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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Zulkieflimansyah
|image = Gubernur NTB Zulkieflimansyah.png
|office = Governor of [[West Nusa Tenggara]]
|term_start = 19 September 2018
|predecessor = [[Muhammad Zainul Majdi]]
|deputy = [[Sitti Rohmi Djalilah]]
|office1 = Member of [[People's Representative Council]]
|term_start1 = 1 October 2004
|term_end1 = 2 February 2018
|constituency1=Banten II
|successor1 = Ei Nurul Khotimah
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|18|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Sumbawa Besar]], [[West Nusa Tenggara]], [[Indonesia]]
|party = [[Prosperous Justice Party|PKS]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Indonesia]]<br />[[University of Strathclyde]]
}}
'''Zulkieflimansyah''' (born 18 May 1972) is an Indonesian politician and academician who is the current Governor of [[West Nusa Tenggara]], serving for the term 2018-2023. Before being elected as governor, he had been elected to the [[People's Representative Council]] thrice.

A graduate of [[University of Strathclyde]] and [[University of Indonesia]], he served as a representative of [[Banten]] for over 13 years before being elected governor of his origin province.

==Background==
Zulkieflimansyah was born in the town of [[Sumbawa Besar]] on 18 May 1972. During his studies, he participated in a student exchange program and studied briefly in [[Australia]]. After he returned home, he studied at the [[University of Indonesia]], graduating from the faculty of economics in 1995. He then continued his studies in the [[University of Strathclyde]], gaining a Masters in Marketing by 1998 and another Masters in Industrialization, Trade and Economic Policy. He later earned a doctorate in Strathclyde in 2001.<ref name="merdeka">{{cite web |title=Profil Zulkieflimansyah |url=https://www.merdeka.com/zulkieflimansyah/profil/ |website=merdeka.com |access-date=27 September 2018 |language=id}}</ref>

==Career==
===Parliament===
He was elected to the [[People's Representative Council]] following the [[2004 Indonesian legislative election|2004 legislative election]], winning a seat from [[Banten]]'s 2nd district.<ref name="incumbent">{{cite news |title=Nama Tenar dan Incumbent yang Melenggang ke Senayan |url=https://news.detik.com/pemilu/1125024/nama-tenar-dan-incumbent-yang-melenggang-ke-senayan |access-date=27 September 2018 |work=detiknews |date=2 May 2009 |language=id}}</ref> According to [[Hidayat Nur Wahid]], Zulkieflimansyah's lobbying was instrumental in Hidayat becoming parliamentary speaker by securing the votes from the [[Regional Representative Council]] members.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lobi Dr Zul di Balik Penentuan Posisi Ketua MPR RI|url=https://www.suarantb.com/headline/2018/06/257294/Lobi.Dr.Zul.di.Balik.Penentuan.Posisi.Ketua.MPR.RI/ |access-date=27 September 2018 |work=suarantb.com |date=4 June 2018 |language=id-ID}}</ref> In 2006, he ran as a gubernatorial candidate in [[Banten]]'s [[2006 Banten gubernatorial election|gubernatorial election]], but lost to [[Ratu Atut Chosiyah]], placing second with 33.15 percent of the votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ratu Atut-Masduki Ditetapkan Sebagai Gubernur-Wagub Banten |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/717005/ratu-atut-masduki-ditetapkan-sebagai-gubernur-wagub-banten |access-date=21 September 2018 |work=detiknews |date=6 December 2006 |language=id}}</ref> He secured reelection in 2009,<ref name="incumbent"/> and was appointed deputy chairman of the ninth commission in 2011.<ref name="merdeka"/>

In the [[2014 Indonesian legislative election|2014 legislative election]], he secured a third term after winning 38,966 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=30 Calon Petahana PKS Terpilih Lagi di DPR |url=http://www.tribunnews.com/pemilu-2014/2014/05/16/30-calon-petahana-pks-terpilih-lagi-di-dpr |access-date=27 September 2018 |work=Tribunnews.com |date=16 May 2014 |language=id-ID}}</ref> He resigned to run in the [[2018 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election]], with his resignation being accepted on 2 February 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=KPU Terima Pemberhentian Zulkieflimansyah dari DPR |url=https://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/pilkada/18/04/25/p7qc7x428-kpu-terima-pemberhentian-zulkieflimansyah-dari-dpr |access-date=21 September 2018 |work=Republika |date=25 April 2018 |language=id}}</ref>

===Governor===
Running with Sitti Rohmi Djalilah, Zulkieflimansyah won after securing 31.8 percent of votes in a four-candidate race.<ref>{{cite web |title=PENETAPAN HASIL :: PILKADA PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA BARAT |url=https://infopemilu.kpu.go.id/pilkada2018/hasil/penetapan/t1/nusa_tenggara_barat |website=kpu.go.id |access-date=27 September 2018 |language=id}}</ref> He was sworn in by [[Joko Widodo]] on 19 September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dilantik Presiden, Zulkieflimansyah Resmi Jadi Gubernur NTB |url=http://www.beritasatu.com/nasional/511345-dilantik-presiden-zulkieflimansyah-resmi-jadi-gubernur-ntb.html |access-date=21 September 2018 |work=Berita Satu |date=19 September 2018 |language=id}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Current governors of Indonesian provinces}}

[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from West Nusa Tenggara]]
[[Category:University of Indonesia alumni]]
[[Category:Prosperous Justice Party politicians]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Strathclyde]]
[[Category:Members of the People's Representative Council, 2004]]
[[Category:Members of the People's Representative Council, 2009]]
[[Category:Members of the People's Representative Council, 2014]]
[[Category:Governors of West Nusa Tenggara]]

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->Mufti Nasution at 10:42, 27 December 2021