Pratikno (born 13 February 1962) is an Indonesian politician and academic. He currently serving as Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs. He also served as the Minister / Secretary of State of Indonesia in the

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, the cabinet appointed by President

Joko Widodo Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic ...

for his second term in office 2019–2024. Pratikno was formerly Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Science at

Gadjah Mada University Gadjah Mada University (; , abbreviated as UGM) is a public research university located in Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Officially founded on 19 December 1949, Gadjah Mada University is one of the oldest and largest institut ...

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, before becoming Rektor of the University in 2012.Slamet Susanto,
Pratikno elected new rector'
''The Jakarta Post'', 24 March 2012. He resigned as Rektor on being appointed State Secretary in the first Joko Widodo administration in 2014.

Early life

Born at

Bojonegoro Bojonegoro Regency (, older spelling is ''Kabupaten Bodjanegara'', ) is a Regency (Indonesia), regency in East Java Province of Indonesia, about 110 km west of Surabaya and 73 km northeast of Ngawi (town), Ngawi. It covers a land are ...

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, Pratikno graduated from

in 1985 where he studied public administration. He then received a

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

in Development Administration from

Birmingham University The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

and

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from the Department of Asian Studies,

Flinders University Flinders University, established as The Flinders University of South Australia is a public university, public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across a number of locations in South Australia and ...

, in

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References

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