The Governor of Central Java (

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: Gubernur Jawa Tengah) is the first-level regional head in

Central Java Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...

along with the Deputy Governor and 120 members of the Central Java Regional House of Representatives. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Central Java are elected through general elections which are held every 5 years. The current governor of Central Java is

Ganjar Pranowo Ganjar Pranowo (born 28 October 1968) is the Governor of Central Java who has served since 23 August 2013. He is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. Previously, he was a member of the People's Representative Council of the ...

List of governors

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Soeroso Raden Panji Soeroso ( EYD: Suroso) (born in Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java, Dutch East Indies, 3 November 1893 - died in Indonesia, 16 May 1981 at the age of 87 years) was a politician, Sarekat Islam activist, and a National Hero of Indonesia. He ...

, 18 August 1945 , 13 October 1945 , Non-party , colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 1 , , - ! style="background:#A5682A;color:white" , 2 , KRM Tmg Wongsonegoro

Wongsonegoro Kanjeng Raden Mas Tumenggung Wongsonegoro (20 April 1895 – 4 March 1974), more commonly known simply as Wongsonegoro, was an Indonesian politician, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia, alongside Zainul Arifin under Prime Min ...

, 13 October 1945 , 13 October 1949 ,

Great Indonesia Party The Great Indonesia Party ( id, Partai Indonesia Raya, Parindra) was the name used by two Indonesian political parties. Pre-war party The first Parindra was established in December 1935 as a result of a merger between the Budi Utomo political s ...

, colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 2 , , - ! style="background:;color:black" , 3 , , Boedijono , 13 October 1949 , 1954 , , colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 3 , , - ! style="background:;color:black" , 4 , Coat of arms of Central Java

, Mangun Negoro , 1954 , 1958 , , colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 4 , , - ! style="background:;color:black" , 5 , Coat of arms of Central Java

, Sukardji Mangun Kusumo , 1958 , 1958 , , colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 5 , , - ! style="background:#660000;color:white" , 6 , Hadisubeno Sosrowerdojo (restored)

, Hadisubeno Sosrowerdojo , 1958 , 1960 , rowspan="2" ,

Partai Nasional Indonesia The Indonesian National Party ( id, Partai Nasional Indonesia, PNI) was the name used by several nationalist political parties in Indonesia from 1927 until the 2000s. The first PNI was established by future President Sukarno. After independence, th ...

, colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 6 , , - ! style="background:#660000;color:white" , 7 , Coat of arms of Central Java

, Mochtar , 1960 , 1966 , colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 7 , , - ! style="background:#7B8738;color:white" , 8 , Coat of arms of Central Java

, Moenadi , 1966 , 1974 , rowspan="8" ,

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Soepardjo Rustam Soepardjo Rustam (12 August 1926 – 11 April 1993) was an Indonesian military officer, politician and diplomat. He served in a number of government positions, including as the Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare (1988–1993), Minister of H ...

, 1974 , 19 March 1983 , colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 9 , , - ! rowspan="2" style="background:#7B8738;color:white" , 10 , rowspan="2" , , rowspan="2" , Muhammad Ismail , 19 March 1983 , 1988 , colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" , N/A , 10 , , - , 1988 , 1993 , colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle;" class="table-na" , N/A , 11 , , - align="center" ! rowspan="2" style="background:#7B8738;color:white" , 11 , rowspan="2" , , rowspan="2" , Soewardi Prawiranegara , rowspan="2" , 1993 , rowspan="2" , 24 August 1998 , bgcolor="" , , Sunartejo
, rowspan="2" , 12 , rowspan="2" , , - , rowspan="2" bgcolor="" , , rowspan="2" , Susmono Martosiswojo
, - ! rowspan="3" style="background:;color:white" , 12 , rowspan="3" , Governor of Central Java Mardiyanto

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Mardiyanto Mardiyanto (born 21 November 1946 in Surakarta, Central Java) is an Indonesian politician and former General. He was the governor of Central Java beginning in 1998, and was re-elected as a PDI-P party candidate in 2003. He held the position of ...

, rowspan="2" , 24 August 1998 , rowspan="2" , 24 August 2003 , rowspan="2" , 13 , rowspan="2" , , - align="center" , colspan="2" , • Achmad

• Djoko Sudantoko

• Mulyadi Widodo
, - , 24 August 2003 , 28 September 2007 , rowspan="6" ,

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Ali Mufiz Ali Mufiz (born 21 July 1944) is an Indonesian academician and politician who served as the governor of Central Java between September 2007 and August 2008. Prior to becoming governor, he had served for four years as vice governor under Mardiyant ...

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, 29 August 2007 , 28 September 2007 , colspan="2" rowspan="2" , ''Vacant'' , , - ! style="background:;color:white" , 13 , 28 September 2007 , 23 August 2008 , , - ! style="background:;color:white" , 14 , Governor of Central Java Bibit Waluyo

Bibit Waluyo Bibit Waluyo (born 5 August 1949) is an Indonesian politician and lieutenant general, who served as the governor of Central Java from 2008 until 2013, when he was defeated by Ganjar Pranowo. Prior to entering politics, he was an officer in the I ...

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Rustriningsih Rustriningsih (born 3 July 1967) is an Indonesian politician who served as the Vice Governor of Central Java between 2008 and 2013. Previously, she served two terms as the regent of Kebumen. She was formerly a member of PDI-P, until she left the ...

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References

Governors of Central Java