Joko Widodo is an Indonesian politician who is currently the Governor of Jakarta and the President-elect of Indonesia. He is almost universally known within Indonesia as Jokowi. He was previously the mayor of Surakarta. He was nominated by his party, the Indonesian Democratic Party ? Struggle, to run in the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election with Basuki Tjahaja Purnama as his running mate. Jokowi was elected governor of Jakarta on 20 September 2012 after a second round runoff election in which he defeated the incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo. Jokowi's win was widely seen as reflecting popular voter support for "new" or "clean" leaders rather than the "old" style of politics in Indonesia. Jokowi's popularity rose sharply following his election to the high-profile position of governor of Jakarta in 2012. During 2013 and early 2014, he was increasingly seen as a potential PDI-P candidate for the Indonesian presidential election in 2014. His nomination was announced on 14 March 2014. 

June 21st, 1961 in Surakarta (Age 62)