| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Central Java |
| Flag: | Coat of arms of Central Java.svg |
| Flagsize: | 110px |
| Flagcaption: | Seal of the Province |
| Incumbent: | Nana Sudjana |
| Incumbentsince: | 5 September 2023 |
| Acting: | y |
| Residence: | Wisma Perdamaian (Official) Puri Gedeh (other) |
| Termlength: | Five years |
| Formation: | 18 August 1945 |
| Inaugural: | Raden Panji Soeroso |
The Governor of Central Java (;) is the first-level regional head in Central Java 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 Nana Sudjana.
The following is a list of governors of Central Java:
| Portrait | Governor | Period | Party | Deputy governor | Term | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor of Central Java | |||||||||
| 1 | Soeroso | 18 August 1945 | 13 October 1945 | Non-party | N/A | 1 | |||
| 2 | Wongsonegoro | 13 October 1945 | 13 October 1949 | Great Indonesia Party | N/A | 2 | |||
| 3 | Boedijono | 13 October 1949 | 1954 | N/A | 3 | [1] | |||
| 4 | Mangun Negoro | 1954 | 1958 | N/A | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Sukardji Mangun Kusumo | 1958 | 1958 | N/A | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Hadisubeno Sosrowerdojo | 1958 | 1960 | Partai Nasional Indonesia | N/A | 6 | |||
| 7 | 1960 | 1966 | N/A | 7 | |||||
| 8 | Moenadi | 1966 | 1974 | Military | N/A | 8 | |||
| 9 | Soepardjo Rustam | 1974 | 19 March 1983 | N/A | 9 | ||||
| 10 | Muhammad Ismail | 19 March 1983 | 1988 | N/A | 10 | ||||
| 1988 | 1993 | N/A | 11 | ||||||
| 11 | Soewardi | 1993 | 24 August 1998 | Sunartejo | 12 | ||||
| Susmono Martosiswojo | |||||||||
| 12 | Mardiyanto | 24 August 1998 | 24 August 2003 | 13 | |||||
| • Achmad • Djoko Sudantoko • Mulyadi Widodo | |||||||||
| 24 August 2003 | 28 September 2007 | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | Ali Mufiz | 14 (2003) | |||||
| – | Ali Mufiz | 29 August 2007 | 28 September 2007 | Vacant | |||||
| 13 | 28 September 2007 | 23 August 2008 | |||||||
| 14 | Bibit Waluyo | 23 August 2008 | 23 August 2013 | Rustriningsih | 16 (2008) | ||||
| 15 | Ganjar Pranowo | 23 August 2013 | 23 August 2018 | Heru Sudjatmoko | 17 (2013) | ||||
| 5 September 2018 | 5 September 2023[2] | Taj Yasin Maimoen | 18 (2018) | ||||||