Governor of Jakarta

The Jakarta Special Region is administratively equal to a province with special status as the largest city of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The Governor of Jakarta is an elected politician who, along with the vice governor and 106 members of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD), is accountable for the strategic government of the city of Jakarta.

Governor of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta
Gubernur Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Coat of arms of Jakarta
Incumbent Pramono Anung since 20 February 2025
Residence	Office House of the Governor of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Menteng, Central Jakarta
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Gerardus Johannes Bisschop
Formation	August 1916; 108 years ago (1916-08) (as Burgemeester Batavia)
Deputy	Vice Governor
Website	www.jakarta.go.id

Background

Governing system of Jakarta has changed throughout its history. On March 5, 1942, Japanese occupied Batavia from the Dutch control and the city was named Jakarta Jakarta Special City (ジャカルタ特別市, Jakaruta tokubetsu-shi), in accordance with the special status that was assigned to the city). After the collapse of Japan, Indonesian nationalists who declared independence on August 17, 1945,^[1] the government of Jakarta City was changed from the Japanese into the Jakarta National Administration in September 1945. After the war, the Dutch name Batavia was internationally recognized until full Indonesian independence was achieved on December 27, 1949 and Jakarta was officially proclaimed the national capital of Indonesia. Based on the Act No. 5 of 1974 relating to the Fundamentals of Regional Government, Jakarta was confirmed as the capital of Indonesia and one of Indonesia's 26 provinces.^[2]

Elections

This first government was held by a mayor until the end of 1960, when the office was changed to that of a governor. The last mayor of Jakarta was Sudiro, until he was replaced by Dr Sumarno as governor of the province. In August 2007, Jakarta held its first ever election to choose a governor, whereas previously the city's governors were elected by members of DPRD. The poll is part of a country-wide decentralisation drive, allowing for direct local elections in several areas.^[3] Elections for governor and deputy governor are held for a fixed five-year term.

Most recent election

Main article: 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election

The most recent election was held on 27 November 2024 to elect both the governor and vice governor of Jakarta for the 2025 to 2030 term. The election was held as part of local elections for governors, regents, and mayors across 36 other provinces in Indonesia.^[4]

List of mayors/governors

Below is a list of Mayors and Governors who have held office in the regional government district of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies until its transformation to Jakarta in Indonesia from the formation of the office in 1916.

Note: Italic denotes acting mayor (governor it's already below)

Burgemeester Batavia (1916–1942)

The Dutch East Indies government began to appoint Mayors of Batavia (Dutch: Burgermeester Batavia) in 1916, previously the office was held by a Resident Assistant from 1905. There are total of five Burgermeester served before the Japanese invasion in 1942.^[5]

No	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Note
1		Gerardus Johannes Bisschop	August 1916	June 1920	[N. 1]
—		Hendrik van Breen	June 1920	7 August 1920
2		A. Meijroos	7 August 1920	20 April 1933	[7]
3		E. A. Voorneman	20 April 1933	1941	[8]
—		Archibald Theodoor Bogaardt	1941	1941
4		E. A. Voorneman	1941	1942	[9]

Mayor of Special City of Jakarta (1942–1945)

After the Japanese occupied Jakarta on 8 March, the Japanese upgraded the status of Jakarta into a tokubetsu-shi (特別市, Special City) on 8 August 1942, and appointed a tokubetsu-shichō (特別市長, head of the tokubetsu-shi). Prior to the appointment of tokubetsu-shichō, the Japanese appointed Baginda Dahlan Abdullah as the acting tokubetsu-shichō.

No	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Deputy
—		Baginda Dahlan Abdullah	8 August 1942[10]	25 August 1942[10]	17 days	none
1		Sakae Tsukamoto	25 August 1942	21 June 1943[10]	300 days	Suwiryo Baginda Dahlan Abdullah
2		Yosie K.	21 June 1943	?	?
3		Shigeo Hasegawa	?	23 September 1945	?

