Muhaimin Iskandar

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Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar (born 24 September 1966), also colloquially known as Cak Imin or Gus Imin, is an Indonesian politician, serving as the Coordinating Minister for Social Empowerment in President Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Cabinet, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2024, and the chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) since 2005. Previously, he served as Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2009, the Minister of Manpower from 2009 until 2014, and the Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly from 2018 until 2019. He was a vice presidential candidate in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election, as the running mate of Anies Baswedan. Born in Jombang, East Java, he was educated at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and the University of Indonesia (UI). He entered politics during the fall of president Suharto during the late 1990s. He was elected a member of the People's Representative Council in 1999, as a member of the National Awakening Party (PKB). He was close to president and PKB founder Abdurrahman Wahid, and was elected the PKB's chairman in 2005. After working in several organizations, his government career started when he was elected into and became deputy speaker of the People's Representative Council (DPR) in 1999 until 2009. He later also served as the Minister of Labor and Transmigration between 2009 and 2014, under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. He has been elected as a member of DPR five times, although he only served four full terms.