List of governors of Yogyakarta explained

Post:Governor
Body:Special Region of Yogyakarta
Native Name:Indonesian: Gubernur Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
Flag:Coat of arms of Yogyakarta.svg
Flagsize:110px
Flagcaption:Seal of the Province
Incumbent:Hamengkubuwono X
Incumbentsince:3 October 1998
Preceded By:Paku Alam VIII
Style:His Majesty
Formation:4 March 1950
Deputy:Paku Alam X
Website:www.jogjaprov.go.id

This is the list of governors of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Due to its root in the Yogyakarta Sultanate and Pakualaman Principality, the 5 September 1945 joint statement regarding their integration into Indonesia, and the great contribution of the royal realms in the Indonesia National Revolution, the former royal realms is formally granted the status of special province since 1950.

Based on Act No.13 (2012) on Specialty of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, since 2012 the government of Indonesia formally recognized the reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta as the hereditary Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region and the reigning Prince of Paku Alam as the hereditary Vice Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region (Article 18 Paragraph 1c).[1] The terms for both offices are limited to 5 years per period (Article 25 Paragraph 1), but not bounded by term limits that is normally applied to such public office (Article 25 Paragraph 2),[1] effectively allowing the reigning monarch of each royal house to hold their position for life and pass it to their successor.

List

The following are the governors of the province :

Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta
No.PortraitNameTerm in officeVice governor
Hamengkubuwono IX4 March 1950 – 3 October 1988
Paku Alam VIII (1950–1988)
Paku Alam VIII3 October 1988 – 11 September 1998
Vacant
Hamengkubuwono X3 October 1998 – Present
Paku Alam IX (2003–2015)
Paku Alam X (2016–)

Notes and References

  1. Law . 13 . 2012 . . Undang-undang Nomor 13 Tahun 2012 tentang Keistimewaan Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta . id.