Republican Mayor of Jakarta (1945–1947)

After the Indonesian Independence was proclaimed on 17 August 1945, the power transfer of the city was handed over from Japan to Indonesia on 19 September 1945. Following the power transfer, President of Indonesia appointed Suwirjo as the Mayor of Jakarta on 23 September 1945. Suwirjo ended him term after being arrested by the Dutch forces on 21 July 1947, following the Operation Product that occupied the town.

No	Image	Name[11]	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Suwiryo	23 September 1945[12]	21 July 1947[12]	1 year, 301 days

Dutch Mayors of Jakarta/Batavia (1946–1950)

Following the Dutch return to Jakarta in early 1946, the Dutch civil administration, NICA, appointed the Archibald Bogaardt as the acting mayor of Batavia. Bogaardt had been the mayor of Batavia previously in 1941, and lost his power to the Japanese in 1942. The Dutch appointed Bogaardt in a shadow government and referred the de facto major, Suwiryo, as republikeinse burgemeester. Bogaardt's successor, E. M. Stok, finally gained de facto control after the Dutch occupied the city in Operation Product on 21 July 1947.

There were four mayors of the city during this period, but only one was recognized as a definitive mayor, while the rest was referred as waarnemend burgemeester (acting mayor).

No	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
—		Archibald Theodoor Bogaardt	30 November 1946[13]	28 June 1947	239 days
—		Elbert Marinus Stok	28 June 1947[14]	26 August 1948	1 year, 59 days
1		Robert Thomas Praaning	26 August 1948[15]	20 April 1949	237 days
—		Sastromoeljono	20 April 1949[16][17]	30 March 1950	344 days

Governor of the Federal Region of Batavia (1948–1950)

The formation of the Federal Region of Batavia was announced with the Staatsblad No. 63 in June 1948. The federal region was given an autonomous status in the territory of the State of Pasundan. The governor of the region, Hilman Djajadiningrat, was appointed on 2 November 1948.

No	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Hilman Djajadiningrat	2 November 1948[18]	30 March 1950	1 year, 148 days

Mayors of Djakarta (1950–1958)

After the return of Jakarta to Indonesia, the Federal Territory of Batavia was abolished. Hilman Djajadiningrat, the former governor, and Sastromoeljono, the former mayor, handed over their mandate to Suwiryo on 30 March 1950.

No	Image	Name[11]	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Suwiryo	30 March 1950[19]	2 May 1951	1 year, 33 days
—		Soewahjo Soemodilogo	2 May 1951	29 June 1951	58 days
2		Sjamsuridjal	29 June 1951[20]	8 December 1953	2 years, 162 days
3		Sudiro	8 December 1953[21][N. 2]	29 January 1960	6 years, 52 days

Governors of Djakarta/Jakarta

No.	Image	Name[11]	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Vice Governor(s)	Nickname	Election
1		Soemarno Sosroatmodjo	29 January 1960	26 August 1964	4 years, 210 days	Henk Ngantung		—
2		Henk Ngantung	26 August 1964	15 July 1965	323 days		Henk	—
3 (1)		Soemarno Sosroatmodjo[N. 3]	15 July 1965	18 March 1966	246 days			—
4		Ali Sadikin	28 April 1966	11 July 1977	11 years, 74 days	RHA Wiriadinata	Bang Ali	—
5		Tjokropranolo	29 September 1977	29 September 1982	5 years, 0 days		Bang Nolly	—
6		Soeprapto	29 September 1982[23]	6 October 1987	5 years, 7 days	(1) Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya (2) Bunyamin Ramto		—
7		Wiyogo Atmodarminto	6 October 1987[24]	6 October 1992	5 years, 0 days	(1) Basofi Sudirman (2) Herbowo	Bang Wi	—
8		Soerjadi Soedirdja	6 October 1992	6 October 1997	5 years, 0 days	(1) M. Idroes (2) Tubagus Muhammad Rais (3) RS Museno	Bang Sur	—
9		Sutiyoso	6 October 1997	7 October 2007	10 years, 1 day	(1997–2002) (1) Abdul Kahfi (2) Boedihardjo Soekmadi (3) Djailani (4) Fauzi Alvi	Bang Yos	—
						(2002–2007) Fauzi Bowo
10		Fauzi Bowo	7 October 2007	7 October 2012	5 years, 0 days	Prijanto	Foke	2007
11		Joko Widodo	15 October 2012	16 October 2014[N. 4]	2 years, 1 day	Basuki Tjahaja Purnama	Jokowi	2012
12		Basuki Tjahaja Purnama	19 November 2014	9 May 2017[N. 5]	2 years, 171 days	Djarot Saiful Hidayat	Ahok	—
13		Djarot Saiful Hidayat	15 June 2017	15 October 2017	122 days	None	Jarot	—
14		Anies Baswedan	16 October 2017	16 October 2022	5 years, 0 days	(2017–2018) Sandiaga Uno	Anies	2017
						(2020–2022) Ahmad Riza Patria
15		Pramono Anung	20 February 2025	Incumbent	28 days	Rano Karno	Mas Pram	2024

