Governor of Sumatra Barat | |
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Residence | West Sumatra Governor House, Sudirman Street, Padang |
Formation | 1 October 1945 (as resident) |
First holder | Muhammad Sjafei |
Deputy | Audy Joinaldy |
Website | sumbarprov.go.id |
The following is a list of the governors of West Sumatra who have served since October 1, 1945 until now.
The governor of West Sumatra, one of the provinces of Indonesia, is the chief executive of the province. The office was created in 1958, thirteen years after Indonesian independence in 1945. [1] [2]
# | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
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1 | Muhammad Sjafei | 1 October 1945 | 15 November 1945 | [ket. 1] | ||
2 | Roesad Datuk Perpatih Baringek | 15 November 1945 | 14 March 1946 | [ket. 2] | ||
3 | Mohammad Djamil | 18 March 1946 | 1 July 1946 | |||
4 | Sutan Mohammad Rasjid | 20 July 1946 | 29 April 1947 | [3] | ||
5 | Mohammad Nasroen | 29 April 1947 | 15 April 1948 | [3] [ket. 3] |
# | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
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1 | Mohammad Nasroen | 15 April 1948 | 19 December 1948 | [3] [ket. 4] | ||
(acting) | Sutan Mohammad Rasjid | 2 January 1949 | May 1949 | [5] | ||
May 1949 | October 1949 | |||||
1 | Mohammad Nasroen | October 1949 | 1 August 1950 | [6] [ket. 5] | ||
(acting) | Ruslan Muljohardjo | 9 November 1950 | 1 May 1951 | [3] [ket. 6] | ||
2 | 1 May 1951 | 20 December 1956 |
# | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
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1 | Kaharuddin Datuk Rangkayo Basa | 17 May 1958 | 5 July 1965 | [7] | ||
(acting) | Suputro Brotodihardjo | 5 July 1965 | 4 June 1966 | [8] | ||
2 | Harun Al Rasyid Zain | 4 June 1966 | 4 June 1971 | [ket. 7] | ||
(acting) | 4 June 1971 | 3 April 1972 | [ket. 8] | |||
2 | 3 April 1972 | 3 April 1977 | ||||
(acting) | 3 April 1977 | 18 October 1977 | ||||
3 | Azwar Anas | 18 October 1977 | 18 October 1982 | |||
(acting) | 18 October 1982 | 30 October 1982 | ||||
3 | 30 October 1982 | 30 October 1987 | ||||
4 | Hasan Basri Durin | 30 October 1987 | 30 October 1992 | |||
(acting) | 30 October 1992 | 29 December 1992 | ||||
4 | 29 December 1992 | 29 December 1997 | ||||
5 | Muchlis Ibrahim | 29 December 1997 | 27 March 1999 | [ket. 9] | ||
(acting) | Dunidja D. | 27 March 1999 | 24 February 2000 | |||
6 | Zainal Bakar | 24 February 2000 | 24 February 2005 | |||
(acting) | 24 February 2005 | 14 March 2005 | [ket. 10] | |||
(acting) | Muhammad Thamrin | 14 March 2005 | 15 August 2005 | [13] [14] | ||
7 | Gamawan Fauzi | 15 August 2005 | 22 October 2009 | [ket. 11] | ||
(acting) | Marlis Rahman | 22 October 2009 | 7 December 2009 | [15] | ||
8 | 7 December 2009 | 15 August 2010 | [16] | |||
9 | Irwan Prayitno | 15 August 2010 | 15 August 2015 | [17] | ||
(acting) | Reydonnyzar Moenek | 15 August 2015 | 12 February 2016 | [18] | ||
9 (2015) | Irwan Prayitno | 12 February 2016 | 12 February 2021 | [19] | ||
(daily caretaker) | Alwis | 12 February 2021 | 18 February 2021 | [20] | ||
(acting) | Hamdani | 18 February 2021 | 25 February 2021 | [21] | ||
10 (2020) | Mahyeldi Ansharullah | 25 February 2021 | Incumbent | [22] |
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