PPP names new House member

Sat, 17 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Lena Mariana Mukti is to replace cooperatives
minister Suryadharma Ali as a House of Representatives member
from the United Development Party (PPP), a year after Suryadharma
left the legislative seat vacant.

The PPP's House faction secretary, Lukman Hakim, said on
Friday the decision was reached in a meeting of the party's
central board on Thursday evening.

He said the appointment of Lena, a graduate from Syarif
Hidayatullah State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN), still
needed approval from the General Elections Commission and
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono before she could be
inaugurated.

"Hopefully, the process will not take long, so Lena can soon
be installed," Lukman added.

In last year's April 5 general election, the PPP won more than
9.3 million votes, resulting in 58 of 550 legislative seats in
the House.

Lena will represent PPP constituents in Jakarta. --JP

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