Governor of West Java

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.

Governor of West Java
Gubernur Jawa Barat
Coat of arms of West Java
Flag of West Java (non-civil)
Incumbent Dedi Mulyadi since 20 February 2025
Residence	Pakuan Building, Bandung
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo
Formation	August 19, 1945; 79 years ago (1945-08-19)
Deputy	Vice Governor of West Java
Website	jabarprov.go.id

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 Adiwinata 1945–1949
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 Warnaen 1978–1980	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	Suryatna Karna Achmad Sampurna	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 Hakim 2003–2008	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)		20 February 2025	Incumbent	89 days	Erwan Setiawan 2024–present	2024	[19]

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	[20]
3		Perry Suparman	7 February 2013	20 February 2013	Ahmad Heryawan	[21]
4		Deddy Mizwar	16 March 2014	26 March 2014		[22]
			4 April 2014	24 April 2014		[23]
			13, 20, 25 June and 1 July 2014			[24]
			15 September 2015	5 October 2015		[25]
5		Iwa Karniwa	13 June 2018	15 June 2018	Transition	[26]
6		Mochamad Iriawan	15 June 2018	5 September 2018		[27]
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		[28]
8		Bey Machmudin	5 September 2023	20 February 2025	Transition

Notes

1. 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.
2. Incumbet governor Ridwan Kamil again applied for leave to repatriate the body of his eldest child at Insel Hospital, Switzerland.

Legends

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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	[29]