# 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.

## 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, 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.

## 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. Elections for governor and deputy governor are held for a fixed five-year term.

### Most recent 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.

## 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.
| No | Name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Gerardus Johannes Bisschop | August 1916 | June 1920 |
| — | Hendrik van Breen | June 1920 | 7 August 1920 |
| 2 | A. Meijroos | 7 August 1920 | 20 April 1933 |
| 3 | E. A. Voorneman | 20 April 1933 | 1941 |
| — | Archibald Theodoor Bogaardt | 1941 | 1941 |
| 4 | E. A. Voorneman | 1941 | 1942 |

### 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 | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Deputy |
| — | Baginda Dahlan Abdullah | 8 August 1942 | 25 August 1942 | 17 days | none |
| 1 | Sakae Tsukamoto | 25 August 1942 | 21 June 1943 | 300 days | Suwiryo Baginda Dahlan Abdullah |
| 2 | Yosie K. | 21 June 1943 | ? | ? | Suwiryo Baginda Dahlan Abdullah |
| 3 | Shigeo Hasegawa | ? | 23 September 1945 | ? | Suwiryo Baginda Dahlan Abdullah |

### 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 | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | | Suwiryo | 23 September 1945 | 21 July 1947 | 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 | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| — | Archibald Theodoor Bogaardt | 30 November 1946 | 28 June 1947 | 239 days |
| — | Elbert Marinus Stok | 28 June 1947 | 26 August 1948 | 1 year, 59 days |
| 1 | Robert Thomas Praaning | 26 August 1948 | 20 April 1949 | 237 days |
| — | Sastromoeljono | 20 April 1949 | 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 | 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 | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Suwiryo | 30 March 1950 | 2 May 1951 | 1 year, 33 days |
| — | Soewahjo Soemodilogo | 2 May 1951 | 29 June 1951 | 58 days |
| 2 | Sjamsuridjal | 29 June 1951 | 8 December 1953 | 2 years, 162 days |
| 3 | Sudiro | 8 December 1953 | 29 January 1960 | 6 years, 52 days |

### Governors of Djakarta/Jakarta

| No. | Name | 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 | 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 | 6 October 1987 | 5 years, 7 days | (1) Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya (2) Bunyamin Ramto | | — |
| 7 | Wiyogo Atmodarminto | 6 October 1987 | 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 | — |
| 9 | Sutiyoso | 6 October 1997 | 7 October 2007 | 10 years, 1 day | (2002–2007) Fauzi Bowo | Bang Yos | — |
| 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 | 2 years, 1 day | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama | Jokowi | 2012 |
| 12 | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama | 19 November 2014 | 9 May 2017 | 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 |
| 14 | Anies Baswedan | 16 October 2017 | 16 October 2022 | 5 years, 0 days | (2020–2022) Ahmad Riza Patria | Anies | 2017 |
| 15 | Pramono Anung | 20 February 2025 | Incumbent | 3 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. | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Governor(s) | Nickname |
| 1 | Basuki Rahmat | 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 | 24 June 2012 | 4 days | Fauzi Bowo | |
| 4 | Prijanto | 14 September 2012 | 16 September 2012 | 2 days | Fauzi Bowo | |
| 5 | Fadjar Panjaitan | 8 October 2012 | 15 October 2012 | 7 days | Transition | |
| 6 | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama | 31 May 2014 | 22 July 2014 | 52 days | Joko Widodo | Ahok |
| 6 | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama | 16 October 2014 | 19 November 2014 | 34 days | Joko Widodo | Ahok |
| 7 | Soni Sumarsono | 28 October 2016 | 11 February 2017 | 107 days | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama | Soni |
| 7 | Soni Sumarsono | 7 March 2017 | 15 April 2017 | 40 days | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama | Soni |
| 8 | Djarot Saiful Hidayat | 9 May 2017 | 15 June 2017 | 37 days | Basuki Tjahaja Purnama | Jarot |
| 9 | Saefullah | 15 October 2017 | 16 October 2017 | 1 day | Transition | Bang Ipul |
| 10 | Heru Budi Hartono | 17 October 2022 | 18 October 2024 | 2 years, 1 day | Transition | Heru |
| 11 | Teguh Setyabudi | 18 October 2024 | 20 February 2025 | 125 days | Transition | |