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 Mathius Fakhiri.
The following is a list of the governors of Papua, including when they were still called West Irian and Irian Jaya.
No.PhotoGovernorTook officeLeft officeVice GovernorGovernor of West Irian in exile (1956–1963)1Zainal Abidin Syah(1912–1967)23 September 1956end of 19612Pamoedjiend of 19611 May 1963Governor of West Irian (1963–1973)3Eliëzer Jan Bonaÿ(1923–1990)1 May 196326 November 1964Pamoedji4Frans Kaisiepo(1921–1979)26 November 19641 March 1973Agus Subekti(1964–1965)Mohammad Sarwono(1967–1973)Governor of Irian Jaya (1973–2000)4Frans Kaisiepo(1921–1979)1 March 197329 June 1973Mohammad Sarwono(1973)5 Acub Zainal(1926–2008)29 June 197331 March 1975Jan Mamoribo(1973–1976)—Soetran(1921–1987)31 March 197512 August 1975612 August 19754 September 1980Elias Paprindey(acting, 1977–1980)—4 September 198020 January 1981Izaac Hindom(1980–1982)7Busiri Suryowinoto(1926–1982)20 January 19814 August 1982—Izaac Hindom(1934–2009)4 August 198212 November 1982none812 November 198218 November 1987Sugiyono(1983–1985)Poedjono Pranyoto(1985–1988)—18 November 198713 April 19889Barnabas Suebu(1945–)13 April 198813 April 1993Soedardjat Nataatmadja(1988–1993)10Jacob Pattipi(1939–2001)13 April 19939 April 1998Basyir Bachtiar(1993–1998)John Djopari(1998–2000)Herman Monim(1996–1998)Abraham Octavianus Atururi(1998–2000)11 Freddy Numberi(1947–)9 April 19981 January 2000Governor of Papua (2000–present)11 Freddy Numberi(1947–)1 January 200015 April 2000John Djopari—Musiran Darmosuwito15 April 200023 November 200012Jacobus Perviddya Solossa(1949–2005)23 November 200023 November 2005Constant Karma—23 November 200519 December 2005—Andi Baso Bassaleng(1947–2013)20 December 20059 January 2006none—Sodjuangon Situmorang(1949–)9 January 200625 July 200613Barnabas Suebu(1945–)25 July 200625 July 2011Alex Hesegem—Syamsul Arif Rivai(1952–)25 July 20111 November 2012none—Constant Karma(1954–)5 November 20129 April 201314Lukas Enembe(1967–2023)9 April 20139 April 2018(campaign leave on 26 February 2018 to 9 April 2018)Klemen Tinal—Soedarmo(1956–)26 February 20189 April 2018none10 April 2018(14)Lukas Enembe(1967–2023)Klemen Tinal(2018–2021)—Ridwan Rumasukun(1964–)none—Ramses Limbong(1965–)—Agus Fatoni(1972–)15Mathius Fakhiri(1968–)IncumbentAryoko Rumaropen
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