Santoso (born 17 February 1969) is an Indonesian politician who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2019. He was also a member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2019.
Biography
Santoso was born in Jakarta on 17 February 1969. He studied law with bachelor's and master's degrees.
He was first elected into the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council following the 2009 legislative election, as a member of the Democratic Party. He had his second term in the council between 2014–2019, and on 20 February 2019 he was appointed as deputy speaker of the body, replacing fellow Democratic Party politician Ferrial Sofyan. Within the party, Santoso served as chairman of the Jakarta branch between 2016 and 2021.
In the 2019 election, Santoso ran as a legislative candidate to represent Jakarta's 3rd electoral district. He won 34,449 votes, and was the only Democratic Party politician to qualify for a seat from the district. He was sworn in as a legislator on 1 October 2019. He is part of the legislature's third commission.