Dominggus Mandacan

• Jacobus Perviddya Solossa

West Papua Governor

• Abraham Octavianus Atururi (act.)
• Timbul Pudjianto (act.)
• Abraham Octavianus Atururi

Dominggus Mandacan
Official portrait, 2025
2nd Governor of West Papua
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 February 2025
Deputy	Dominggus Buiney
Preceded by	Mulyono
Succeeded by	Bastian Salabay
Personal details
Born	Dominggus Mandacan (1959-12-16) 16 December 1959 (age 65) Manokwari, Netherlands New Guinea
Citizenship	Indonesian
Political party	NasDem
Other political affiliations	KIM Plus (2024–present)

Dominggus Mandacan is an Indonesian politician who is the governor of West Papua, serving since February 2025 after his first term from 2017 to 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini traveled to the province to help campaign for Mandacan and his running mate, Mohammad Lakotani, and the Mandacan-Lakotani ticket had the support of both the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and the Nasdem Party. ^[3]

He was the son of Lodewijk Mandatjan, the leader of Arfak tribe, and alongside Barents Mandatjan, were early figures of Indonesian Nationalist in Papua who was involved in red-white flag raising ceremony in Borarsi, Manokwari, before switching side to support Papuan Independence. During 1963-1969, He alongside Permenas Ferry Awom, former member of PVK, lead a group of early OPM waged a guerrilla warfare against Indonesian forces. These events were collectively known as Arfai incident. He surrendered and switch to Indonesian side, and receive titular military title of Major from Indonesian Army. A police hospital, RS Bhayangkara Polda Papua Barat, was also named after him. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Raja Ampat promotes culture with festival, handicraft exhibition. Jakarta Post, 29 July 2017. Accessed 7 August 2017.
2. Jokowi observes massive Indonesian military exercise near South China Sea. The Straits Times, 20 May 2017. Accessed 7 August 2017.
3. Tri Rismaharini in West Papua to help campaign for PDI-P candidate. Jakarta Post, 5 February 2017. Accessed 7 August 2017.
4. "Ini Sejarah Singkat Patung Lodewijk Mandatjan yang Menjadi Simbol RS Bhayangkara Polda Papua Barat". Oridek News (in Indonesian). 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
5. "1 Juli 1971 Kilas Balik Batalyon Papua dan TPN-OPM". StackPath. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2021-11-03.