Elected politician in West Java, Indonesia
The Governor of West Java is the executive head of the West Java Province. He is responsible for running the government together with his deputy and members of the West Java Regional People's Representative Council as the legislative. The Governor of West Java is an elected politician who, along with the vice governor and 120 members of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) , is accountable for the strategic government of the province of West Java .
History
Historically, the first governor of West Java was held by Sutardjo Kertohadikusumo who came from Central Java .[ 1] In the midst of the revolution , Sutardjo was replaced by Mohammad Djamin. Dualism of leadership also occurred during the reign of Ipik Gandamana , where Oja Somantri was elected and appointed as Kepala Daerah Swatantra Tingkat I in early January 1958.[ 2] At that time, Oja served as Chairman of the West Java Transitional Regional People's Representative Council .
List
Although not consecutively, the governor of West Java was always appointed to the position of Minister of Home Affairs of Indonesia during the Old Order to New Order . The following is a definitive list of Governors of West Java since 1945.[ 3]
List of governors
No
Name
Image
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Vice Governor(s)
Elected
Ref.
1
Sutardjo Kertohadikusumo (1892–1976)
19 August 1945
December 1945
3 months
Jusuf Adiwinata1945–1949
2
Datuk Djamin (1903–1957)
December 1945
June 1946
6 months
3
Murdjani (1905–1956)
June 1946
1 April 1947
1 years, 2 months
4
Sewaka (1895–1967)
1 April 1947
25 April 1951
4 years, 24 days
Ipik Gandamana 1949–1952
[ 4]
25 April 1951
9 May 1951
138 days
[ 5] [ 6]
Sewaka (relieved from his office )
9 May 1951
10 September 1951
124 days
5
Sanusi Hardjadinata (1914–1995)
1 July 1951
9 April 1957
5 years, 282 days
6
Ipik Gandamana (1906–1979)
1 July 1957
6 February 1960
5 years, 282 days
vacant
7
Mashudi (1921–2005)
6 February 1960
25 April 1967
7 years, 78 days
Astrawinata (1960–63) Dachjar Sudiwijaya (1963–67) Achmad Nashuhi (1967–73)
25 April 1967
14 Februari 1970
2 years, 295 days
[ 7]
8
Solihin G. P. (1926–2024)
14 February 1970
14 February 1975
5 years, 0 days
Ahmad Nasuhi 1967–1973
1970
9
Aang Kunaefi (1922–1999)
14 February 1975
19 May 1980
5 years, 95 days
Suhud Warnaen1978–1980
1975
19 May 1980
22 May 1985
5 years, 3 days
Aboeng Koesman Suhud Warnaen
1980
10
Yogie Suardi Memet (1929–2007)
22 May 1985
22 May 1990
5 years, 0 days
1985
[ 8] [ 9]
22 Mei 1990
22 Mei 1993
3 years, 0 days
1990
[ 10]
11
Nana Nuriana (1938–2024)
22 May 1993
13 June 1998
5 years, 22 days
Ukman Sutaryan Achmad Sampurna
1993
[ 11]
13 Juni 1998
13 Juni 2003
5 years, 0 days
Husein Jachjasaputra Dedem Ruchlia Sudarna
1998
12
Danny Setiawan (born 1945)
13 June 2003
13 June 2008
5 years, 0 days
Nu'man Abdul Hakim2003–2008
2003
[ 12]
13
Ahmad Heryawan (born 1966)
13 June 2008
13 June 2013
5 years, 0 days
Dede Yusuf 2008–2013
2008
[ 13] [ 14]
13 June 2013
13 June 2018
5 years, 0 days
Deddy Mizwar 2013–2018
2013
[ 15] [ 16]
14
Ridwan Kamil (born 1971)
5 September 2018
5 September 2023
5 years, 0 days
Uu Ruzhanul Ulum 2018–2023
2018
[ 17] [ 18]
15
Dedi Mulyadi (born 1971)
7 February 2025
Elected
−40 days
Erwan Setiawan 2024–Elected
2024
Acting governor
In a stack of governments, a regional head who submits for leave, temporarily resigns, and left office from his position to the central government, then the Minister of Home Affairs prepares his successor who is a bureaucrat in the local government or even a Vice Governor, including when the position of governor is in transition. The following is a list of temporary replacements for the post of Governor of the West Java.
No
Image
Name
Took office
Left office
Governor(s)
Ref.
1
Ukar Bratakusumah
22 December 1948
1 September 1950
Sewaka
2
Lex Laksamana
27 March 2008
9 April 2008
Danny Setiawan
[ 19]
3
Perry Suparman
7 February 2013
20 February 2013
Ahmad Heryawan
[ 20]
4
Deddy Mizwar
16 March 2014
26 March 2014
[ 21]
4 April 2014
24 April 2014
[ 22]
13, 20, 25 June and 1 July 2014
[ 23]
15 September 2015
5 October 2015
[ 24]
5
Iwa Karniwa
13 June 2018
15 June 2018
Transition
[ 25]
6
Mochamad Iriawan
15 June 2018
5 September 2018
[ 26]
7
Uu Ruzhanul Ulum
18 May 2022
28 May 2022
Ridwan Kamil
[ ket. 1]
29 May 2022
3 June 2022
9 June 2022
19 June 2022
[ ket. 2]
4 July 2022
18 July 2022
[ 27]
8
Bey Machmudin
5 September 2023
Incumbent
Transition
Notes
^ Vice Governor Uu Ruzhanul Ulum appointed as acting governor during the incumbent governor Ridwan Kamil 's working visit to United Kingdom . Ridwan applied for an extension of his leave after his eldest son went missing and was later found drowned in Switzerland .
^ Incumbet governor Ridwan Kamil again applied for leave to repatriate the body of his eldest child at Insel Hospital, Switzerland .
Legends
Dutch and Japanese Occupation Period
No.
Image
Name
Took office
Left office
Deputy
Ref.
1
Col. Matsui
29 April 1942
17 August 1945
Pandu Surianingrat
[ 28]
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