Mayor of Surabaya

The mayor of Surabaya is an elected politician who is responsible for governing the city of Surabaya in Java. The first mayor of Surabaya was Mr A. Meijroos, who governed the city during the Dutch colonisation period from 1916 to 1920.^[1]

Mayor of Surabaya
Wali Kota Surabaya
Coat of arms of Surabaya
Flag of Surabaya
Incumbent Eri Cahyadi since 26 February 2021
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Mr. A. Meijroos
Formation	1916
Website	www.surabaya.go.id

List of mayors of Surabaya

No.	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Vice Mayor		Term	Notes
Burgemeester of Soerabaja
1		Mr. A. Meijroos	21 August 1916	1920	N/A		N/A	1	[Note. 1]
2		Ir. G.J. Dijkerman	1920	1926				2
3		Mr. H.I. Bussemaker	1926	1932				3
4		Mr. G.J. ter Poorten	1932	1936				4
5		Mr. W.H. van Helsdingen	1936	January 1942				5
6		Mr. W.A.H. Fuchter	January 1942	February 1942				6
—		Radjamin Nasution	February 1942	September 1942	Parindra			7	[Note. 2] [Note. 3]
Soerabaja under Japanese Occupation
1		Takashi Ichiro	February 1942	17 August 1945	N/A		Radjamin Nasution	1	[Note. 4]
Head of Surabaya
1		Radjamin Nasution	17 August 1945	28 August 1945	Parindra		N/A	1
Head of Haminte Surabaya
—		Mr. C.J.G. Becht	1945	December 1945			N/A	8
Mayor of Surabaya
2		Indrakoesoema	December 1945	February 1946	Independent		N/A	2
3		Soerjadi	February 1946	1950				3	[Note. 5]
4		Doel Arnowo	1950	1952	Indonesian National Party			4
5		Moestadjab Soemowidagdo	1952	1956	Independent			5
6		Istadjab Tjokrokoesoemo	1956	30 June 1958				6
7		Raden Satrio Sastrodiredjo	30 June 1958	22 May 1963	Communist Party of Indonesia			7	[Note. 6]
8		Moerachman	13 December 1963	29 October 1965	Independent			8	[Note. 7]
9		Raden Soekotjo Sastrodinoto	29 October 1965	4 November 1969	Military			9
			4 November 1969	23 January 1974				10
10		Raden Soeparno	23 January 1974	23 January 1979				11
11		Moehadji Widjaja	27 January 1979	20 June 1984				12
12		Poernomo Kasidi	20 June 1984	20 June 1989			Soenarjo (1988–1992)	13 (1984)
			20 June 1989	20 June 1994				14 (1989)
							Istijono Soenarto (1992–1995)
13		Soenarto Soemoprawiro	20 June 1994	7 March 2000				15 (1994)
							Wardji (1995–2000)
			7 March 2000	16 January 2002			Bambang Dwi Hartono	16 (2000)
14		Bambang Dwi Hartono	10 June 2002	7 March 2005	PDIP		Vacant
			31 Agustus 2005	31 Agustus 2010			Arif Afandi	17 (2005)
15		Tri Rismaharini	28 September 2010	28 September 2015			Bambang Dwi Hartono (2010–2013)	18 (2010)	[Note. 8]
							Whisnu Sakti Buana (2014–2020)
			17 February 2016	23 December 2020				19 (2015)	[Note. 9]
16		Whisnu Sakti Buana	11 February 2021	17 February 2021			Vacant		[Note. 10]
17		Eri Cahyadi	26 February 2021	Incumbent			Armuji (2021–present)	20 (2020)
								21 (2024)	[Note. 11]

Parties

Independent	Parindra	Indonesian National Party
Communist Party of Indonesia	Military	PDIP

Acting mayor

In the case of government, a regional head who applies for leave or temporarily resigns from his position with the central government, then the Governor of East Java prepares a replacement who is a bureaucrat in the regional government or even a deputy mayor, including when the mayor's position is in a transition period.

No.	Portrait	Acting mayor		Took office	Left office	Time in office	The definitive mayor
1			Bambang Dwi Hartono	16 January 2002	10 June 2002	16 (2000)	Soenarto Soemoprawiro
2			Chusnul Arifien Damuri	7 March 2005	31 August 2005	Transition
3			Soekamto Hadi	31 August 2010	28 September 2010
4			Nurwiyatno	28 September 2015	17 February 2016
5			Whisnu Sakti Buana	24 December 2020	11 February 2021	19 (2015)	Tri Rismaharini
6			Hendro Gunawan	17 February 2021	26 February 2021	Transition

Parties

Independent

PDIP

Notes

1. As Soerabaja Burgemeester
2. When the Dutch left Soerabaja in February 1942, Radjamin controlled the government
3. The first Indonesian native to become Acting. Mayor of Surabaya (Soerabaja Burgemeester)
4. When the Japanese controlled the city of Surabaya, Takashi Ichiro served as mayor and Radjamin Nasution as assistant (now called Vice Mayor). Then when Japan lost, Takashi completely handed over the position of Mayor to Radjamin
5. Known as upholding the sovereignty of the civil government in Surabaya
6. Satrio was appointed Vice Governor of East Java after his term of office ended
7. Even though he is an independent, Moerachman is close to the PKI, even the party appointed him as mayor. Moerachman is suspected of being involved in the September 30 Movement (G30S) / PKI (Indonesian Communist Party) events
8. The first female Mayor of Surabaya
9. Resigned as Minister of Social Affairs
10. Appointed as Mayor of Surabaya replacing Tri Rismaharini who was Minister of Social Affairs
11. Re-elected because he only ran against an blank box