| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | West Java |
| Native Name: | Indonesian: Gubernur Jawa Barat |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of West Java.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of West Java |
| Incumbent: | Bey Machmudin |
| Acting: | yes |
| Incumbentsince: | 5 September 2023 |
| Residence: | Gedung Pakuan, Otto Iskandardinata street, Bandung |
| Termlength: | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural: | Sutardjo Kertohadikusumo |
| Deputy: | Vice Governor |
The Governor of West Java is the executive head of the West Java Province. He is responsible for running the government together with his deputy and members of the West Java Regional People's Representative Council as the legislative. The Governor of West Java is an elected politician who, along with the vice governor and 120 members of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD), is accountable for the strategic government of the province of West Java.
Historically, the first governor of West Java was held by Sutardjo Kertohadikusumo who came from Central Java.[1] In the midst of the revolution, Sutardjo was replaced by Mohammad Djamin. Dualism of leadership also occurred during the reign of Ipik Gandamana, where Oja Somantri was elected and appointed as Kepala Daerah Swatantra Tingkat I in early January 1958.[2] At that time, Oja served as Chairman of the West Java Transitional Regional People's Representative Council.
Although not consecutively, the governor of West Java was always appointed to the position of Minister of Home Affairs of Indonesia during the Old Order to New Order. The following is a definitive list of Governors of West Java since 1945.[3]
| No | Name | Image | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Vice Governor(s) | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutardjo Kertohadikusumo (1892–1976) | 19 August 1945 | December 1945 | 3 months | Jusuf Adiwinata | |||
| 2 | Datuk Djamin (1903–1957) | December 1945 | June 1946 | 6 months | ||||
| 3 | Murdjani (1905–1956) | June 1946 | 1 April 1947 | 1 years, 2 months | ||||
| 4 | Sewaka (1895–1967) | 1 April 1947 | 25 April 1951 | 4 years, 24 days | Ipik Gandamana | [4] | ||
| 25 April 1951 | 9 May 1951 | [5] [6] | ||||||
| Sewaka (relieved from his office) | 9 May 1951 | 10 September 1951 | ||||||
| 5 | Sanusi Hardjadinata (1914–1995) | 1 July 1951 | 9 April 1957 | |||||
| 6 | Ipik Gandamana (1906–1979) | 1 July 1957 | 6 February 1960 | vacant | ||||
| 7 | Mashudi (1921–2005) | 6 February 1960 | 25 April 1967 | |||||
| 25 April 1967 | 14 Februari 1970 | [7] | ||||||
| 8 | Solihin G. P. (1926–2024) | 14 February 1970 | 14 February 1975 | Ahmad Nasuhi | 1970 | |||
| 9 | Aang Kunaefi (1922–1999) | 14 February 1975 | 19 May 1980 | Suhud Warnaen | 1975 | |||
| 19 May 1980 | 22 May 1985 | 1980 | ||||||
| 10 | Yogie Suardi Memet (1929–2007) | 22 May 1985 | 22 May 1990 | 1985 | [8] [9] | |||
| 22 Mei 1990 | 22 Mei 1993 | 1990 | [10] | |||||
| 11 | Nana Nuriana (1938–2024) | 22 May 1993 | 13 June 1998 | 1993 | [11] | |||
| 13 Juni 1998 | 13 Juni 2003 | 1998 | ||||||
| 12 | Danny Setiawan (born 1945) | 13 June 2003 | 13 June 2008 | Nu'man Abdul Hakim | 2003 | [12] | ||
| 13 | Ahmad Heryawan (born 1966) | 13 June 2008 | 13 June 2013 | Dede Yusuf | 2008 | [13] [14] | ||
| 13 June 2013 | 13 June 2018 | Deddy Mizwar | 2013 | [15] [16] | ||||
| 14 | Ridwan Kamil (born 1971) | 5 September 2018 | 5 September 2023 | Uu Ruzhanul Ulum | 2018 | [17] [18] | ||
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 West Java.
| No | Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Governor(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukar Bratakusumah | 22 December 1948 | 1 September 1950 | Sewaka | ||
| 2 | Lex Laksamana | 27 March 2008 | 9 April 2008 | Danny Setiawan | [19] | |
| 3 | Perry Suparman | 7 February 2013 | 20 February 2013 | Ahmad Heryawan | [20] | |
| 4 | Deddy Mizwar | 16 March 2014 | 26 March 2014 | [21] | ||
| 4 April 2014 | 24 April 2014 | [22] | ||||
| 13, 20, 25 June and 1 July 2014 | [23] | |||||
| 15 September 2015 | 5 October 2015 | [24] | ||||
| 5 | Iwa Karniwa | 13 June 2018 | 15 June 2018 | Transition | [25] | |
| 6 | Mochamad Iriawan | 15 June 2018 | 5 September 2018 | [26] | ||
| 7 | Uu Ruzhanul Ulum | 18 May 2022 | 28 May 2022 | Ridwan Kamil | ||
| 29 May 2022 | 3 June 2022 | |||||
| 9 June 2022 | 19 June 2022 | |||||
| 4 July 2022 | 18 July 2022 | [27] | ||||
| 8 | Bey Machmudin | 5 September 2023 | Incumbent | Transition | ||