Budi Rustandi
Budi Rustandi | |
|---|---|
 2025 portrait | |
| Mayor of Serang | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nanang Saefudin (act.) Syafrudin Syafe'i |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1979 Serang, West Java, Indonesia |
| Political party | Gerindra |
Budi Rustandi (born 28 November 1979) is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party and businessman who is the mayor of Serang, Banten. He had previously served as a member of Serang's city council in 2014–2024 and was its speaker from 2019–2024.
Early life
Budi Rustandi was born in Serang on 28 November 1979. He studied at a public elementary and public middle school there, before graduating from high school in 1998. He later received his bachelor's degree in 2019 from Bina Bangsa University in Serang.[1]
Career
Rustandi engaged in business before his entry to politics in the 2014 election, when he was elected into Serang City's Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) as a Gerindra Party member.[2] He was elected for a second term in the 2019 election, and was elected speaker of the DPRD.[3] As DPRD speaker, Rustandi pressured the municipal government to increase tax revenues,[4] and called for infrastructure improvements to a designated 1,000-hectare industrial zone in the city.[5]
In 2024, Rustandi ran in Serang's mayoral election, with the support of Gerindra, PKS, and three smaller parties. His running mate was PKS' DPRD member Nur Agis Aulia.[6][7] The pair won 212,262 votes (60.25%) in a three-way race, defeating previous mayor Syafrudin Syafe'i.[8] Rustandi and Aulia were sworn in as mayor and vice-mayor on 20 February 2025.[9]
As mayor, Rustandi announced a river engineering program on the Ci Banten section within the city for flood control purposes, in addition to providing an irrigation source for farmers around the city.[10] As part of the program, the Sukadana neighborhood within the city was displaced and relocated to government-owned flats.[11]
Personal life
He is married to Arfina, and the couple has five children.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Wali Kota Serang" (in Indonesian). Serang City Government. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Diusulkan Nyalon Wali Kota Serang, Berikut Profil Budi Rustandi". Tirtayasa ID (in Indonesian). 26 November 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Ketua Terpilih DPRD Kota Serang Ajak Anggota Kawal Kebijakan Pemerintah". Bantensatu.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Budi Rustandi: Bila Tak Capai Target PAD, Ganti Kepala OPD". Banten Ekspose (in Indonesian). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Budi Rustandi: Kawasan Industri Kota Serang Belum Layak". industrialnews.id (in Indonesian). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Sosok Nur Agis Aulia, Juragan Kambing yang Siap Maju Pilkada Kota Serang 2024". Kabar Prestasi (in Indonesian). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Rifa'i, Bahtiar (28 August 2024). "Daftar Pilwalkot, Budi-Agis Mau Bikin Serang Minimal Seperti BSD". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Real Count KPU, Budi-Agis Pimpin Perolehan Suara di Kota Serang". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Setelah Dilantik, Walikota Serang Budi Rustandi Mau Perkuat Koordinasi dengan Gubernur Banten". radarbanten.co.id (in Indonesian). 21 February 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Kusuma, Deni (7 July 2025). "Selain Mengatasi Banjir, Walikota Serang Sebut Normalisasi Sungai untuk Menjaga Ketahanan Pangan Nasional". TangerangDaily (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Warga Sukadana Akhirnya Setuju Direlokasi ke Rusunawa, Tunggu Dana Kerohiman Cair". radarbanten.co.id (in Indonesian). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.