List of mayors of Surabaya explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Surabaya
Flag:	City of Surabaya Logo.svg
Flagsize:	110px
Flagcaption:	Coat of arms of Surabaya
Incumbent:	Eri Cahyadi
Incumbentsince:	26 February 2021
Termlength:	5 years
Formation:	1916
Inaugural:	Mr.A. Meijroos
Website:	www.surabaya.go.id

The mayor of Surabaya is an elected politician who is responsible of governing the city of Surabaya. The first mayor of Surabaya was Mr.A. Meijroos, who governed the city during the Dutch colonisation period from 1916 to 1920.^[1]

List

	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Vice Mayor		Periode	Ref.
Burgemeester of Soerabaja
1		Mr. A. Meijroos	21 August 1916	1920			N/A	1
2		Ir. G.J. Dijkerman	1920	1926			N/A	2
3		Mr. H.I. Bussemaker	1926	1932			N/A	3
4		Mr. G.J. ter Poorten	1932	1936			N/A	4
5		Mr. W.H. van Helsdingen	1936	January 1942			N/A	5
6		Mr. W.A.H. Fuchter	January 1942	February 1942			N/A	6
—		Radjamin Nasution	February 1942	September 1942	Parindra		N/A	7
Soerabaja under Japanese Occupation
1		Takashi Ichiro	February 1942	17 August 1945			Radjamin Nasution	1
Head of Surabaya
1		Radjamin Nasution	17 August 1945	28 August 1945	Parindra		N/A	1
Head of Haminte Surabaya
—		Mr. C.J.G. Becht	1945	December 1945			N/A	8
Mayor of Surabaya
2		Indrakoesoema	December 1945	February 1946	Independent		N/A	2
3		Soerjadi	February 1946	1950			N/A	3
4		Doel Arnowo	1950	1952	Indonesian National Party		N/A	4
5		Moestadjab Soemowidagdo	1952	1956			N/A	5
6		Istadjab Tjokrokoesoemo	1956	30 June 1958			N/A	6
7		Raden Satrio Sastrodiredjo	30 June 1958	22 May 1963	Communist Party of Indonesia		N/A	7
8		Moerachman	13 December 1963	29 October 1965	Independent		N/A	8
9		Raden Soekotjo Sastrodinoto	29 October 1965	4 November 1969	Military		N/A	9
			4 November 1969	23 January 1974			N/A	10
10		Raden Soeparno	23 January 1974	23 January 1979			N/A	11
11		Moehadji Widjaja	27 January 1979	20 June 1984			N/A	12
12		Poernomo Kasidi	20 June 1984	20 June 1989			Soenarjo (1988–1992)	13 (1984)
			20 June 1989	20 June 1994				14 (1989)
							Istijono Soenarto (1992–1995)
13	<	-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->	Soenarto Soemoprawiro	20 June 1994				7 March 2000	15 (1994)
						Wardji (1995–2000)
		7 March 2000		16 January 2002			Bambang Dwi Hartono	16 (2000)
14		Bambang Dwi Hartono	10 June 2002	7 March 2005	PDIP		None
			31 Agustus 2005	31 Agustus 2010			Arif Afandi	17 (2005)
15		Tri Rismaharini	28 September 2010	28 September 2015			Bambang Dwi Hartono (2010–2013)	18 (2010)
							Whisnu Sakti Buana (2014–2020)
			17 February 2016	23 December 2020				19 (2015)
16		Whisnu Sakti Buana	11 February 2021	17 February 2021			None
17		Eri Cahyadi	26 February 2021	Incumbent			Armuji	20 (2020)

Legends

Acting Mayor

In the case of government, a regional head who applies for leave or temporarily resigns from his position with the central government, then the Minister of Home Affairs prepares a replacement who is a bureaucrat in the regional government or even a deputy mayor, including when the mayor's position is in a transition period.

Potret	Acting Mayor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	None	The definitive mayor
		Bambang Dwi Hartono	16 January 2002	10 June 2002	16 (2000)		Soenarto Soemoprawiro
		Chusnul Arifien Damuri	7 March 2005	31 August 2005	—		Transition
		Soekamto Hadi	31 August 2010	28 September 2010	—		Transition
		Nurwiyatno	28 September 2015	17 February 2016	—		Transition
		Whisnu Sakti Buana	24 December 2020	11 February 2021	19 (2015)		Tri Rismaharini
		Hendro Gunawan	17 February 2021	26 February 2021	—		Transition

Notes and References

1. https://www.surabaya.go.id/ Government website