Marcus Jacob Papilaja

Marcus Jacob Papilaja
Official portrait as mayor
Mayor of Ambon
In office
2001–2011
Preceded byChris Tanasale
Succeeded byRichard Louhenapessy
Speaker of Ambon DPRD
In office
1999–2001
Personal details
Born (1954-09-22) 22 September 1954
Central Maluku, Indonesia
Political partyPDI-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.