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.

Governor of East Java
Gubernur Jawa Timur
Coat of arms of East Java
Incumbent
Adhy Karyono [id]
Acting 
since 16 February 2024
ResidenceGedung Negara Grahadi, Gubernur Suryo street, Surabaya
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
Inaugural holderArio Soerjo
FormationAugust 19, 1945; 79 years ago (1945-08-19)
DeputyVice Governor
Websitejatimprov.go.id

Background

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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]

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]

# Portrait Governor Took office Left office Party Vice Governor Period Description
  Gouverneurs van Oost-Java
1 M. C. H. Anderman 1928 1931 N/A 1 [3]
2 C. H. De Han 1931 1933 2 [3]
3 J. H. B. Kuneman 1933 1936 3 [3]
4 C. H. O. van Der Plas 1936 1941 4 [3]
5 Mr. C. H. Hartevelt 1941 1942 4 [3]
  Governor of East Java
1   Ario Soerjo
(1898–1948)
19 August 1945 1 June 1945 Independent Sudirman 1
2   Murdjani
(1905–1956)
1 June 1945 24 December 1949 Parindra Doel Arnowo 2 [4]
3   Raden Samadikoen
(1902–1971)
24 December 1949 4 August 1958 Independent 3 [5]
4   Raden Tumenggung Aria Milono
(1896–1993)
4 August 1958 3 December 1959 4
5   Soewondo Ranoewidjojo
(1905–1992)
3 December 1959 31 January 1963 Military Mochammad Wijono 5
6   Mochammad Wijono
(?)
31 January 1963 December 1967 Satrio Sastrodiredjo 6
7   Mohammad Noer
(1918–2010)
December 1967 26 January 1976 7 [6]
8   Soenandar Prijosoedarmo
(1927–1984)
26 January 1976 26 August 1983
List
  • M. Soegiono (–1981)
  • Soeparmanto (1981–)
8
9   Wahono
(1925–2004)
26 August 1983 26 August 1988
List
  • Soeparmanto (1981–)
  • Tri Marjono (1985–)
9
10   Soelarso
(1929–2011)
26 August 1988 26 August 1993 10
11   Basofi Sudirman
(1940–2017)
26 August 1993 23 August 1998 Harwin Wasisto 11
12   Imam Utomo
(b. 1943)
23 August 1998 23 August 2003 Imam Supardi 12
23 August 2003 26 August 2008 Soenarjo 13
13   Soekarwo
(b. 1950)
12 February 2009 12 February 2014 Democratic Party Saifullah Yusuf 14
(2008)
[7]
12 February 2014 12 February 2019 15
(2013)
[8][9]
14   Khofifah Indar Parawansa
(b. 1965)
13 February 2019 13 February 2024 National Awakening Party Emil Dardak 16
(2018)
7 February 2025 Elected 17
(2024)

Acting governor

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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   Heru Tjahjono
12 February 2019 13 February 2019
3   Adhy Karyono
13 February 2024 Incumbent
Legends

References

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  1. ^ "Sejarah Daerah Jawa Timur". kompas.com. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Gubernur Jawa Timur (Sesudah Kemerdekaan)". Badan Koordinasi Wilayah Pemerintah dan Pembangunan Provinsi Jawa Timur. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e Azmi, Faiq (23 November 2021). "Who is the East Java Governor/Official Who Has Occupied the Grahadi Building in Surabaya?". detikcom. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Sejarah Daerah Jawa Timur". books.google.co. 16 January 1973. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ^ Economic Conditions of East Java During the Era of Governor Samadikoen 1949–1958 Archived 2020-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Repository.unair.ac.id. Accessed June 9, 2020
  6. ^ H. Raden Panji Mohammad Noer, Sampang Regency noer-kabupaten-sampang/ Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Jawatimuran.wordpress.com (2012). Retrieved 9 June 2020
  7. ^ Pakde Karwo's Promise, Every Day Patching Up the Road Archived 2020-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Kompas.com (12/2/2009). Accessed June 10, 2020
  8. ^ Java Gubernatorial Election Soekarwo-Saifullah Yusuf Win East Java Gubernatorial Election Java Gubernatorial Election Archived 2020-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Kompas.com (7/9/2013). Accessed June 10, 2020
  9. ^ Pakde Karwo Resigns from East Java Governor in February 2019 Archived 2020-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Surya.co.id (8/9/2018). Accessed June 10, 2020