{{Infobox officeholder |name = Rizal Effendi |image=Wali Kota Balikpapan M. Rizal Effendi.jpg |office = Mayor of Balikpapan |term_start = 29 May 2011 |term_end = 29 May 2021 |predecessor = Imdaad Hamid |successor = Rahmad Mas'ud |governor = Awang Faroek Ishak<br />Isran Noor |deputy = Heru Bambang (2011–2016)<br />Rahmad Mas'ud (2016–2021) |office1 = Deputy Mayor of Balikpapan |1blankname1 = Mayor |1namedata1 = Imdaad Hamid |term_start1=2006 |term_end1 = 2011 |successor1 = Heru Bambang |office2 = Member of People's Consultative Assembly |term_start2 = 1994 |term_end2 = 1995 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|8|27|df=y}} |birth_place = Balikpapan, East Kalimantan |alma_mater = Mulawarman University }} '''M. Rizal Effendi''' is an Indonesian journalist and politician who served as the mayor of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan for two terms between 2011 and 2021.
A graduate of Mulawarman University, Effendi briefly served as a member of the People's Consultative Assembly and headed a local newspaper before becoming a deputy mayor. Following his first term, he was elected the city's mayor in 2011 and again in 2016. He was also a vice governor candidate in the 2018 election, although he failed to win the seat.
==Background== Rizal Effendi was born in Balikpapan on 27 August 1958. He completed his education in the city of Samarinda, and earned his bachelor's degree in economics at Mulawarman University there in 1995. He is married to Yohana Palupi Arita, with three children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pupus Harapan Dapat APBN, Unmul Berharap Minta Sumbangan Alumni |url=http://kaltim.tribunnews.com/2017/09/26/pupus-harapan-dapat-apbn-unmul-berharap-minta-sumbangan-alumni |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Tribun Kaltim |date=26 September 2017 |language=id-ID |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929090738/http://kaltim.tribunnews.com/2017/09/26/pupus-harapan-dapat-apbn-unmul-berharap-minta-sumbangan-alumni |archive-date=2017-09-29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="merdeka">{{cite web |title=Profil Rizal Effendi |url=https://www.merdeka.com/rizal-effendi/profil/ |website=merdeka.com |accessdate=10 September 2018 |language=id}}</ref><ref name="goid">{{cite web |title=Walikota dan Wakil Walikota Balikpapan |url=http://balikpapan.go.id/read/61/kepala-daerah |website=balikpapan.go.id |accessdate=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219191545/http://balikpapan.go.id/read/61/kepala-daerah |archive-date=2018-02-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== ===Journalism=== During his time at university, Effendi was active in the campus newspaper. He entered journalism and eventually, after a one-year appointment at the People's Consultative Assembly between 1994 and 1995, he became the head of the editorial board of ''Kaltim Pos'' in 1995, a position he held until 2006. He also became the deputy chair of the national journalist association. Effendi was also named chief executive officer of the local electrical company at Samarinda between 2003 and 2006.<ref name="merdeka"/><ref name="goid"/>
===Politics=== In 2006, he ran as deputy mayor in the mayoral election for Balikpapan, being the running mate of incumbent Imdaad Hamid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Empat Pasangan Ikut Pilkada Balikpapan |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/73545/empat-pasangan-ikut-pilkada-balikpapan |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Tempo |date=6 February 2006 |language=id-ID}}</ref> In 2011, Rizal run as mayor (with Hamid being barred by term limits) with Heru Bambang as his running mate. The pair won after securing 59.8 percent (127,807 votes), winning in all five subdistricts of the city.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rizal-Heru Walikota dan Wawali Balikpapan Terpilih 2011-2016 |url=http://kaltim.tribunnews.com/2011/03/02/rizal-heru-walikota-dan-wawali-balikpapan-terpilih-2011-2016 |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Tribun Kaltim |date=2 March 2011 |language=id-ID}}</ref>
His program involved the development of an industrial zone in the city, meant to become a manufacturing hub for raw materials from the hinterlands of the city, in addition to developing coastal areas as a trade and services zone.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obsesi Rizal Effendi Menjadikan Balikpapan sebagai Kota Terkemuka |url=https://swa.co.id/business-champions/cities/best-cities/obsesi-rizal-effendi-menjadikan-balikpapan-sebagai-kota-terkemuka |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=SWA |date=31 August 2016 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627141306/https://swa.co.id/business-champions/cities/best-cities/obsesi-rizal-effendi-menjadikan-balikpapan-sebagai-kota-terkemuka |archive-date=2017-06-27 |url-status=live }}</ref>
He managed to secure a second term in the 2015 local elections, with his deputy changed to Rahmad Mas'ud.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Wibisono|first1= SG |title=KPU Tetapkan Rizal-Rahmad sebagai Pemenang Pilkada Balikpapan |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/739084/kpu-tetapkan-rizal-rahmad-sebagai-pemenang-pilkada-balikpapan/full&view=ok |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Tempo |date=25 January 2016 |language=id-ID}}</ref>
In 2018, he ran in the province's gubernatorial election as running mate to Andi Sofyan Hasdam, although the pair lost.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Firdaus |first1=Randy Ferdi |title=Jagoan-jagoan PDIP yang kalah versi hitung cepat di Pilkada 2018 |url=https://www.merdeka.com/politik/jagoan-jagoan-pdip-yang-kalah-versi-hitung-cepat-di-pilkada-2018.html |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=merdeka.com |date=28 June 2018 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628024753/https://www.merdeka.com/politik/jagoan-jagoan-pdip-yang-kalah-versi-hitung-cepat-di-pilkada-2018.html |archive-date=2018-06-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> The pair placed last in the four-way race, winning 288,166 votes (21.32%).<ref>{{cite web |title=PENETAPAN HASIL :: PILKADA PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TIMUR |url=https://infopemilu.kpu.go.id/pilkada2018/hasil/penetapan/t1/kalimantan_timur |website=infopemilu.kpu.go.id |accessdate=10 September 2018 |language=id}}</ref> After his tenure as mayor ended, he joined the NasDem Party and unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the national House of Representatives representing East Kalimantan in the 2024 legislative election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hasil Resmi Pemilu 2024: Ini 8 Caleg DPR RI Dapil Kaltim Terpilih Periode 2024-2029 |url=https://journaltelegraf.pikiran-rakyat.com/politik-parlemen/pr-3677904585/hasil-resmi-pemilu-2024-ini-8-caleg-dpr-ri-dapil-kaltim-terpilih-periode-2024-2029?page=all |access-date=28 April 2024 |work=Journal Telegraf |date=29 March 2024 |language=id}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Johan |first1=Abraham |title=Mantan Gubernur Kaltim Awang Farouk dan Mantan Wali Kota Balikpapan Rizal Effendi Terancam Tak Lolos ke Senayan |url=https://www.inibalikpapan.com/mantan-gubernur-kaltim-awang-farouk-dan-mantan-wali-kota-balikpapan-rizal-effendi-terancam-tak-lolos-ke-senayan/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |work=IniBalikpapan.Com |date=17 February 2024 |language=id}}</ref>
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