Johnny G. Plate

Johnny Gerard Plate (born 10 September 1956) is an Indonesian politician, businessman and alleged grifter[1] who is serving as the current Minister of Communication and Information Technology in Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet since 2019. Previously, he served in the People's Representative Council for five years, and had been reelected for a second term in the 2019 election. He is a graduate of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia.

Johnny Gerard Plate
Official portrait, 2019
Minister of Communication and Information Technology
In office
23 October 2019 – 17 May 2023
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byRudiantara
Member of People's Representative Council
In office
1 October 2014 – 23 October 2019
ConstituencyEast Nusa Tenggara
Personal details
Born (1956-09-10) 10 September 1956
Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Political partyNasdem Party
Alma materAtma Jaya Catholic University

Early life and education

Plate was born in the town of Ruteng, in Flores, on 10 September 1956.[2] He studied economics and business management at the Atma Jaya Catholic University.[3]

Career

In the early 1980s, he entered the business of agricultural equipment, during a boom in new plantations in Kalimantan and Papua.[2][4] He later joined AirAsia and served as commissioner in several companies.[2][4]

Plate ran in the 2014 legislative election as a Nasdem Party candidate in the East Nusa Tenggara 1 electoral district, and he successfully secured a seat after winning 33,704 votes.[5] During his term in the People's Representative Council, he was appointed secretary-general of Nasdem in 2017.[6] He was reelected in 2019 with 115,921 votes.[7]

On 23 October 2019, President Joko Widodo appointed Plate as the Minister of Communication and Information Technology.[8]

On 17 May 2023, Plate was arrested under charges of corruption.[9] The Attorney General of Indonesia formally made him a suspect of a Rp 8 trillion (USD 550 million) graft case related to Base Transceiver Station projects between 2020 and 2022.[10]

References
  1. "Indonesia's communication minister arrested in corruption case". https://www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. "Profil Johnny G Plate, Pengusaha Penerbangan yang Jadi Menkominfo". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. "JOHNNY G. PLATE, SE". dpr.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "Johnny G. Plate". viva.co.id (in Indonesian).
  5. "Hanya Raih 31.983 Suara, Eurico Guterres Gagal Lolos ke Senayan". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. Setiawan, Kodrat (7 September 2017). "Surya Paloh Tunjuk Johnny G Plate sebagai Sekjen Partai NasDem". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. "Nasdem NTT Kirim Tiga Wakil ke DPR RI". Media Indonesia (in Indonesian). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. "Johnny G. Plate Resmi Jadi Menkominfo". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. Wibowo, Eko Ari (2023-05-17). "Kejaksaan Agung Periksa Lagi Menkominfo Johnny G Plate, Dalami soal Kerugian Negara Rp 8 T". Tempo. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  10. Akbar, Adrial (17 May 2023). "Menkominfo Johnny G Plate Jadi Tersangka dan Ditahan di Kasus BTS Rp 8 T!". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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