Anas Urbaningrum

Anas Urbaningrum Anas Urbaningrum , is a politician who was chairman of the Democratic Party (Partai Demokrat), the party who won Indonesia's general election in 2009. Elected at the age of 40, he is one of the youngest party leaders in Indonesia. Before this, he was head of the Democratic Party's national division on Political and Regional Autonomy, also head of the Democratic fraction in House of Representatives (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia. Anas was elected to become member of Indonesia's Parliament during the election of 2009 from the election region of East Java VII, which includes the Blitar City, Blitar Regency, Kediri City, Kediri Regency, and Tulungagung Regency obtaining the highest votes. He has since resigned from this position in the Parliament following his election as party chairman. After being named a graft suspect by Corruption Eradication Commission for allegedly taking a bribe in relation with the construction of the Hambalang sports complex, he ...