# Danny Setiawan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danny_Setiawan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danny_Setiawan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Setiawan > Source revision: 1305244286 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indonesian politician and civil servant}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Danny Setiawan |image = Governor of West Java Danny Setiawan.jpg |caption = Setiawan as governor |office = Governor of [West Java](/source/West_Java) |predecessor = [Nana Nuriana](/source/Nana_Nuriana) |successor = [Ahmad Heryawan](/source/Ahmad_Heryawan) |term_start = 13 June 2003 |term_end = 13 June 2008 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|8|28|df=y}} |birth_place = [Sidoarjo](/source/Sidoarjo_Regency), [East Java](/source/East_Java), Indonesia |party = [Golkar](/source/Golkar) }} '''Danny Setiawan''' (born 28 August 1945) is an Indonesian former [politician](/source/politician) and civil servant who served as the governor of [West Java](/source/West_Java) between 2003 and 2008. In 2008, he was arrested and later sentenced to four years in prison for a corruption case, and he was released in 2011. ==Early life== Setiawan was born in [Purwakarta](/source/Purwakarta) on 28 August 1945. As his father was a soldier, Setiawan frequently moved in his childhood following his father's postings, and he completed elementary school in [Cirebon](/source/Cirebon), middle school in [Bogor](/source/Bogor), and high school in Purwakarta. He then enrolled at the Interior Government Academy (APDN) in [Bandung](/source/Bandung), graduating in 1968.{{cite book|authorlink=Ajip Rosidi |last1=Rosidi |first1=Ajip |title=Apa Siapa Orang Sunda |date=1 December 2003 |publisher=Dunia Pustaka Jaya |isbn=978-979-419-980-0 |page=88 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yb-lDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA88|language=id}} ==Career== After his graduation, he was recruited to become an adjutant to the regent in [Lebak Regency](/source/Lebak_Regency). After a year, he was reassigned to the local government in [Manokwari](/source/Manokwari) before returning to Lebak, where he worked for over 10 years until his move into the provincial government in Bandung by 1984. He headed a variety of provincial departments, until he was appointed as the provincial secretary in 1998. He held this post until 2003. ===Governor=== In May 2003, with gubernatorial elections incoming, Setiawan secured the support of [Golkar](/source/Golkar) to run. Against him was [PDI-P](/source/PDI-P)-backed retired major general {{ill|Tayo Tarmadi|id}}, formerly commander of West Java-based [Kodam Siliwangi](/source/Kodam_III%2FSiliwangi). Despite Tarmadi's military background, however, the 10 of 100 members of the [West Java Regional People's Representative Council](/source/West_Java_Regional_People's_Representative_Council) hailing from the military refused to support him.{{cite book |last1=Aspinall |first1=Edward |last2=Fealy |first2=Greg |title=Soeharto's New Order and Its Legacy: Essays in Honour of Harold Crouch |date=1 August 2010 |publisher=ANU E Press |isbn=978-1-921666-47-6 |pages=141–143 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GDwrDgAAQBAJ&dq=danny+setiawan+governor&pg=PA142 |language=en}} With implicit military backing, Setiawan was eventually elected as governor of West Java after winning 49 of 88 available votes, the military representatives abstaining in the vote.{{cite news |title=Dani Setiawan-Nu'man Abdul, Gubernur dan Wagub Jabar |url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/55065/dani-setiawan-numan-abdul-gubernur-dan-wagub-jabar |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=liputan6.com |date=22 May 2003 |language=id}} His term began on 13 June 2003.{{cite news |title=Korupsi Pemadam Kebakaran, Danny Setiawan Ditahan |url=https://antikorupsi.org/id/article/mantan-gubernur-jabar-masuk-bui |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=[Kompas](/source/Kompas) |date=11 November 2008 |language=id}} He ran for reelection in the [direct elections of 2008](/source/2008_West_Java_gubernatorial_election), but placed last of three candidates, behind winner [Ahmad Heryawan](/source/Ahmad_Heryawan) and runner-up [Agum Gumelar](/source/Agum_Gumelar).{{cite news |title=Heryawan Terpilih sebagai Gubernur Jawa Barat |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2008/04/23/01474559/heryawan.terpilih.sebagai.gubernur.jawa.barat |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=22 April 2008 |language=id}} ==Arrest and imprisonment== On 21 July 2008, the [Corruption Eradication Commission](/source/Corruption_Eradication_Commission) named Setiawan as a suspect for suspected corruption in the procurement of firetrucks during his tenure. After investigation, he was taken into custody on 10 November 2008.{{cite news |title=Eks Gubernur Jabar Danny Setiawan Ditahan KPK |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-1034634/eks-gubernur-jabar-danny-setiawan-ditahan-kpk |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=detiknews |date=10 November 2008 |language=id-ID |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209083921/https://news.detik.com/berita/d-1034634/eks-gubernur-jabar-danny-setiawan-ditahan-kpk |url-status=dead }} He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment on 30 June 2009, and was additionally fined Rp 100 million.{{cite news |title=Danny Setiawan Divonis 4 Tahun Penjara |url=https://news.detik.com/berita-jawa-barat/d-1156600/danny-setiawan-divonis-4-tahun-penjara |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=detiknews |date=30 June 2009 |language=id-ID |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209083927/https://news.detik.com/berita-jawa-barat/d-1156600/danny-setiawan-divonis-4-tahun-penjara |url-status=dead }} He was released on parole on 18 February 2011, although his full sentence was supposed to expire on 3 November 2012.{{cite news |title=Danny Setiawan Harusnya Bebas 3 November 2012 |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2011/02/18/09034759/~Regional~Jawa |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=18 February 2011 |language=id}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Governors of West Java}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sewiawan, Danny}} Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:Governors of West Java Category:People from Purwakarta Regency Category:Indonesian civil servants Category:Indonesian politicians convicted of corruption --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Danny Setiawan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Setiawan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Setiawan?action=history)). 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