He showed interest in a political career, becoming a member of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) and chairman of the Youth Division of Golkar when it was still organised under a Joint Secretariat (Sekretariat Bersama or Sekber) format.
他表现出对政治生涯的兴趣，成为区域人民代表委员会（DPRD）的成员，并且当专业集团党仍然是在联合秘书处（Sekretariat Bersama或Sekber）格式下组建时，他是青年部的主席。