Yulius Selvanus

Yulius Selvanus (born 17 September 1963) is an Indonesian politician and former military officer who is the governor of North Sulawesi, serving since February 2025. He is a member of the Gerindra Party, and was part of the Kopassus special forces unit for most of his time in the Indonesian Army. He held the rank of major general upon his retirement from active service in 2021. Graduating from the Indonesian Military Academy in 1988, Yulius joined the Kopassus special forces. He was part of Tim Mawar, a group of Kopassus soldiers assigned to kidnap democracy activists in 1997–1998. He was imprisoned for 20 months in military prison for his involvement in the kidnappings, but returned to Kopassus afterwards and rose through the ranks. Eventually, he reached the rank of major general before his retirement in 2021. He then joined former Kopassus commander Prabowo Subianto's Gerindra Party, and was elected governor of North Sulawesi in 2024.