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Governor of East Java

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Governor of East Java
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The Governor of East Java is the head of a level I region who holds the government in East Java together with the Deputy Governor and 120 members of the East Java Regional People's Representative Council as the legislative. The Governor and Deputy Governor of are elected through general elections held every five years, is accountable for the strategic government of the province of East Java.

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East Java is a province at the eastern tip of Java Island with its capital in Surabaya. East Java Province has an area of 47,803.49 kilometers and is inhabited by 40.6 million people in 2020. East Java Province is one of the first provinces established after the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence. Since 1945, East Java has been led by 14 governors and two acting governors. The first governor of East Java was Raden Mas Tumenggung Ario Soerjo or known as Governor Suryo. Governor Suryo was killed in the Madiun Affair rebellion in 1948.[1]

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List of governors

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The following is a list of East Java Governors starting from the Dutch East Indies, until Post-Proclamation. Previously, governors were only appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs with the approval of the President, then Post-New Order Governors were only able to start general elections in 2008 which were through open Direct Elections.[2]

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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 East Java.

No Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Period Governor
1 Setia Purwaka
26 August 2008 12 February 2009 Transition
2 Thumb Heru Tjahjono
12 February 2019 13 February 2019
3 Thumb Adhy Karyono
13 February 2024 20 February 2025
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