Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council


The Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council is the unicameral legislature of the Indonesian province of Jakarta. The Council is composed of 106 members elected via party lists in the 2014 legislative election. Elections are held every five years and are conducted simultaneously with the nationwide legislative election.
It convenes in the DPRD DKI Jakarta Building, Central Jakarta.

History

Under the Dutch East India Company's administration, a "College of Alderman" for Batavia was established on 24 July 1620. There was also the College van Heemraden. In 1905, a municipal body known as the Gemeenten Batavia was established, which was renamed to Stadsgemeente Batavia in 1926. During the Japanese occupation, an advisory body existed since September 1943.
Following Indonesian independence, a local representative body was established by the new Indonesian government, though it was dissolved shortly afterwards due to Dutch reoccupation of the city. After the transfer of sovereignty, a temporary elected council of 25 members was established in 1950, intended to be a temporary body although it ended up lasting until 1956, when new regulations on local legislation were issued.

Structure

With 106 members, the council has one speaker and four deputy speakers. In addition, five commissions on separate topics exist:

Composition

Speakers

Note: Italic denotes interim speaker.
NameStart dateEnd dateParty
Dani Anwar25 August 20044 October 2004PKS
Ade Surapriatna4 October 200425 August 2009Golkar
Ferrial Sofyan25 August 200911 September 2009Demokrat
Ferrial Sofyan11 September 200925 August 2014Demokrat
Jhonny Simanjuntak25 August 201426 September 2014PDI-P
Prasetyo Edi Marsudi26 September 201426 August 2019PDI-P
Pantas Nainggolan26 August 201914 October 2019PDI-P
Prasetyo Edi Marsudi14 October 2019presentPDI-P