Governor of Papua is the regional head who holds the provincial government in Papua together with the Deputy Governor of Papua. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Papua are elected through general elections which are held every 5 years. The current governor of Papua is Ridwan Rumasukun.
The following is a list of the governors of Papua, including when they were still called West Irian and Irian Jaya.
No.
Photo
Governor
Took office
Left office
Vice Governor
R
Governor of West Irian in exile (1956-1963)
1
Zainal Abidin Syah (1912–1967)
23 September 1956
end of 1961
[1]
2
Pamoedji
end of 1961
1 May 1963
Governor of West Irian (1963-1973)
3
Eliëzer Jan Bonaÿ (1923–1990)
1 May 1963
26 November 1964
Pamoedji
[2]
4
Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979)
26 November 1964
1 March 1973
Agus Subekti (1964–1965)
[3]
Mohammad Sarwono (1967–1973)
Governor of Irian Jaya (1973-2000)
4
Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979)
1 March 1973
29 June 1973
Mohammad Sarwono (1973)
[3]
5
Acub Zainal (1926–2008)
29 June 1973
31 March 1975
Jan Mamoribo (1973–1976)
[4]
—
Soetran (1921–1987)
31 March 1975
12 August 1975
[5]
6
12 August 1975
4 September 1980
[6]
Elias Paprindey (acting, 1977-1980)
—
4 September 1980
20 January 1981
[7]
Izaac Hindom (1980-1982)
7
Busiri Suryowinoto (1926–1982)
20 January 1981
4 August 1982
[8]
—
Izaac Hindom (1934–2009)
4 August 1982
12 November 1982
none
[9]
8
12 November 1982
18 November 1987
Sugiyono (1983-1985)
Poedjono Pranyoto (1985-1988)
—
18 November 1987
13 April 1988
[10]
9
Barnabas Suebu (1945–)
13 April 1988
13 April 1993
[11]
Soedardjat Nataatmadja (1988-1993)
10
Jacob Pattipi (1939–2001)
13 April 1993
9 April 1998
[12]
Basyir Bachtiar (1993-1998) John Djopari (1998-2000) Herman Monim (1996-1998) Abraham Octavianus Atururi (1998-2000)
11
Freddy Numberi (1947–)
9 April 1998
1 January 2000
[a][14]
Governor of Papua (2000-now)
11
Freddy Numberi (1947–)
1 January 2000
15 April 2000
John Djopari
[14]
—
Musiran Darmosuwito
15 April 2000
23 November 2000
[15]
12
Jacobus Perviddya Solossa (1949–2005)
23 November 2000
23 November 2005
Constant Karma
—
23 November 2005
19 December 2005
—
Andi Baso Bassaleng (1947–2013)
20 December 2005
9 January 2006
none
[16]
—
Sodjuangon Situmorang (1949–)
9 January 2006
25 July 2006
[17]
(9)
Barnabas Suebu (1945–)
25 July 2006
25 July 2011
Alex Hesegem
[18]
—
Syamsul Arif Rivai (1952–)
25 July 2011
1 November 2012
none
[19]
—
Constant Karma (1954–)
5 November 2012
9 April 2013
[20][21]
13
Lukas Enembe (1967–2023)
9 April 2013
26 February 2018
Klemen Tinal
[22]
—
Soedarmo (1956–)
26 February 2018
9 April 2018
none
[23]
10 April 2018
5 September 2018
[24]
14
Lukas Enembe (1967–2023)
5 September 2018
11 January 2023
Klemen Tinal (2018–2021)
[25]
—
Ridwan Rumasukun (1964–)
11 January 2023
Incumbent
none
[26]
^Ministry of Information (1958). The Autonomous Province of West Irian. Bandung: Pertjetakan Negara. p. 9.
^ES (1963). "1 MEI 1963: DETIK BERSEDJARAH KEUTUHAN INDONESIA". Mimbar Penerangan. p. 10.
^ abSemdam XVII/Tjenderawasih & Pusjarahmil AD (1965). Kronologi sedjarah TNI Angkatan Darat di Irian-Barat, tahun 1963-1964. Bandung: Semdam XVII/Tjenderawasih. p. 118.
^"Tajuk Rencana: Irian Jaya Bergerak Maju". Kompas. 3 July 1973.
^"Bupati Trenggalek gantikan gubernur Acub Zainal". Kompas. 20 March 1975.
^WR (11 August 1975). "Soetran Gubernur Definitif Irja". Kompas.
^RS (5 September 1980). "Soetran Dilantik Sebagai Pj. Gubernur Irja". Kompas.
^ES (1981). "DRS BUSIRI SURYOWINOTO DILANTIK SEBAGAI GUBERNUR IRIAN JAYA, Mendagri: Karena Keadaan Alam Yang Berat, Pembangunan Irja Belum Nampak". Kompas.
^IIE (10 November 1982). "Izaac Hindom dilantik jumat ini". Kompas.
^SK (1 December 1987). "Izaac Hindom Lapor Kepada Presiden". Kompas.
^Muchlis, Retob; Bill, Manuel (14 April 1988). "Barnabas Suebu SH, Gubernur Irja yang Baru". Kompas.
^Nicolash, Korano (15 April 1993). "Jacob Pattipi, Gubernur Irja yang Baru". Kompas.
^PEP (17 February 2000). "Freddy Numberi Masih Gubernur Papua". Kompas.
^ abTOV (9 April 1998). "Freddy Numberi, Gubernur Irja". Kompas.
^"Sekretaris Daerah Andi Baso Bassaleng ditetapkan sebagai Pelaksana Harian Tugas Gubernur Papua". Pemerintahan Provinsi Papua. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^"Sodjuangan Situmorang Jadi Pejabat Gubernur Papua". DetikNews. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2006.
^Liputan6.com (2006-07-26). "Lintas Daerah". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^NAT; SAM (25 July 2011). "Mendagri Lantik Pjs Gubernur Papua dan Papua Barat". Jawa Pos National Network. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^"Constant Karma Resmi Jadi Penjabat Gubernur Papua". Direktorat Jenderal Otonomi Daerah, Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. Radar Timika. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^"Constant Karma Ditunjuk Gantikan Syamsul Rivai". Pemerintahan Provinsi Papua. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^Hayati, Istiqomatul (2013-04-09). "Gubernur Papua Dilantik di Lapangan Sepak Bola". Tempo. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
^haipapua (2018-02-26). "Soedarmo, Sukses jadi Plt Gubernur Aceh Dipercaya jadi Pjs Gubernur Papua". Berita Papua (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
^Redaksi. "Soedarmo Resmi Jadi Penjabat Gubernur Papua | Papua Today" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
^haipapua (2018-09-05). "Dilantik Presiden, Lukas Enembe dan Klemen Tinal Kembali Pimpin Provinsi Papua". Berita Papua (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
^"Ditunjuk jadi Plh Gubernur, Ridwan Rumasukun Segera Rapat Koordinasi dengan Forkopimda". Provincial Government of Papua Official Website (in Indonesian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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