Menyunting Khofifah Indar Parawansa

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|order              = 14th
|office = Governor of East Java
|deputy = [[Emil Dardak]]
|predecessor = [[Soekarwo]]<br /> Heru Tjahjono {{small|(acting)}}
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|term_start= 13 February 2019
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|office1             = [[Minister of Social Affairs]]
|term_start1        = 27 October 2014
|term_end1          = 17 January 2018
|president1         = [[Joko Widodo]]
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|predecessor1       = [[Salim Segaf Al-Jufri]]
|successor1         = [[Idrus Marham]]
|office2            = [[List of Ministers of Female Empowerment and Child Protection of Indonesia|State Minister of Female Empowerment]]
|term_start2        = 26 October 1999
|term_end2          = 9 August 2001
|president2         = [[Abdurrahman Wahid]]
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|predecessor2       = [[Tutty Alawiyah]]
|successor2         = [[Sri Redjeki Sumarjoto]]
|office3            = [[Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives]]
|term_start3        = 1 October 1999
|term_end3          = 26 October 1999
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|successor3         = [[Muhaimin Iskandar]]
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|birth_place        = [[Surabaya]], [[East Java]], Indonesia
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|birthname          = Khofifah Tegistha
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'''Khofifah Indar Parawansa''' (born 19 May 1965) is an Indonesian politician who is the current Governor of [[East Java]]. Previously she served as the 27th Minister of Social Affairs.<ref>{{in lang|id}} [http://profil.merdeka.com/indonesia/k/khofifah-indar-parawansa/ Profile] at Merdeka.com.</ref> She resigned from the position in January 2018 in order to run in the [[2018 East Java gubernatorial election|East Java gubernatorial election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pratiwi|first1=Priska Sari|title=Khofifah Resmi Mundur dari Mensos Usai Sah Jadi Cagub Jatim|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/pilkadaserentak/nasional/20180109150637-32-267653/khofifah-resmi-mundur-dari-mensos-usai-sah-jadi-cagub-jatim|access-date=18 January 2018|publisher=CNN Indonesia|date=9 January 2017}}</ref>

She had previously served as the fifth Minister for Female Empowerment, as well as the chairwoman of the Family Planning Board in the [[National Unity Cabinet]], and was also a former Deputy Speaker of the [[People's Representative Council|Indonesian House of Representatives]]. She was the first member of parliament who gave a formal critical speech toward [[New Order (Indonesia)|Soeharto regime]], highlighting [[1997 Indonesian legislative election|1997 General Election]] fraud during the 1998 General Session of [[People's Consultative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Khofifah, Dilahirkan sebagai Pelayan Masyarakat|url=https://www.muslimat-nu.com/khofifah-indar-parawansa-dilahirkan-sebagai-pelayan-masyarakat/|website=Muslimat NU Online|language=id|date=30 October 2014|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Profil Khofifah Indar Parawansa|url=https://tirto.id/m/khofifah-indar-parawansa-c1|website=Tirto.id|language=id|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>

She was elected chairwoman of the {{ill|Muslimat|id|lt=Muslimat|Muslimat Nahdlatul Ulama}}, an Islamic women's group affiliated to [[Nahdlatul Ulama]] (NU), for the 2000–2005 term, and re-elected three times, most recently in 2016 until 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khofifah Indar Parawansa, Aktivis Perempuan Hingga Gubernur Jatim |url=https://www.mediaipnu.or.id/2022/08/khofifah-indar-parawansa-aktivis.html |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=mediaipnu.or.id |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Media|first1=Kompas Cyber|title=Khofifah Kembali Pimpin Muslimat NU|url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2011/07/17/00540887/Khofifah.Kembali.Pimpin.Muslimat.NU|website=KOMPAS.com|language=id|date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Khofifah Kembali Pimpin Muslimat NU - Cetak ANTARA News|url=http://www.antaranews.com/print/31013/khofifah-kembali-pimpin-muslimat-nu|website=Antaranews.com|access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref>

