Buky Wibawa

Buky Wibawa
ᮘᮥᮊ᮪ᮚ᮪ ᮝᮤᮘᮝ
2024 portrait
16th Speaker of the West Java Regional House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 October 2024
GovernorBey Machmudin (acting)
Dedi Mulyadi
Deputy2024–2029 period:
  • Iwan Suryawan
  • M. Q. Iswara
  • Ono Surono
  • Acep Jamaludin
Preceded byTaufik Hidayat
Member of the West Java Regional House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 September 2019
ConstituencyWest Java 1
Majority42,073 (2019)
61,455 (2024)
Personal details
Born
Buky Wibawa Karya Guna

(1962-10-30) 30 October 1962
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Political partyGerindra

Buky Wibawa Karya Guna (Sundanese: ᮘᮥᮊ᮪ᮚ᮪ ᮝᮤᮘᮝ ᮊᮁᮚ ᮌᮥᮔ; born 30 October 1962), also known as Bucky Wikagoe,[1] is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party, academic, and musician. He has been a member of the West Java Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) since 2019, and its speaker since October 2024.

Early life

Buky Wibawa was born in Bandung, West Java on 30 October 1962. His family lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a time during his youth, and he completed elementary school there in 1974. He completed middle school in Bandung, and high school in Jakarta in 1980.[2] Later, he would receive a bachelor's degree from Nusantara Islamic University in 1996, along with master's and a doctorate from Padjadjaran University in 2000 and 2008.[3]

Career

During the 1980s, Buky worked as a singer-songwriter, releasing several albums and writing songs for his younger sister Nicky Astria. In 2001, Buky along with Nicky and his other sibling Dicky Nugraha founded the Bandung School of Music.[4] He would continue to work and lecture at the school, being its head since 2010.[3][5][6] He also gave lectures at Padjadjaran, beginning in 2017.[3] Buky is also active in cultural activities, leading the provincial intangible cultural heritage task force.[3][7] He also worked as an intellectual property consultant.[6]

Buky ran for a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2014 Indonesian legislative election as a Gerindra Party candidate,[6] but was not elected.[8] In the 2019 legislative election, Buky instead ran for a seat at the West Java Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) representing West Java's 1st district (Bandung and Cimahi), securing a seat after winning 42,073 votes.[9] He was reelected in the 2024 election from the same district with 61,455 votes.[10] Buky also joined the campaign team of Dedi Mulyadi as a spokesperson in the 2024 West Java gubernatorial election.[11]

On 9 October 2024, Buky was elected as speaker of the West Java DPRD.[12] As legislature speaker, Buky voiced his support for Dedi Mulyadi's program of military training for delinquent teenagers.[13] He was also elected chairman of the association of provincial legislators in May 2025.[14]

Personal life

He is married to Elin Mulyani, and the couple has two children.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Bucky Wikagoe Alias Buki Wibawa Calon Ketua DPRD Jabar Definitif". Bedanews (in Indonesian). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Kenali Caleg - Dr. Bucky Wibawa" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Profil Dr. BUKY WIBAWA". lezen.id (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. ^ ""Nasib Ribuan Seniman Sudah Terjepit untuk Sekedar Menyambung Hidup"". West Java Today (in Indonesian). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Bucky Wikagoe: Lulusan sekolah musik jangan andalkan bakat". ANTARA News Jawa Barat (in Indonesian). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "Daftar Riwayat Hidup Bakal Calon Anggota DPR - Bucky Wikagoe" (PDF) (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Pemdaprov Jabar Tetapkan 42 Karya Budaya sebagai Warisan Budaya Tak Benda 2025". radarsuara.com (in Indonesian). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Cek di Sini Daftar 560 Anggota DPR 2014-2019". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Data DPRD Provinsi Terpilih 2019 – Jawa Barat" (in Indonesian). University of Indonesia. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Keputusan Komisi Pemilihan Umum Provinsi Jawa Barat Nomor 13 Tahun 2024 Tentang Penetapan Hasil Pemilihan Umum Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Provinsi Jawa Barat Tahun 2024" (PDF) (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. 18 March 2024. p. 6. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Profil Trio Jubir Dedi Mulyadi-Erwan, Ada Komedian Sule". Inilah.com (in Indonesian). 20 September 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Profil dan Perjalanan Karier Pimpinan DPRD Jabar, Buky Wibawa Ditunjuk sebagai Ketua". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Ketua DPRD Jabar Minta Langsung Teliti tentang Pendidikan Militer bagi Remaja". internationalmedia.id (in Indonesian). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Buky Wibawa Karya Guna nakhodai ADPSI periode 2024-2029". Antara News (in Indonesian). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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