Irwan Prayitno

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Prof. Dr. H. Irwan Prayitno M.Sc.
9th Governor of West Sumatra
In office 12 February 2016 – 12 February 2021
President	Joko Widodo
Vice Governor	Nasrul Abit
Preceded by	Reydonnyzar Moenek (Acting)
Succeeded by	Alwis (daily caretaker) Hamdani (Acting) Mahyeldi Ansharullah
In office 15 August 2010 – 15 August 2015
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo
Vice Governor	Muslim Kasim
Preceded by	Marlis Rahman
Succeeded by	Reydonnyzar Moenek (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1963-12-20) 20 December 1963 (age 60)[1] Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Political party	Prosperous Justice Party
Spouse	Nevi Zuairina ​ (m. 1985)​ [2]
Children	Jundy Fadhlillah Wafiatul Ahdi Dhiya'u Syahidah Anwar Jundy Atika Ibrahim Shohwatul Ishlah Farhana Irwan Laili Tanzila
Alma mater	University of Indonesia Universiti Putra Malaysia
Profession	Politician, writers
Website	irwan-prayitno.com

Irwan Prayitno (born 20 December 1963) is an Indonesian politician who was serving as the governor of West Sumatra province. He was elected in the 2010 and 2015 election for the five-year period 2010–2015 and 2016–2021. Before his election as governor, he served as a member of Indonesia's Parliament (DPR-RI) from the election region of West Sumatra for three consecutive periods (1999–2004, 2004–2009, and 2009–2014).

With 32,44%^[3] votes, Irwan Prayitno is the second governor of West Sumatra elected by direct popular vote. He was sworn into office along with his deputy governor, Muslim Kasim by the Minister of Home Affairs Gamawan Fauzi on 15 August 2010.^[4]

Life

Irwan Prayitno was born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His father, Djamrul Djamal, was from Padang, and his mother, Sudarni Sayuti, from Tanah Datar, West Sumatra. After graduating his secondary school from SMA Negeri 3 (Public Senior High School 3) in Padang, Prayitno pursued his study at the Faculty of Psychology University of Indonesia from 1982 to 1988.^[2] Prayitno continued his education at the Putra University in Malaysia where he obtained his master and PhD.^[1]

In the 2009 legislative election, Prayitno was elected as member of People's Representative Council (DPR-RI) from the Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Prosperous Justice Party). Prayitno resigned from the DPR-RI because he decided to run for the election as governor of West Sumatra on 30 June 2010.^[5]

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