In August 2015, she launched the "2015 Prostitution-Free National Movement" during a working visit to [[Jayapura]], [[Papua (province)|Papua]]. The Tanjung Elmo red-light district located in [[Sentani, Indonesia|Sentani]] in nearby [[Jayapura Regency]] was to be closed down. Commercial sex workers were to be sent back to their hometowns and given Rp 5 million (about US$500) from the Social Affairs Ministry in addition to another Rp 5 million given by the Jayapura provincial government, in order to find "decent jobs".<ref>{{cite web|title=Lokalisasi Tanjung Elmo yang Terbesar di Jayapura Tamat, PSK Dipulangkan|url=http://news.detik.com/berita/2997399/mensos-apresiasi-penutupan-lokalisasi-tanjung-elmo-di-distrik-sentani-timur|website=detiknews|access-date=8 December 2016|language=id|date=21 August 2015}}</ref> In early 2016, she announced the government aimed to shut down 100 red-light districts by 2019 in a bid to eradicate prostitution. As of February 2016, 68 red-light districts had been closed down.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indonesia Disiapkan Bebas Lokalisasi Tahun 2019|url=http://www.beritasatu.com/kesra/350781-indonesia-disiapkan-bebas-lokalisasi-tahun-2019.html|website=Beritasatu.com|access-date=8 December 2016|language=id|date=22 February 2016}}</ref>

In response to homophobic rhetoric from some officials and religious preachers, Khofifah on 16 January 2016 told the House of Representatives that the Social Affairs Ministry does not acknowledge the categorisation or term "LGBT" (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) but only recognises "people living with HIV/AIDS and minorities". She said the ministry's task is "to restore the respective social behaviors of men and women", an effort which "needs to be maximized in order to go back to the way it was before".<ref>{{cite web|title=Menteri Khofifah Sebut Tugas Kemensos Kembalikan LGBT ke Fungsi Sosial - Tribunnews.com|url=http://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2016/02/16/menteri-khofifaf-sebut-tugas-kemensos-kembalikan-lgbt-ke-fungsi-sosial|website=Tribunnews.com|access-date=8 December 2016|language=id|date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

Responding to the [[Jakarta November 2016 protests]] by Muslim groups and extremists against the city's Christian and ethnic Chinese governor [[Basuki Tjahaja Purnama]], Khofifah as well as [[Indonesian National Armed Forces]] Commander [[Gatot Nurmantyo]], [[Indonesian National Police]] [[Tito Karnavian]] and Islamic activist [[Yenny Wahid]] marched in support of interfaith unity.<ref>[http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/11/30/055824254/Police-Chief-Calls-for-National-Unity Police Chief Calls for National Unity]. [[Tempo (Indonesian magazine)|Tempo]], 30 November 2016. Accessed 5 December 2016.</ref><ref>Tia Asmara, [http://www.benarnews.org/english/news/indonesian/unity-rally-11302016172501.html Indonesians Rally for Unity in Military-Backed Demonstrations]. Benar News, 30 November 2016. Accessed 5 December 2016.</ref>

==Early life==
Khofifah was born on 19 May 1965 in [[Surabaya]], East Java.<ref>{{cite web|title=Khofifah Indar Parawansa - Profil {{!}} merdeka.com|url=http://profil.merdeka.com/indonesia/k/khofifah-indar-parawansa/|website=Merdeka.com|access-date=8 December 2016|language=id}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She was married to Indar Parawansa (also rendered as Parawangsa), also known as Daeng Beta (born on 26 July 1960 in Palu, Sulawesi). Khofifah has four children, a daughter and three sons: Fatimahsang Mannagalli Parawansa, Jalaluddin Mannagalli Parawansa, Yusuf Mannagalli Parawansa and Ali Mannagalli Parawansa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bahagiakan dan Lindungi Anak Indonesia - Pontianak Post|url=http://www.pontianakpost.co.id/bahagiakan-dan-lindungi-anak-indonesia|website=Pontianak Post|access-date=8 December 2016|language=id|date=24 July 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of governors of East Java]]

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