10th Vice President of Indonesia
In office 20 October 2004 – 20 October 2009
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by Hamzah Haz
Succeeded by Boediono
Birth date 15 May 1942 (age 69)
Birth place Watampone, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Political party Golkar Party
Spouse(s) Mufidah Miad Saad
Children Muchlisa Kalla
Muswirah Imelda Kalla
Solichin Kalla
Chaerani Kalla
Alma mater Hasanuddin University INSEAD
Profession Businessman
Religion Islam
Jusuf Kalla is an Indonesian politician who was the 10th Vice President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2009 and Chairman of the Golkar Party during the same period. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the 2009 presidential election. Kalla's name is mentioned as a possible candidate in the run up to the Indonesian presidential election, 2014
Vice Presidency
On 5 July 2004, the presidential election was held. Kalla and Yudhoyono came first with 33% of the votes. However, 50% of votes were required for the election of a President and Vice President, and Yudhoyono now had to run against Megawati.. On 19 December 2004 Kalla was elected as the new Chairman of Golkar.
In 2009 Kalla ran in the Indonesian presidential election with former Armed Forces Chief of Staff Wiranto as his running mate, finishing third with 12.41% of the vote. On February 28, 2012 Kalla was mentioned as an alternative nominee of the Golkar party in the 2014 race should the electability of the party's current Chairman Aburizal Bakrie not be supported for the nomination.
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