{{Short description|Indonesian politician (born 1984)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Emil Dardak |image=Wakil Gubernur Jatim Emil Dardak.jpg |caption= Official portrait, 2019 |office = 5th Vice Governor of East Java |term_start = 20 February 2025 |term_end = |term_start1 = 13 February 2019 |term_end1 = 13 February 2024 |1blankname = Governor |1namedata = Khofifah Indar Parawansa |predecessor = ''Himself'' |successor = |predecessor1 = Saifullah Yusuf |successor1 = ''Himself'' |1blankname1 = Governor |1namedata1 = Khofifah Indar Parawansa |office2 = 16th Regent of Trenggalek |term_start2 = 17 February 2016 |term_end2 = 13 February 2019 |predecessor2 = Mulyadi W.R. |successor2 = Muhammad Nur Arifin |birth_place = Jakarta, Indonesia |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|20|df=y}} |party = Democratic (2018–present) |other_party = KIM Plus (2024–present)<br>PDI-P (2015–2017)<br>Independent (2017–2018) |education = Raffles Institution |alma_mater = University of New South Wales (BBus)<br> Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (MSc), (PhD)<br> St Anne's College, Oxford (MSc) |spouse = {{interlanguage link|Arumi Bachsin|id}} }} '''Emil Elestianto Dardak''' (born 20 May 1984) is an Indonesian politician who is the Vice Governor of East Java. Before becoming Vice Governor, he was the regent of Trenggalek Regency from 2016 to 2019 and was a singer cum actor prior to his political career.
==Early life and education== Emil Dardak was born in Jakarta on 20 May 1984 as the eldest children of four siblings to an ethnic Javanese family hailing from Trenggalek, East Java province.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biodata Calon Wakil Gubernur |url=https://infopemilu.kpu.go.id/download/silon/upload-berkas/611/611_Dokumen_13_2_WKD_.pdf|accessdate=26 February 2019 |publisher=Komisi Pemilihan Umum}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meniti Karir di Departemen PU|date=10 July 2012 |accessdate=26 February 2019 |url=https://tokoh.id/biografi/2-direktori/meniti-karir-di-departemen-pu/ |publisher=Tokoh Indonesia |language=id}}</ref> Dardak studied at Singapore's Raffles Institution and later for his undergraduate degree at the University of New South Wales and he eventually completed his formal education after graduating with a doctorate from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kenangan Emil Dardak Tentang Sosok Lee Kuan Yew |url=http://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2015/03/27/kenangan-emil-dardak-tentang-sosok-lee-kuan-yew |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Tribunnews.com |date=27 March 2015 |language=id-ID}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=4 Fakta Emil Dardak yang Baru Dilantik Jadi Wagub Jatim |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4430205/4-fakta-emil-dardak-yang-baru-dilantik-jadi-wagub-jatim |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=detiknews |date=15 February 2019 |language=id}}</ref> In addition, Dardak participated in the 2018 class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, being the only Indonesian between the 40 mayors involved.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative names second class of mayors |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/bloomberg-harvard-city-leadership-initiative-names-second-class-of-mayors/ |work=The Harvard Gazette |accessdate=26 February 2019 |date=26 July 2018}}</ref> In 2016, Dardak matriculated to St Anne's College, Oxford to read program management.
