Ratu Atut Chosiyah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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governor of Banten, Indonesia
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Place of Birth: Serang, Indonesia
About Ratu Atut Chosiyah
- Ratu Atut Chosiyah (born Ciomas, Serang, Banten, 16 May 1962) is a former governor of the province of Banten, Indonesia.
- She was suspended from office in 2014 because of a corruption case.
- She held office for several terms.
- Before her election as governor in 2006, she was the deputy governor under Djoko Munandar starting from January 11, 2002.
- Djoko was involved in a corruption case and was suspended from office in October 2005.
- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Ratu Atut as the acting governor to take over Djoko's administrative duties and she later became governor.
- She thus became the first female governor in Indonesia.
- In May 2014, she was formally charged by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission for alleged corruption.
- In early September 2014, she was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment on the charges brought by the Commission against her.
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