Nova Iriansyah

Nova Iriansyah (born 22 November 1963) is an Indonesian architect and politician who has served as the Governor of Aceh, Indonesia since 2020, although he had served as acting governor since 2018. Before becoming governor, he was deputy governor in 2017–2018, and served in the People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2014.

Early life and education Iriansyah was born in Banda Aceh on 22 November 1963. Initially, he studied at Banda Aceh, before his family moved to Takengon for a time. During his elementary school at Takengon, Iriansyah was expelled from school, and had to move to another school in the town. His middle and high school studies were in Banda Aceh. He then studied architecture at university, graduating with a bachelor's degree from the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology in 1988 and later obtaining a master's degree from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1998. Aside from lecturing, Iriansyah also formed an architecture consultancy to supplement his low salary.

Following the 2009 election, Iriansyah was elected as a member of the People's Representative Council as a member of the Democratic Party, representing Aceh's 1st electoral district. He ran as Muhammad Nazar's running mate in the 2012 Acehnese gubernatorial election, but was not elected. Iriansyah ran again as Irwandi Yusuf's running mate in the 2017 Aceh gubernatorial election and was elected, becoming vice governor on 5 July 2017. As Irwandi Yusuf was involved in a corruption case, he was removed from office and Nova was made acting governor on 9 July 2018. He was formally elevated to governor on 5 November 2020.

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