== Business career == From 2001 to 2003, Dardak was a World Bank Officer in Jakarta, and serving as a Media Analysis Consultant at Ogilvy. By 2012, Dardak had been appointed as executive vice president of the state-owned company PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Emil Dardak, Sang Doktor Ekonomi Termuda di Perusahaan BUMN |url=https://economy.okezone.com/read/2012/10/21/22/707116/emil-dardak-sang-doktor-ekonomi-termuda-di-perusahaan-bumn |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Okezone |date=21 October 2012 |language=id-ID}}</ref>
==Political career== === Regent of Trenggalek=== Dardak registered in 2015 to run in Trenggalek's regency election with the 25-year old Muhammad Nur Arifin as running mate, with the support of PDI-P, Gerindra, Golkar, PAN, Demokrat, Hanura and PPP.<ref name="suami">{{cite news |title=Suami Arumi Baschin Resmi Daftar Calon Bupati Trenggalek, Pendampingnya Masih Usia 25 Tahun |url=http://www.tribunnews.com/regional/2015/07/27/suami-arumi-baschin-resmi-daftar-calon-bupati-trenggalek-pendampingnya-masih-usia-25-tahun?page=all |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Tribunnews.com |date=27 July 2015 |language=id-ID}}</ref> The pair won 76 percent of the votes (282,487), winning in all of Trenggalek's subdistricts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hitung Resmi KPU: Suami Arumi Bachsin Menang Telak di Trenggalek |url=http://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2015/12/13/hitung-resmi-kpu-suami-arumi-bachsin-menang-telak-di-trenggalek |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Tribunnews.com |date=13 December 2015 |language=id-ID}}</ref> The pair was sworn in on 17 February 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faizal |first1=Achmad |title=Usai Dilantik, Arifin Diberi Piagam Rekor Muri Wakil Bupati Termuda |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2016/02/17/16221371/Usai.Dilantik.Arifin.Diberi.Piagam.Rekor.Muri.Wakil.Bupati.Termuda |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=KOMPAS |date=17 February 2016 |language=id}}</ref>
=== Vice Governor of East Java === After being regent, Dardak attempted to diversify the economy of Trenggalek, promoting tourism and encouraging investment programs in the area - which typically sees less investors than regencies in northern Java. He later became running mate to Khofifah Indar Parawansa in the 2018 East Java gubernatorial election,<ref>{{cite news |title=Is this the future face of Indonesian politics? |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2141629/future-face-indonesian-politics |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=South China Morning Post |date=13 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and the pair won with 10,465,218 votes (53.55%).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rinanda |first1=Hilda Meilisa |title=Pilgub Jatim 2018: Akhirnya, Khofifah Menang |url=https://news.detik.com/berita-jawa-timur/d-4364975/pilgub-jatim-2018-akhirnya-khofifah-menang |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=detiknews |date=31 December 2018 |language=id}}</ref> The pair was sworn in on 13 February 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Widiastuti |first1=Rina |title=Khofifah - Emil Dardak Akan Dilantik oleh Jokowi pada Rabu Sore |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/1174720/khofifah-emil-dardak-akan-dilantik-oleh-jokowi-pada-rabu-sore |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Tempo |date=12 February 2019 |language=id}}</ref>
Dardak is a member of the Democratic Party, although he endorsed Joko Widodo in the 2019 Indonesian presidential election - against party lines.<ref>{{cite news |title=Emil Dardak Siap Menangkan Demokrat di Pileg, Tapi Bantu Jokowi di Pilpres. Begini Alasannya |url=http://surabaya.tribunnews.com/2019/01/23/emil-dardak-siap-menangkan-demokrat-di-pileg-tapi-bantu-jokowi-di-pilpres-begini-alasannya |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Surya |date=23 January 2019 |language=id-ID}}</ref>
==Personal life== Dardak's father, Hermanto Dardak (1957–2019), was deputy minister of public works under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's presidency and in 2015 served as head of regional development in the same ministry.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hermanto Dardak Akui Siapkan Emil untuk Trenggalek |url=https://jatim.antaranews.com/berita/163288/hermanto-dardak-akui-siapkan-emil-untuk-trenggalek |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Antara Jatim |date=26 August 2015 |language=id}}</ref> Dardak is married to a fellow actress {{interlanguage link|Arumi Bachsin|id}}, who was of mixed Indo Eurasian-Bengkulu descent from Palembang, South Sumatra.<ref name="suami"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Regional heads in East Java}} {{Authority control}}
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