Yudas Sabaggalet

Yudas Sabaggalet
Official portrait, 2012
Regent of Mentawai Islands Regency
In office
5 December 2011 – 5 December 2016
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Joko Widodo
Preceded byEdison Saleleubaja
Succeeded bySyafrizal (acting)
In office
22 May 2017 – 22 May 2022
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded bySyafrizal (acting)
Succeeded byMartinus Dahlan (acting)
Personal details
Born (1964-02-24) 24 February 1964 (age 60)
Madubak Ugai, South Siberut, Mentawai Islands Regency
Political partyPDI-P
Alma materBung Hatta University
Andalas University
OccupationPolitician

Yudas Sabaggalet (born 24 February 1964)[1] is an Indonesian politician. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he served two terms as the regent of the Mentawai Islands Regency from 2011 to 2016 and 2017 to 2022. He served as vice regent for the regency from 2006 to 2011 and was a member of the parliament created in 1999.[1]

Early life and education

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Yudas was born in Madubak Ugai, a village in South Siberut [id], Mentawai Islands, as the youngest of three siblings of a farmer. He lost his father when he was five years old, and spent his childhood and early education on a local elementary school. He helped his family work on the field until the third year. He then attended a private school in Muara Siberut, where he graduated in 1977.[1]

Yudas moved to Padang and finished his junior and senior secondary education in 1985. After a year, while working in a Coca-Cola factory, he went to Universitas Bung Hatta [id], at West Sumatra, and got a bachelor's degree in 1994.[1] He also went to Gadjah Mada University in 1995, but left for Bogor without finishing his education. After the Asian financial crisis of 1997, Yudas returned to West Sumatra in 1998, started politics and continued his masters degree at Andalas University until he graduated in 2005. He was a lecturer at Taman Siswa University's faculty of economy in Padang since 2001.[1] He received a doctorate in development study from Andalas University in 2023.[2]

Career

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Yudas began his political career with a Christian party called National Peace and Love Party (PDKB).[1][3] He gained a seat in the Mentawai Islands Regency's parliament until 2004, when he decided to join the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. In 2006, he chose to run for vice regent of Mentawai Islands as the running mate of regent Edison Saleleubaja. He then ran for office himself and won election in 2011, followed by a second term in 2017.[1]

Several infrastructure projects were initiated by Yudas,[4] such as the Trans-Mentawai road, Rokot Airport,[5] and establishing Mentawai Fast ferry route services connecting the islands within the regency.[6][7] Other projects also included Peipei Airport and several port construction projects proposed in 2017.[8] To circumvent budget constraints, Yudas proposed to the Ministry of Public Works and Housing to use Indonesian Army personnel to work on the Trans-Mentawai road, which was started in 2012.[9][10] By the end of his term, in 2022, only 37% of the road segments were finished.[11] During the construction of Rokot Airport, he also proposed several names for the new facility, arguing that the name of the airport should reflect the regional characteristics.[12][13] He also supported a central government plan to create a special economic zone in West Siberut in 2018.[14]

In 2017, he sided with locals in Siberut Island, arguing that the forest permit would harm the environment. He argued that tourism should be the main sector of the regency instead, as it would preserve native culture and traditions instead of the industrial forest.[15] In 2022, he said that the law regarding the status of West Sumatra province was not accommodating enough to native Mentawai culture and only mentioned Minangkabau culture.[16][17] Yudas was accused of owning a total of twenty land plots and house assets, which he denied calling it "nonsense" after his tenure ended.[18][19]

Personal life

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Yudas and Rosmaida Sagurung have three children together.[20] Yudas is a Catholic,[21] and a member of the Union of Catholic University Students of the Republic of Indonesia.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Profil Yudas Sabaggalet: Anggota DPRD Pertama dan Bupati 2 Periode Kepulauan Mentawai". Tribunpadang.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Yudas Sabaggalet Resmi Menyandang Gelar Doktor". www.mentawaikita.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "10 Partai Kristen Resmi Melebur ke PDS". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ Darmawan, Zahrul (3 August 2023). "11 Tahun Berkuasa di Kabupaten Termiskin Sumbar, Ternyata Ini Target Yudas Sabaggalet Berikutnya". HarianHaluan.com.
  5. ^ developer, mediaindonesia com. "Bupati Mentawai Targetkan Pembangunan Bandara Terwujud Tahun Ini". mediaindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Dr.Yudas Sabaggalet,SE,MM Tokoh Yang Dicintai Masyarakat Kab.Mentawai". Siber 8. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ^ Selvia, Novitri. "Pemkab Mentawai Kebut Pembangunan Jalan Trans Mentawai — Padek Jawapos". Pemkab Mentawai Kebut Pembangunan Jalan Trans Mentawai — Padek Jawapos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Program Besar Bupati dan Wakilnya Lima Tahun Kedepan". www.mentawaikita.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ Nurullah, I (13 July 2023). "Sudah Mangkrak 10 Tahun, Ini Penyebab Jalan Trans Mentawai Masih Belum Selesai Sampai Sekarang". Sudah Mangkrak 10 Tahun, Ini Penyebab Jalan Trans Mentawai Masih Belum Selesai Sampai Sekarang - Harian Haluan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. ^ "TNI akan dilibatkan dalam pembangunan trans Mentawai". Antara News Sumbar. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  11. ^ SASTRA, YOLA (31 October 2022). "Progres Trans-Mentawai Baru 37 Persen, Warga Pedalaman Kesulitan Jual Hasil Kebun". kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  12. ^ Redaksi (16 March 2022). "Bupati Mentawai Yudas Sabaggalet usulkan 4 Nama Baru Bandara Rokot". Minangkabaunews.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Pembahasan Nama Bandara Udara Rokot, Pemkab Mentawai Undang Tokoh Masyarakat". infonusantara.net. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Yudas Minta Masyarakat Mentawai tidak Ributkan KEK". GoSumbar.com (in Indonesian). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  15. ^ Saturi, Sapariah (2 December 2017). "Masyarakat Mentawai Tolak Perkebunan Kayu, Bupati: Izin HTI Bakal Sulitkan Akses Warga". Mongabay.co.id. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Tidak Mengakomodir Mentawai, UU Sumatera Barat Kembali Mencuat". www.mentawaikita.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  17. ^ Okezone (2 August 2022). "Belum Akomodasi Budaya Mentawai, Mantan Bupati: Ada Kemunduran Soal UU Provinsi Sumbar : Okezone News". news.okezone.com/ (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  18. ^ Juhaidi, Hilmi (22 July 2023). "Mantan Bupati Mentawai Terdata Punya 20 Aset Tanah dan Bangunan, Yudas Sabaggalet: Tidak Masuk Akal". Mantan Bupati Mentawai Terdata Punya 20 Aset Tanah dan Bangunan, Yudas Sabaggalet: Tidak Masuk Akal - Harian Haluan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  19. ^ Darmawan, Zahrul (21 July 2023). "Eks Bupati Kepulauan Mentawai Yudas Sabaggalet Bantah Punya 20 Rumah, Ini Detailnya". Eks Bupati Kepulauan Mentawai Yudas Sabaggalet Bantah Punya 20 Rumah, Ini Detailnya - Harian Haluan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  20. ^ Newbie (22 December 2019). "Yudas Sabaggalet : Membawa Mentawai Semakin di Depan". hidupkatolik.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Profil Yudas Sabaggalet, S.E., M.M." Info Pemilu (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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