List of governors of Papua

Governor of Papua is the regional head who holds the provincial government in Papua together with the Deputy Governor of Papua. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Papua are elected through general elections which are held every 5 years. The current governor of Papua is Ridwan Rumasukun.

The following is a list of the governors of Papua, including when they were still called West Irian and Irian Jaya.

No.	Photo	Governor		Took office	Left office	Vice Governor		R
Governor of West Irian in exile (1956-1963)
1			Zainal Abidin Syah (1912–1967)	23 September 1956	end of 1961			[1]
2			Pamoedji	end of 1961	1 May 1963
Governor of West Irian (1963-1973)
3			Eliëzer Jan Bonaÿ (1923–1990)	1 May 1963	26 November 1964		Pamoedji	[2]
4			Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979)	26 November 1964	1 March 1973		Agus Subekti (1964–1965)	[3]
							Mohammad Sarwono (1967–1973)
Governor of Irian Jaya (1973-2000)
4			Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979)	1 March 1973	29 June 1973		Mohammad Sarwono (1973)	[3]
5			Acub Zainal (1926–2008)	29 June 1973	31 March 1975		Jan Mamoribo (1973–1976)	[4]
—			Soetran (1921–1987)	31 March 1975	12 August 1975			[5]
6				12 August 1975	4 September 1980			[6]
							Elias Paprindey (acting, 1977-1980)
—				4 September 1980	20 January 1981			[7]
							Izaac Hindom (1980-1982)
7			Busiri Suryowinoto (1926–1982)	20 January 1981	4 August 1982			[8]
—			Izaac Hindom (1934–2009)	4 August 1982	12 November 1982	none		[9]
8				12 November 1982	18 November 1987		Sugiyono (1983-1985)
							Poedjono Pranyoto (1985-1988)
—				18 November 1987	13 April 1988			[10]
9			Barnabas Suebu (1945–)	13 April 1988	13 April 1993			[11]
							Soedardjat Nataatmadja (1988-1993)
10			Jacob Pattipi (1939–2001)	13 April 1993	9 April 1998			[12]
							Basyir Bachtiar (1993-1998) John Djopari (1998-2000) Herman Monim (1996-1998) Abraham Octavianus Atururi (1998-2000)
11			Freddy Numberi (1947–)	9 April 1998	1 January 2000			[a] [14]
Governor of Papua (2000-now)
11			Freddy Numberi (1947–)	1 January 2000	15 April 2000		John Djopari	[14]
—			Musiran Darmosuwito	15 April 2000	23 November 2000			[15]
12			Jacobus Perviddya Solossa (1949–2005)	23 November 2000	23 November 2005		Constant Karma
—				23 November 2005	19 December 2005
—			Andi Baso Bassaleng (1947–2013)	20 December 2005	9 January 2006	none		[16]
—			Sodjuangon Situmorang (1949–)	9 January 2006	25 July 2006			[17]
13			Barnabas Suebu (1945–)	25 July 2006	25 July 2011		Alex Hesegem	[18]
—			Syamsul Arif Rivai (1952–)	25 July 2011	1 November 2012	none		[19]
—			Constant Karma (1954–)	5 November 2012	9 April 2013			[20] [21]
14			Lukas Enembe (1967–2023)	9 April 2013	9 April 2018 (campaign leave on 26 February 2018 to 9 April 2018)		Klemen Tinal	[22]
—			Soedarmo (1956–)	26 February 2018	9 April 2018	none		[23]
				10 April 2018	5 September 2018			[24]
(14)			Lukas Enembe (1967–2023)	5 September 2018	5 September 2023 (Non-active from 11 January 2023 to 5 September 2023		Klemen Tinal (2018–2021)	[25]
—			Ridwan Rumasukun (1964–)	11 January 2023	5 August 2024	none		[26]
—			Ramses Limbong (1965–)	5 August 2024	7 July 2025			[27]
—			Agus Fatoni (1972–)	7 July 2025	Incumbent			[28]

References

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2. ES (1963). "1 MEI 1963: DETIK BERSEDJARAH KEUTUHAN INDONESIA". Mimbar Penerangan. p. 10.
3. Semdam XVII/Tjenderawasih & Pusjarahmil AD (1965). Kronologi sedjarah TNI Angkatan Darat di Irian-Barat, tahun 1963-1964. Bandung: Semdam XVII/Tjenderawasih. p. 118.
4. "Tajuk Rencana: Irian Jaya Bergerak Maju". Kompas. 3 July 1973.
5. "Bupati Trenggalek gantikan gubernur Acub Zainal". Kompas. 20 March 1975.
6. WR (11 August 1975). "Soetran Gubernur Definitif Irja". Kompas.
7. RS (5 September 1980). "Soetran Dilantik Sebagai Pj. Gubernur Irja". Kompas.
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10. SK (1 December 1987). "Izaac Hindom Lapor Kepada Presiden". Kompas.
11. Muchlis, Retob; Bill, Manuel (14 April 1988). "Barnabas Suebu SH, Gubernur Irja yang Baru". Kompas.
12. Nicolash, Korano (15 April 1993). "Jacob Pattipi, Gubernur Irja yang Baru". Kompas.
13. PEP (17 February 2000). "Freddy Numberi Masih Gubernur Papua". Kompas.
14. TOV (9 April 1998). "Freddy Numberi, Gubernur Irja". Kompas.
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17. "Sodjuangan Situmorang Jadi Pejabat Gubernur Papua". DetikNews. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2006.
18. Liputan6.com (2006-07-26). "Lintas Daerah". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
19. NAT; SAM (25 July 2011). "Mendagri Lantik Pjs Gubernur Papua dan Papua Barat". Jawa Pos National Network. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
20. "Constant Karma Resmi Jadi Penjabat Gubernur Papua". Direktorat Jenderal Otonomi Daerah, Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. Radar Timika. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
21. "Constant Karma Ditunjuk Gantikan Syamsul Rivai". Pemerintahan Provinsi Papua. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
22. Hayati, Istiqomatul (2013-04-09). "Gubernur Papua Dilantik di Lapangan Sepak Bola". Tempo. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
23. haipapua (2018-02-26). "Soedarmo, Sukses jadi Plt Gubernur Aceh Dipercaya jadi Pjs Gubernur Papua". Berita Papua (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-09-13.^{[ dead link ]}
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25. haipapua (2018-09-05). "Dilantik Presiden, Lukas Enembe dan Klemen Tinal Kembali Pimpin Provinsi Papua". Berita Papua (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
26. "Ditunjuk jadi Plh Gubernur, Ridwan Rumasukun Segera Rapat Koordinasi dengan Forkopimda". Provincial Government of Papua Official Website (in Indonesian). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
27. "Mendagri Lantik Ramses Limbong Penjabat Gubernur Papua". Antara News (in Indonesian). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
28. "Mendagri Lantik Agus Fatoni Jadi Pj Gubernur Papua". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 7 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.

Notes

1. Also held office as the Minister of State Minister of State Apparatus Utilization since 29 October 1999. ^[13]