Governor of Central Java

The Governor of Central Java (Indonesian: Gubernur Jawa Tengah; Javanese: ꦒꦸꦧꦼꦂꦤꦸꦂꦗꦮꦶꦩꦢꦾ, romanized: Gubernur Jawi Madya) is the first-level regional head in Central Java along with the Deputy Governor and 120 members of the Central Java Regional House of Representatives. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Central Java are elected through general elections which are held every 5 years. The current governor of Central Java is Nana Sudjana.

Governor of Central Java
Coat of arms of Central Java
Flag of Central Java (non-civil)
Incumbent Ahmad Luthfi since 20 February 2025
Residence	Wisma Perdamaian (Official) Puri Gedeh (other)
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Raden Panji Soeroso
Formation	18 August 1945
Website	www.jatengprov.go.id

List of governors

The following is a list of governors of Central Java:

#	Portrait	Governor	Period		Party	Deputy governor		Term	Notes
Governor of Central Java
1		Soeroso	18 August 1945	13 October 1945	Non-party	N/A		1	[cat. 1]
2		Wongsonegoro	13 October 1945	13 October 1949	Great Indonesia Party	N/A		2	[cat. 2]
3		Boedijono	13 October 1949	1954		N/A		3	[cat. 3][1]
4		Mangun Negoro	1954	1958		N/A		4	[cat. 4]
5		Sukardji Mangun Kusumo	1958	1958		N/A		5	[cat. 5]
6		Hadisubeno Sosrowerdojo	1958	1960	Partai Nasional Indonesia	N/A		6	[cat. 6]
7		Mochtar [id]	1960	1966		N/A		7
8		Moenadi	1966	1974	Military	N/A		8
9		Soepardjo Rustam	1974	19 March 1983		N/A		9	[cat. 7]
10		Muhammad Ismail	19 March 1983	1988		N/A		10
			1988	1993		N/A		11
11		Soewardi	1993	24 August 1998			Sunartejo (1990–1994)	12	[cat. 8]
							Susmono Martosiswojo (1994–1998)
12		Mardiyanto	24 August 1998	24 August 2003				13
						• Achmad (1998–2003) • Djoko Sudantoko (1998–2003) • Mulyadi Widodo (1998–2003)
			24 August 2003	28 September 2007	Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle		Ali Mufiz	14 (2003)	[cat. 9]
–		Ali Mufiz	29 August 2007	28 September 2007		Vacant			[cat. 10]
13			28 September 2007	23 August 2008
14		Bibit Waluyo	23 August 2008	23 August 2013			Rustriningsih	16 (2008)
15		Ganjar Pranowo	23 August 2013	23 August 2018			Heru Sudjatmoko	17 (2013)
			5 September 2018	5 September 2023[2]			Taj Yasin Maimoen	18 (2018)
16		Ahmad Luthfi	20 February 2025	incumbent	Gerindra Party		19 (2024)

Notes

1. Noble title Raden Panji
2. Noble title Kanjeng Raden Mas Tumenggung
3. Noble tile Raden
4. Noble title Mas Raden Tumenggung
5. Noble title Raden Mas Tumenggung
6. Noble title Raden Mas
7. Appointed as Ministry of Home Affairs by President Soeharto
8. Noble title Raden Mas
9. Resign after appointed as Ministry of Home Affairs by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
10. Acting Governor