Melani Leimena Suharli (born 27 January 1951) is an Indonesian politician from the Democratic Party who served as a member of the House of Representatives between 2009 and 2024. Between 2009 and 2014, she served as the deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly.
Melani Leimena Suharli | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | Jakarta II |
| Deputy Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 3 October 2009 – 30 September 2014 | |
| Speaker | Taufiq Kiemas Sidarto Danusubroto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1951 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
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Biography
editMelani Leimena Suharli was born in Jakarta on 27 January 1951. Her father, Johannes Leimena, was a deputy prime minister and is a National Hero of Indonesia, and founded the Indonesian Christian Party.[1][2] Although her extended family are Christians, Suharli adheres to Islam[3] and she owns a Hajj travel bureau company known as Al-Amin, which was accused of benefiting from preferential treatment from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.[4]
Suharli was elected to the People's Representative Council in the 2009 Indonesian legislative election representing Jakarta's 2nd electoral district as part of the Democratic Party,[5] and was elected as deputy speaker for the People's Consultative Assembly.[6] She was reelected from the same electoral district in the 2014 legislative election,[7] and was assigned to the body's sixth commission.[8]
Suharli criticized the fact that corruption convicts still received pension payments and requested a revision of the existing laws to revoke such payments.[9] She pushed for a proposed sexual violence bill to be included in the country's legislative program in 2015, and called for the government to declare a sexual assault emergency, citing increasing occurrences.[10] In 2018, Suharli called for increased female representation in the People's Representative Council,[11] and for a funding increase for the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs to increase the number of entrepreneurs.[12]
She was reelected in 2019 after winning 36,157 votes.[13] She was not reelected in 2024.[14]
References
edit- ^ Rahman, Arif (26 April 2018). "Melani Leimena Suharli Melanjutkan Cita-Cita di Parlemen". Women's Obsession (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Monumen Pahlawan Dr J Leimena Dibangun". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 19 August 2011.
- ^ Sholeh, Muhammad (20 August 2012). "Semangat toleransi di rumah Wakil Ketua MPR Melani Leimena". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Kasus Haji, Saksi Beberkan Sepak Terjang Perusahaan Melani Leimena Suharli". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "DAFTAR CALON TERPILIH ANGGOTA DEWAN PERWAKILAN RAKYAT REPUBLIK INDONESIA HASIL PEMILU TAHUN 2009" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Taufiq Kiemas Ketua MPR 2009-2014". Antara News (in Indonesian). 3 October 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Ini 21 Caleg DPR yang Terpilih dari DKI Jakarta". detiknews. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Melani Leimena Suharli Ingin Lebih Banyak Berbuat Untuk Dapil DKI Jakarta II". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Waskita, Ferdinand (7 November 2013). "Wakil Ketua MPR: Koruptor Tidak Pantas Diberi Pensiun". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Polmasari, Tety (15 October 2015). "Melani Leimena Suharli Dorong RUU Kekerasan Seksual Masuk Prolegnas". Pos Sore (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Melani Leimena: Wakil Rakyat dari Perempuan Harus Semakin Banyak". Tempo (in Indonesian). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Bachtiar, Syamsul (4 June 2018). "Ketua Komisi VI Kecewa ke Jokowi, Soal Apa?". Teropong Senayan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Hasil Pileg 2019 : Berikut Nama 54 Kader SBY di Senayan". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Daftar Para Caleg DPR 2024-2029 Terpilih yang Ditetapkan KPU". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.