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Governor of East Java

{{Short description|Elected politician in East Java, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox political post

|post = Governor

|body = East Java

|native_name = {{lang|id|Gubernur Jawa Timur}}
{{lang|jv|ꦒꦸꦧꦼꦂꦤꦸꦂ ꦗꦮ ꦮꦺꦠꦤ꧀}}

|insignia = Coat of arms of East Java.svg

| department = East Java Provincial Government

| type = Head of Government

|insigniacaption = Coat of arms of East Java

| flag = Flag of East Java.svg

| flagcaption = Flag of East Java (non-civil)

|image = Dr. (H.C.) Dra. Hj. Khofifah Indar Parawansa, M.Si. (Gubernur Jawa Timur).png

|imagesize = 200px

|incumbent = Khofifah Indar Parawansa

|acting =

|incumbentsince = 20 February 2025

|style =

|residence = Gedung Negara Grahadi, Jalan Gubernur Suryo, Surabaya

|nominator =

|nominatorpost =

|appointer =

|appointerpost =

|termlength = Five years, renewable once

|inaugural = Ario Soerjo

|formation = {{Start date and age|1945|08|19}}

|deputy = Vice Governor of East Java

|salary =

|website = {{URL|https://jatimprov.go.id}}

}}

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.

Background

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.{{cite web| title = Sejarah Daerah Jawa Timur| url = https://surabaya.kompas.com/read/2022/03/09/135146378/daftar-gubernur-jawa-timur-mulai-gubernur-suryo-hingga-khofifah-indar#google_vignette| website = kompas.com| date = 9 September 2022| access-date = 3 October 2022 }}

List of governors

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.{{cite web|url=http://bakorwilpamekasan.jatimprov.go.id/?page_id=205|title=Gubernur Jawa Timur (Sesudah Kemerdekaan)|access-date=2019-02-13|website=Badan Koordinasi Wilayah Pemerintah dan Pembangunan Provinsi Jawa Timur|archive-date=2019-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214003106/http://bakorwilpamekasan.jatimprov.go.id/?page_id=205|url-status=}}

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#Portraitcolspan=2| GovernorTook officeLeft officePartyVice GovernorPeriodDescription
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| M. C. H. Anderman

| 1928

| 1931

| rowspan="5" | N/A

| rowspan="5" | —

| 1

| {{Cite news |url=https://news.detik.com/berita-jawa-timur/d-5824281/siapa-pejabatgubernur-jatim-yang-pernah-menempati-gedung-grahadi-surabaya |title=Who is the East Java Governor/Official Who Has Occupied the Grahadi Building in Surabaya? |date=23 November 2021 |access-date=10 September 2022 |work=detikcom |first=Faiq |last=Azmi |archive-date=2022-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910012331/https://news.detik.com/berita-jawa-timur/d-5824281/siapa-pejabatgubernur-jatim-yang-pernah-menempati-gedung-grahadi-surabaya |url-status=dead }}

2

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| C. H. De Han

| 1931

| 1933

| 2

|

3

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| J. H. B. Kuneman

| 1933

| 1936

| 3

|

4

|

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| C. H. O. van Der Plas

| 1936

| 1941

| 4

|

5

|

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| Mr. C. H. Hartevelt

| 1941

| 1942

| 4

|

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1

| 100px

| style="background:#D3D3D3"|

| Ario Soerjo
(1898–1948)

| 19 August 1945

| 1 June 1945

| Independent

| Sudirman

| 1

|

2

| 100px

| style="background:#A5682A"|

| Murdjani
(1905–1956)

| 1 June 1945

| 24 December 1949

| Parindra

| Doel Arnowo

| 2

| {{cite web| title = Sejarah Daerah Jawa Timur| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf57CgAAQBAJ&dq=gubernur+jawa+timur+moerdjani&pg=PA185| website = books.google.co| date = 16 January 1973| access-date = 3 October 2024 }}

3

| 100px

| style="background:#D3D3D3"|

| Raden Samadikoen
(1902–1971)

| 24 December 1949

| 4 August 1958

| rowspan=2| Independent

|

| 3

| [http://repository.unair.ac.id/27641/ Economic Conditions of East Java During the Era of Governor Samadikoen 1949–1958] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609153246/http://repository.unair.ac.id/27641/ |date=2020-06-09 }} Repository.unair.ac.id. Accessed June 9, 2020

4

| 100px

| style="background:#D3D3D3"|

| Raden Tumenggung Aria Milono
(1896–1993)

| 4 August 1958

| 3 December 1959

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| 4

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5

| 100px

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| Soewondo Ranoewidjojo
(1905–1992)

| 3 December 1959

| 31 January 1963

| rowspan=9| Military

| Mochammad Wijono

| 5

|

6

| 100px

| style="background:#7B8738"|

| Mochammad Wijono
(?)

