Ratu Atut Chosiyah
Ratu Atut Chosiyah Ratu Atut Chosiyah is the current governor (gubernur) of the province of Banten, Indonesia. She has held office for several terms. Before her election as governor in 2006 she was the deputy governor under Djoko Munandar from 11 January 2002. Djoko became involved in a corruption case and was suspended from office in October 2005. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Ratu Atut as caretaker governor to take over Djoko's administrative duties and she later became governor. She is the 1st female governor in Indonesia. Atut firstly took office as Deputy Governor under Governor Djoko Munandar in 2002, made her became the 1st female Deputy Governor. In 2005, Djoko Munandar was removed from office for corruption. Atut was sworn in as acting Governor until Djoko's term end in January 2007. As caretaker governor she was responsible for the preparations for the 2006 provincial election. She decided to nominate and selected Mohammad Masduki as her running mate...