Ratna Ani Lestari

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ratna Ani Lestari
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 6, 1965(1965-12-06)
Age	59
Birthplace	Banten
Country	Indonesia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ratna Ani Lestari Biography

Ratna Ani Lestari is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 6, 1965 in Banten, Indonesia. Ratna was born in Banten on 6/12/65, when Banten was still part of West Java. However, she grew up mainly in East Java. After attending elementary school in Kediri and middle school in Banyuwangi she attended high school at Bondowoso. She then moved to Denpasar, Indonesia to study economics at University of National Education. Later, she graduated from Udayana University with a masters degree in management and Brawijaya University with a doctorate of public administration.

In 2005, with the support of her husband, she ran for the office of regent of Banyuwangi at the first direct election. Initially trying to run for PDI-P support, she was unsuccessful in January 2005 party convention despite grassroots support. However, she ran anyway with support from 18 political parties, including the Prosperous Justice Party (although the latter withdrew later). She ran with M Yusuf Nuris, also known as Gus Yus. Because she was well-connected to the local kyai and some PDI-P cadres, she won the support of some supporters of incumbent Samsul Hadi (who did not run for the election). Her appeal was described as “feminine”, “clean” and she engaged in grassroots campaigning, meeting street vendors and going to traditional markets. Ratna, her husband applying in Jembrana, also advocated free education and health programs.

During her tenure, she faced constant protests and opposition from the municipal council which repeatedly tried to remove her from office or disrupt her. For instance, in May 2006 around 12,000 rallied against her free education program (which made education in public schools free but not madrasa) and occupied the municipal government office, and the municipal council released an ultimatum demanding her resignation. She was not in the office during the demonstrations, but returned to work several days later.

Within the five years she was in office, local government revenues more than doubled from Rp 39.5 billion to Rp 87.1 billion. She also approved the extension of a gold mine’s permit despite protests from student and environmental groups. In 2007, Ratna decided to oppose a municipal bill which would ban prostitution in the regency, citing that the prostitutes generated major economic activity. She attempted to commercialize the Blimbingsari Airport, but only managed to attract a flight school and not commercial airlines.

Imam Utomo, East Java governor, swore her in to office on October 20, 2005. This made her the first direct elected and first female Regent for Banyuwangi. She was not sworn into office at the municipal council building, as is typical for regents.

Ratna Ani Lestari Net Worth

Ratna Ani Lestari is one of the richest Politician from Indonesia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ratna Ani Lestari 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ratna Ani (born 6/12/1965) is an Indonesian politician and was the regent for Banyuwangi Regency. She was the first woman and first elected leader of the regency between 2005 and 2010. After her term expired and she failed to run for reelection in 2010, she was arrested and convicted on corruption. Her sentence ended in March 2018.

Ratna was elected to the Jembrana Regency’s Municipal Council representing PDI-P.

Born in Banten, she grew up in East Java and went to university in Bali, where she married I Gede Winasa and began her political career. Following her victory in the 2005 election, her five-year tenure at Banyuwangi generated significant controversy, with multiple large-scale protests and the regency’s municipal council making several attempts to remove her from office, and her being designated as a graft suspect during it. Eventually, she failed to run for reelection, and was convicted to five, later nine, years in prison.

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Ratna was found guilty by the Surabaya District Court in 11 February 2013, which initially sentenced her to 5 years in prison before the sentence was changed to 6 years in May 2013. She appealed to the Supreme Court of Indonesia, but her sentence was instead lifted to 9 years in a decision made on 30 December 2014. She was found to have caused the state a loss of Rp 19.7 billion.

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Ratna Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Indonesia. Ratna Ani Lestari celebrates birthday on December 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Ratna Ani Lestari

1. Ratna Ani Lestari is an Indonesian politician.
2. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 2014-2019.
3. Lestari represented the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
4. She was also a member of the Commission VIII overseeing religious affairs and social welfare.
5. In 2019, she was sentenced to five years in prison for bribery.
6. The case involved a project to build a hospital in Tangerang, Banten province.
7. Lestari accepted bribes totaling Rp 4 billion ($280,000 USD) from contractors.
8. Her sentence was reduced to four years on appeal in 2020.
9. Lestari’s case is one of several high-profile corruption cases in Indonesia.
10. Corruption remains a major issue in Indonesian politics and society.