Joko Agus Setyono, Who Is Now The Regional Secretary Of DKI, Has A Lexus And BMW 523I, A Total Wealth Of IDR 1.36 Billion

JAKARTA - Joko Agus Setyono officially serves as Regional Secretary (Sekda) of DKI Jakarta as of February 15, 2023. Joko Agus Setyono was previously the Head of the Bali Province Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Representative.

Joko is recorded to have a wealth of IDR 1.36 billion. This is seen in the report on the assets of state administrators (LHKPN) for the 2021 period which he reported in 2022.

From this wealth, Joko owns three lands and buildings with a value of Rp. 1.09 billion. In detail, there are land and buildings in Kulon Progo, DI Yogyakarta worth Rp. 237 million; land in Kulon Progo worth Rp. 116 million; as well as land and buildings in Bekasi worth Rp. 737 million.

Joko also owns two vehicles worth IDR 500 million, with details of a Lexus RX 350 AT worth IDR 315 million and a BMW 523I worth IDR 185 million.

Joko has other movable assets worth IDR 80 million, then cash and large cash equivalents of IDR 967 million. If added up, Joko has assets of IDR 2.63 billion. However, he also has a debt of IDR 1.27 billion. Thus, his total wealth is IDR 1.36 billion.

As is known, Joko's appointment as the Regional Secretary of DKI is contained in Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 13/TPA of 2023 concerning the Appointment of Middle High Leadership Officials within the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of DKI Jakarta which was signed by Jokowi on February 13, 2023.

Joko replaces the position of Acting Secretary of the DKI Regional Secretary Uus Kuswanto who is also the Assistant for People's Welfare of the DKI Provincial Secretariat who has been inaugurated since December 2, 2022.

In the first phase of the selection of the positions of the Regional Secretary of DKI, there were 10 names of echelon II officials who passed the administrative selection. Joko's name is the most foreign than other candidates. The nine bidders in the position are officials of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. Meanwhile, Joko is the only external official in the capital city.

Various stages of selection are passed. Until the last stage, namely interviews with the selection committee, there are three names left. Joko's name persists. These three names were brought by the DKI Provincial Government to the Palace to be selected by one of them by Jokowi, to be sworn in by Heru.

When elected, Joko canceled two other candidates for the selection of the DKI Regional Secretary who also passed a number of selection stages, namely Dhany Sukma who is currently the Mayor of Central Jakarta, and Michael Rolandi Cesnanta Brata who is currently the Head of the DKI Jakarta Regional Asset Management Agency.

Joko was born in Kebumen, December 11, 1968. He has led the regional level BPK several times. He has served as Head of the East Java Representative BPK Secretariat since 2014, then Head of the Riau Islands Province Representative BPK in 2017-2018.

Furthermore, Joko has served as Head of BPK West Kalimantan since 2020. Then, he assumed the position of Head of BPK Representative for East Java in 2020, and Head of BPK Representative for Bali Province since 2022.