Ir. Tri Rismaharini, M.T. was born in Kediri, East Java on 20 November 1961. She is the first mayor woman of Surabaya along the history of the city. Risma, post graduate from Institute Technology 10 November of Surabaya, is also well known as the first woman in Indonesia who was elected directly as the mayor along the democration history of Indonesia after reformation era in 1998. Through the direct election, she replaced Bambang Dwi Hartono who overseen as became her vice until he resigned officially on June 14, 2013. They were supported by Indonesia Democracy of Struggle Party (PDI-P) and were elected by 38.53 percent voters.
Before elected as the mayor of Surabaya, Risma had ever overseen as the head of DKP (Dinas Kebersihan dan Pertamanan) Surabaya. Risma was a pure bureaucrat who started her carrier as a state worker of Surabaya city since 1990s.
Risma graduated from her elementary school in Kediri in 1973. She continued her education in SMPN 10 Surabaya and finished in 1976. Then, she followed SMAN 5 Surabaya and graduated in 1980. He was admitted in bachelor degree majoring in Architecture of Institute Technologi 10 November of Surabaya and graduated in 1987. After that she took the master program of City Development Management at the same university and finished in 2002.
Risma has two children, named Fuad Bernardi and Tantri Gunarni Saptoadji, from her husband Ir. Saptoadji.
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Her family supported all her work and carrier until she got some achievements. She was nominated as one of the best mayor in the world, 2012 World Mayor Prize, held by The City Mayor Foundation. She was appraised because of her successful in effort to make Surabaya becoming green and clean city. She built and renovated many parks and gardens. One of them is Bungkul Park which is the largest and most famous in Surabaya. Under her leadership, Surabaya also got Adipura Award from Indonesian government in 2010.
