannya Dihadiri Ribuan Jamaah". Jabar Online (in Indonesian). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Abray, Kong (27 November 2024). "Pilkada 2024: dr Asep Surya Atmaja bersama istri dan anaknya Nyoblos di TPS 05 Pintu Air Lemah Abang". IT News ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Cerita dr Asep Surya Atmaja Tentang Kakaknya, Selalu Sabar Ketika Sakit" (in Indonesian). Bekasi Regency Government. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2025.