Dr. Boediono, GRW'79 Vice President The Republic of Indonesia

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Dr. Boediono was elected as the 11th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia in October 2009 together with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Prior to this he held the positions of Governor of Bank Indonesia, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Finance, State Minister of National Development Planning/Chairman of Bappenas and of Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia.

Dr. Boediono is a highly respected economist and known for his integrity and passion for the nation-building, education and youth development.

Dr. Boediono received his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Western Australia, his masters degree in economics from Monash University, Australia and his PhD in Business Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boediono is a Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Gajah Mada University.