Grace Natalie Louisa (born 4 July 1982) is an Indonesian politician and former television newsreader and journalist. She is one of co-founders of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) in 2014, and became its leader until 2021.
Grace Natalie | |
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 Grace Natalie in 2017 | |
| 1st General Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party | |
| In office 16 November 2014 – 16 November 2021 Inactive: 18 August 2020 – 16 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | New political party |
| Succeeded by | Giring Ganesha |
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| Born | Grace Natalie Louisa 4 July 1982 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | PSI |
| Spouse |
Kevin Osmond (m. 2011) |
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Education
editGrace Natalie completed high school at SMAK 3 BPK Penabur, Jakarta. She then majored in accounting at the Institute of Business and Informatics Indonesia.[1] She was a teaching assistant and also a Sunday school teacher in church.[2]
Her introduction to journalism came when SCTV network held its SCTV Goes to Campus competition in search of graduates to train as journalists.[3] Grace won the Jakarta division of the competition and went on to reach the top five nationally.[4]
TV career
editAfter completing her studies, Grace was recruited by SCTV and became a presenter on its flagship news show Liputan 6. In her early years as a television journalist, she covered crime, politics, business and other current affairs. She said it was difficult to adapt to the highly dynamic world of television with unpredictable working hours. But that did not dampen her spirit, and she gradually fell in love with the world of journalism. Within three years, she moved to ANTV and then to tvOne.[5]
Post-TV career and politics
editIn June 2012, Grace left tvOne to become chief executive officer of Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting, saying she wanted to try a new challenge.[6] In 2014, she entered politics and is now chairwoman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI),[7] which competed in Indonesia's 2019 general election.[8] Following the release of quick count results that indicated that PSI would fail to qualify for the People's Representative Council, Grace released a statement conceding the loss and vowing to continue supporting incumbent president Joko Widodo.[9] This was despite Grace having received 179,949 votes, the highest in Jakarta's electoral district No. 3, where she won by a significant margin (in second place, Prosperous Justice Party member Adang Daradjatun received 111,549 votes).[10]
References
edit- ^ "Profil Grace Natalie". PT. Viva Media Baru. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Triyono, Heru (16 December 2015). "Grace Natalie, diskriminasi dan Clinton yang menginspirasi". Beritagar.id. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Tampubolon, Hans David (9 April 2015). "Grace Natalie: The anomaly in Indonesian politics". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Grace Natalie Rasakan Kepuasan Klimaks Jadi Presenter TV". detikcom. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Profil Grace Natalie". PT. Viva Media Baru. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Tambak, Ruslan (8 July 2012). "Ini Alasan Grace Natalie Keluar dari TV One". Rakyat Merdeka Online. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Jaring Rembuk Rakyat Psi: Ganjar Pranowo Balonpres 2024, Yenni Wahid Cawapres" (in Indonesian). 4 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Ryandi, Dimas (18 February 2018). "PSI Lolos Pemilu 2019, Grace Tulis Surat Untuk Kadernya". PT Jawa Pos Grup Multimedia. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Yasmin, Nur; Lee, Christian (18 April 2019). "'Millennial Party' Loses Out on House Seat, Sets Up Bastion in Jakarta". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Dapatkan Suara Terbanyak, Grace Natalie Tetap Gagal ke Senayan". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.