The Jakarta Special Region is administratively equal to a province with special status as the largest city of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor,the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The Governor of Jakarta is an elected politician who,along with the vice governor and 106 members of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD),is accountable for the strategic government of the city of Jakarta.
Anies Rasyid Baswedan is an Indonesian academic,activist,and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service,he served as the Rector of Paramadina University before being appointed to be Minister of Education and Culture in Joko Widodo administration. He is also the founder of Indonesia Mengajar,a program that selects,trains,and assigns university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country. He is the grandson of nationalist,journalist,and freedom fighter Abdurrahman Baswedan,and the cousin of Novel Baswedan. He was a candidate for President of Indonesia in the 2024 election.
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno is an Indonesian businessman,investor and politician who is the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy,and was the Deputy Governor of Jakarta. He was elected along with Anies Baswedan in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election after defeating incumbent pair Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat. He resigned the office to run as Prabowo Subianto's running mate for the 2019 Indonesian presidential election.
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is an Indonesian businessman,politician,and former governor of Jakarta. He is colloquially known by his Hakka Chinese name,Ahok. He was the second minority governor of Jakarta with ethnic Chinese ancestry and also of the Evangelical faith,following Henk Ngantung,who was the sole Catholic and ethnic Minahasan governor to hold office from 1964–65.
Djarot Saiful Hidayat is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the People's Representative Council. He was the governor of Jakarta,in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since 9 May. He replaced his predecessor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama when the latter was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. He was appointed by Basuki as Deputy Governor in 2014 to fill the gap left by the election of Joko Widodo as president.
Sinyo Harry Sarundajang was an Indonesian politician. He served as governor of North Sulawesi for all but one month from 2005 to 2015. He was also a former Governor of North Maluku in 2002 and Maluku in 2002–2003. In February 2018,he was appointed by the President Joko Widodo as the ambassador to the Philippines,with concurrent accreditation to the Marshall Islands and Palau.
The 2018 South Sulawesi Gubernatorial Election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of South Sulawesi along with their deputy,whilst members of the provincial council will be re-elected in 2019.
Nurdin Abdullah is an Indonesian politician and academic who was the 8th governor of South Sulawesi and regent of Bantaeng Regency between 2008 and 2018. He was arrested for corruption in 2021,and sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
Ali Mazi is an Indonesian lawyer and politician who served as the governor of Southeast Sulawesi between 2003–2008 and 2018–2023.
Prasetyo Edi Marsudi is an Indonesian politician from PDI-P who is currently speaker of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council.
Abraham Lunggana,popularly known as Lulung or Haji Lulung,was an Indonesian politician and businessman who was a member of the People's Representative Council and was the deputy speaker of Jakarta Council.
On 22 January 2019,floods caused by heavy rainfall struck the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. At least 68 people were killed and thousands were displaced. Gowa Regency was particularly hard-hit,experiencing the majority of the fatalities.
Andi Oddang Makka was an Indonesian military officer and politician who became the governor of South Sulawesi from 1978 to 1983.
Sodjuangon Situmorang is an Indonesian bureaucrat who worked in the Department of Internal Affairs and briefly in the office of the Coordinating Minister for Political,Legal,and Security Affairs as a deputy. Sodjuangan also held office as the acting governor of Central Kalimantan in 2005 and Papua in 2006.
Soedarmo is an Indonesian military officer and bureaucrat who was the Director General of Politics and General Government from 2015 to 2019. Due to his office in the Ministry of Home Affairs,he held acting governorships in Aceh and Papua.
Achmad Tanribali Salim Lamo is an Indonesian military officer and bureaucrat who became the Director General of National Unity and Politics in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Tanribali also held several acting governorships during his tenure in the ministry.
The 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 to elect both the governor and vice-governor of Jakarta for a five-year term. The election will be held as part of local elections for governors,regents,and mayors across Indonesia.
Andi Sudirman Sulaiman is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as the Governor of South Sulawesi. He had been elected as Vice Governor in 2018 and was elevated to acting governor when governor Nurdin Abdullah was arrested.
