Mayor of Kupang is the head of the second-level region who holds the government in Kupang together with the Vice Mayor and 40 members of the Kupang City Regional House of Representatives. The mayor and vice mayor of Kupang are elected through general elections held every 5 years. The first mayor of Kupang was Mesakh Amalo, who governed the city period from 1978 to 1986.
Before becoming an autonomous city, Kupang was an administrative city and was part of Kupang Regency.
List The following is a list of the names of the Mayors of Kupang from time to time. Administrative Mayor of Kupang Portrait Mayor Beginning of office End of Term Political Party / Faction Period Note. Vice mayor 1 Mesakh "Adibu" Amalo 18 September 1978 25 May 1986Independent 1 N/A 2 Samuel Kristian Lerik 26 May 1986 24 April 1996Independent 2 Mayor of Kupang (2)Samuel Kristian Lerik 23 April 1997 22 April 2002Golkar 3 N/A 6 July 2002 5 July 2007 4 Daniel Adoe 3 Daniel "Dan" Adoe 1 August 2007 31 July 2012Golkar 5(2007) Daniel D. Hurek 4 Jonas Salean 1 August 2012 31 July 2017Golkar 6(2012) Hermanus Man 5 Jefirstson Richset Riwu Kore 22 August 2017 21 August 2022Demokrat 7(2017) 6 Christian Widodo 20 February 2025 IncumbentPSI 8(2024) Serena Cosgrova Franscies
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 mayor, including when the mayor's position is in a transition period. Portrait MayorParty Beginning End Duration PeriodDefinitive Ref. Samuel Kristian Lerik(Acting)Independent 25 April 1996 22 April 1997 – Transition(1996–1997) 23 April 2002 5 July 2002 – Transition(2002) Pieter Alexander Tallo(Acting)Independent 6 July 2007 31 July 2007 – Transition(2007) Yoseph Aman Mamulak(Daily executive)Independent Johanna Engeline Lisapaly(Acting Officer)Independent 26 October 2016 11 February 2017 6(2012) Jonas Salean Bernadus Benu(Daily executive)Independent 1 August 2017 21 August 2017 – Transition(2017) George Melkianus Hadjoh(Acting)Independent 22 August 2022 22 August 2023 – Transition(2022–2025) Fahrensy Priestly Funay(Acting)Independent 22 August 2023 23 August 2024 Linus Lusi(Acting)Independent 24 August 2024 20 February 2025
See also Kupang List of incumbent regional heads and deputy regional heads in East Nusa Tenggara
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