The fifth of eight children, Setya was born on 12 November 1955 in the West Java capital of Bandung to Sewondo Mangunratsongko and Julia Maria Sulastri.
The fifth of eight children, Setya Novanto was born on 12 November 1955 in the West Java capital of Bandung. His parents is Sewondo Mangunratsongko and Julia Maria Sulastri.