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 Special Capital Region of Jakarta.

No.	Image	Name[11]	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Governor(s)	Nickname
1		Basuki Rahmat[N. 6]	18 March 1966	28 April 1966	41 days	Soemarno Sosroatmodjo
2		Tjokropranolo	11 July 1977	29 September 1977	80 days	Transition	Bang Nolly
3		Unknown		4 October 2002		Sutiyoso
4		Prijanto	24 June 2012		4 days	Fauzi Bowo
			30 June 2012
			3 July 2012
			6 July 2012
			14 September 2012	16 September 2012	2 days
5		Fadjar Panjaitan	8 October 2012	15 October 2012	7 days	Transition
6		Basuki Tjahaja Purnama[N. 7]	31 May 2014	22 July 2014	52 days	Joko Widodo	Ahok
			16 October 2014	19 November 2014	34 days
7		Soni Sumarsono	28 October 2016	11 February 2017	107 days	Basuki Tjahaja Purnama	Soni
			7 March 2017	15 April 2017	40 days
8		Djarot Saiful Hidayat	9 May 2017	15 June 2017	37 days		Jarot
9		Saefullah[N. 8]	15 October 2017	16 October 2017	1 day	Transition	Bang Ipul
10		Heru Budi Hartono[N. 9]	17 October 2022	18 October 2024	2 years, 1 day		Heru
11		Teguh Setyabudi[N. 10]	18 October 2024	20 February 2025	125 days

Legends

  Independent

  Democratic Party

  Gerindra Party

  Military

  PDIP

See also

• Indonesia portal
• Jakarta portal

• Timeline of Jakarta
• Vice Governor of Jakarta

Notes

1. As Batavia Burgemeester (Mayor of Batavia)^[6]
2. Since 25 February 1958 as Regional Head (see Law No. 1 of 1957)^[22]
3. In this second period, he also served as the Home Affairs Minister of Indonesia.
4. Resigned after being elected as the President of Indonesia.^[25]
5. Dismissed after being sentenced to two years in prison for religious blasphemy.^[26]
6. Following Sumarno's arrest on 18 March 1966, Minister for Veteran and Demobilization Affairs Basuki Rahmat was appointed as the Minister of Home Affairs and acting Governor of Jakarta.
7. Previously Joko Widodo resigned as Governor of Jakarta because he was elected as President of Indonesia.
8. Saefullah served as Acting Governor of Jakarta for 40 hours before the governor and deputy governor-elect were sworn in. He replaces Djarot Saiful Hidayat who has completed his term of office.
9. After Anies has completed term of office on 16 October 2022, Heru Budi appointed as the acting Governor of Jakarta until 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election.^[27]
10. Teguh Setyabudi appointed by Joko Widodo to serve as acting Governor of Jakarta replacing Heru Budi Hartono. This appointment was made to fill the vacant position until the election of the Governor in February 2025.^[28]