Aris Setiono

Aris Setiono
Regent of Banyumas
In office
11 April 1998 – 11 April 2008
Preceded byDjoko Sudantoko
Succeeded byMardjoko
Personal details
Born(1947-11-30)30 November 1947
Wonogiri, Indonesia
Died28 December 2014(2014-12-28) (aged 67)
Semarang, Indonesia
Military service
Branch/serviceIndonesian Army
Years of service
1970–1998
RankColonel

Aris Setiono (30 November 1947 – 28 December 2014) was an Indonesian former politician and military officer. He served as the regent of Banyumas Regency in Central Java for two terms between 1998 and 2008. Prior to entering government, he served in the Indonesian Army and reached the rank of colonel.

Early life

Aris Setiono was born on 30 November 1947 to farmer parents in Wonogiri Regency, Central Java. After completing elementary school in his home village, he went to middle school and high school at Wonogiri's regency seat, 27 kilometers away from his home. He applied to universities in Yogyakarta and Semarang after completing high school, but he was not accepted and he went back home, working as a farmer and briefly as a teacher at a middle school. In 1965, he joined a militia purging alleged Communist Party members.

Career

After his time in the militia, he enrolled at the Indonesian Armed Forces Academy in 1967 and graduated in 1970. He spent much of his career in the military as part of Korem 073 [id] of Kodam IV/Diponegoro, eventually reaching the rank of colonel in the artillery branch.

On 18 March 1998, the Banyumas Regency Regional House of Representatives elected Setiono as regent of Banyumas with 35 of 45 cast votes, and he was sworn in on 11 April 1998. In 2003, he ran for a second term against two competitors, and although he placed second in the first round of voting, he won 28 out of 45 votes in the second round.

As regent, he initiated a loan program to small businesses in 2007, which his predecessors would continue. He also upgraded and relocated the regency's bus terminal in Purwokerto.

Personal life

Setiono was a Muslim. He was married to Hariyani, and the couple had two children. He died at his home in Semarang on 28 December 2014, and was buried on the same day at the Mount Carmel Muslim Cemetery in Ungaran.

References

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  2. ↑ "BUPATI BANYUMAS DARI MASA KE MASA 3" (in Indonesian). Banyumas Regency Government. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Aris Setiono terpilih jadi Bupati Banyumas". Solo Pos (in Indonesian). 19 March 1998. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Aris Setiono resmi Bupati Banyumas". Solo Pos (in Indonesian). 13 April 1998. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Yusup (2016). "Sejarah Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Langsung di Banyumas (Thesis)" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. pp. 14–16. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bupati Salurkan Pinjaman Dana Bergulir" (in Indonesian). Banyumas Regency Government. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Indonesian Investment and Trading Opportunity by Province, Regency, City (in Indonesian). Fery Agung. 2004. p. 101. ISBN 978-979-96927-9-5.
  8. ↑ "Mantan Bupati Aris Setiono Banyumas Tutup Usia (Facebook mirror)". Radar Banyumas (in Indonesian). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2025.