| 31 January 1963

| December 1967

| Satrio Sastrodiredjo

| 6

|

7

| 100px

| style="background:#7B8738"|

| Mohammad Noer
(1918–2010)

| December 1967

| 26 January 1976

|

| 7

| [https://jawatimuran.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/mohammad-noer-kabupaten-sampang/ H. Raden Panji Mohammad Noer, Sampang Regency] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722140405/https://jawatimuran.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/mohammad- noer-kabupaten-sampang/ |date=2020-07-22 }} Jawatimuran.wordpress.com (2012). Retrieved 9 June 2020

8

| 100px

| style="background:#7B8738"|

| Soenandar Prijosoedarmo
(1927–1984)

| 26 January 1976

| 26 August 1983

| {{list collapsed|M. Soegiono (–1981)|Soeparmanto (1981–)}}

| 8

|

9

| 100px

| style="background:#7B8738"|

| Wahono
(1925–2004)

| 26 August 1983

| 26 August 1988

| {{list collapsed|Soeparmanto (1981–)|Tri Marjono (1985–)}}

| 9

|

10

| 100px

| style="background:#7B8738"|

| Soelarso
(1929–2011)

| 26 August 1988

| 26 August 1993

|

| 10

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11

| 100px

| style="background:#7B8738"|

| Basofi Sudirman
(1940–2017)

| 26 August 1993

| 23 August 1998

| Harwin Wasisto

| 11

|

rowspan=2| 12

| rowspan=2| 100px

| rowspan=2 style="background:#7B8738"|

| rowspan=2| Imam Utomo
({{Abbr|b.|Born}} 1943)

| 23 August 1998

| 23 August 2003

| Imam Supardi

| 12

|

23 August 2003

| 26 August 2008

| Soenarjo

| 13

|

rowspan=2| 13

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| rowspan=2 style="background:#2643A3"|

| rowspan=2| Soekarwo
({{Abbr|b.|Born}} 1950)

| 12 February 2009

| 12 February 2014

| rowspan=2| Democratic Party

| rowspan=2| Saifullah Yusuf

| 14
(2008)

| [https://amp.kompas.com/ekonomi/read/2009/02/12/14595989/janji.pakde.karwo.tiap.hari.nambal.jalan Pakde Karwo's Promise, Every Day Patching Up the Road] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610032808/https://amp.kompas.com/ekonomi/read/2009/02/12/14595989/janji.pakde.karwo.tiap.hari.nambal.jalan |date=2020-06-10 }} Kompas.com (12/2/2009). Accessed June 10, 2020

12 February 2014

| 12 February 2019

| 15
(2013)

| [https://regional.kompas.com/read/2013/09/07/1926126/Soekarwo-Saifullah.Yusuf.Menangi.Pilgub.Jatim Java Gubernatorial Election Soekarwo-Saifullah Yusuf Win East Java Gubernatorial Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610032811/https://amp.kompas.com/regional/read/2013/09/07/1926126/Soekarwo-Saifullah.Yusuf.Win.East Java Gubernatorial Election |date=2020-06-10 }} Kompas.com (7/9/2013). Accessed June 10, 2020[https://surabaya.tribunnews.com/2018/09/09/pakde-karwo-letakkan-jabatan-gubernur-jatim-februari-2019 Pakde Karwo Resigns from East Java Governor in February 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610032809/https://surabaya.tribunnews.com/2018/09/09/pakde-karwo-letakkan-jabatan-gubernur-jatim-februari-2019 |date=2020-06-10 }} Surya.co.id (8/9/2018). Accessed June 10, 2020

rowspan="2"| 14

| rowspan="2" | 100px

| rowspan="2" style="background:#02754C" |

| rowspan="2" | Khofifah Indar Parawansa
({{Abbr|b.|Born}} 1965)

| 13 February 2019

| 13 February 2024

| rowspan="2" | National Awakening Party

| rowspan="2" | Emil Dardak

| 16
(2018)

|

20 February 2025

|Incumbent

|17
(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 East Java.

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align="center" | No

| align="center" | Portrait

| align="center" colspan=2|Name

| align="center"|Took Office

| align="center"|Left Office

| align="center"|Period

| style="background-color:#F5F5F5" align="center"|Governor

align="center" | 1

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| bgcolor=#D3D3D3|

| Setia Purwaka

| style="text-align:center;" |26 August 2008

| style="text-align:center;" |12 February 2009

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |—

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Transition

align="center" |2

| 75px

| bgcolor=#D3D3D3|

| Heru Tjahjono

| style="text-align:center;" |12 February 2019

| style="text-align:center;" |13 February 2019

align="center" |3

|75px

| bgcolor=#D3D3D3|

| Adhy Karyono

| style="text-align:center;" |13 February 2024

| style="text-align:center;" |20 February 2025

;Legends

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{{legend|#2643A3|Democratic Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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References

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{{Governors of East Java}}

Category:1945 establishments in Indonesia

East Java

Category:Lists of governors in Asia