Marcus Jacob Papilaja information

Marcus Jacob Papilaja
Marcus Jacob Papilaja
	Official portrait as mayor
Mayor of Ambon
	In office; 2001–2011
Preceded by	Chris Tanasale
Succeeded by	Richard Louhenapessy
Speaker of Ambon DPRD
	In office; 1999–2001
Personal details
Born	22 September 1954 (age 69); Central Maluku, Indonesia
Political party	PDI-P

Marcus Jacob Papilaja (born 22 September 1954) is an Indonesian academic and politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle who served as the mayor of Ambon, Maluku for two terms between 2001 and 2011. His mayoral tenure began as the Maluku sectarian conflict wracked Ambon, and he contributed to the reconciliation between Muslim and Christian groups in the city. He was sentenced for corruption in 2014, and was imprisoned for one year.

Marcus Jacob Papilaja
Official portrait as mayor

Mayor of Ambon
In office 2001–2011
Preceded by	Chris Tanasale
Succeeded by	Richard Louhenapessy
Speaker of Ambon DPRD
In office 1999–2001

Personal details
Born	(1954-09-22) 22 September 1954 (age 69) Central Maluku, Indonesia
Political party	PDI-P