Regent of Batang is the head of the second-level region who holds the government in Batang Regency together with the Vice Regent and 45 members of the Batang Regency Regional House of Representatives. The regent and vice regent of Batang are elected through general elections held every 5 years. The first regent of Batang was R. Sadi Poerwopranoto, who governed the city period from 1966 to 1967.

List The following is a list of the names of the regents of Batang from time to time. Regent of Batang Portrait Mayor Beginning of office End of Term Political Party / Faction Period Note. Vice mayor 1 R. Sadi Poerwopranoto(?-) 8 April 1966 31 May 1967Independent 1 N/A 2 R. Harjono Prodjodirdjo(?-) 31 May 1967 10 October 1972Independent 2 3 Soejitno(?-) 10 November 1972 21 March 1979Independent 3 4 Soekirdjo(?-) 21 March 1979 1 January 1988Independent 4 5 Soehoed(?-) 26 July 1988 26 July 1993Independent 5 6 Muslich Effendi(?-) 26 July 1993 26 July 1998Independent 6 7 Djoko Poernomo(?-) 22 October 1998 7 August 2001Independent 7 8 Bambang Bintoro 11 February 2002 11 February 2007Independent 8 Achfa Machfudz 11 February 2007 11 February 2012 9(2006) 9 Yoyok Riyo Sudibyo(born 1972) 12 February 2012 13 February 2017 Independent 10(2011) Soetadi 10 Wihaji(born 1976) 22 May 2017 22 May 2022 Golkar 11(2017) Suyono 11 Faiz Kurniawan(born 1991) 20 February 2025 IncumbentGolkar 12(2024)

Temporary replacement In the government stack, a regional head who submits himself to leave or temporarily resigns from his position to the central government, then the minister of home affairs prepares a replacement who is a bureaucrat in the regional government or even a vice regent, including when the regent's position is in a transition period. Portrait MayorParty Beginning End Duration Period Definitive Ref. Nasikhin(Acting Officer)Independent 13 February 2017 19 April 2017 Transition (2017) Siswo Laksono(Acting)Independent 20 April 2017 21 May 2017 Lani Dwi Rejeki(born 1965)(Acting)Independent 22 May 2022 19 May 2024 Transition (2022–2025) 19 May 2024 19 February 2025 Note

See also Batang Regency List of incumbent regional heads and deputy regional heads in Central Java

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