Central Java Regional People's Representative Council member in the elections but was not elected. Around this period, he was promoted to become the deputy chairman of the PPP in Central Java. With his position, he successfully encouraged popular Islamic preacher Zainuddin M. Z. to join PPP. In 2002, PPP experienced an internal conflict. PPP's chairman, Hamzah Haz, refused to hold a party conference due to its proximity to the 2004 election. Popular Islamic preacher and PPP administrator Zainuddin M.Z. disagreed with Hamzah and led the internal opposition against him. He and several leading members of PPP, including Zaenal, formed the Reformed United Development Party (PPP Reformasi), which later changed its name to Reform Star Party (PBR). Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council Zaenal was nominated as a member of the People's Representative Council by PBR. Several PBR branches from different provinces had requested Zaenal to represent their constituency, but Zaenal decided to run from North Sumatra's 1st electoral district instead. He obtained 22,039 votes in the electoral district and was elected to the People's Representative Council. Zaenal was nominated as the deputy speaker of the People's Representative Council alongside Muhaimin Iskandar and Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno in an agreement between the leaders of several parliamentary parties. The People's Representative Council approved the nomination, and Zaenal was installed as deputy speaker on 6 October 2004. Zaenal was fired from his position as deputy speaker by PBR on 28 December 2006 and replaced as MP on 31 July 2007 following his second marriage with Yanni Natalia Lodewijk. PBR stated that the party "actively supported women's rights" and "strongly discouraged its members from committing polygamy". Death Zaenal died at the Dr. Moewardi Hospital in Surakarta on 15 February 2023, at age 67. He was buried at his family's cemetery in Karanganyar Regency. References 1955 births 2023 deaths People from Surakarta Members of the People's Representative Council, 2004 Gadjah Mada University alumni Democratic Party (Indonesia) politicians United Development Party politicians