Mayor of Bandung

Mayor of Bandung
Wali Kota Bandung
Coat of arms of Bandung
Incumbent
A. Koswara [id]
Acting 
since 20 September 2024
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderE.A. Maurenbrecher
Formation1906
Websitewww.bandung.go.id

The mayor of Bandung is an elected politician who is responsible of governing the city of Bandung. The first mayor of Bandung was E.A. Maurenbrecher, who governed the city during the Dutch colonisation period from 1906 to 1907. Since then, Bandung has been governed by 29 mayors and 6 vice mayors.[1]

List of mayors of Bandung

Dutch colonisation period

  • E.A. Maurenbrecher (1906–1907)
  • R.E. Krijboom (1907–1908)
  • J.A. van Der Ent (1909–1910)
  • J.J. Verwijk (1910–1912)
  • C.C.B van Vlenier (1912–1913)
  • B. van Bijveld (1913–1920)
  • Bertus Coops (1920–1921)
  • Steven Anne Reitsma (1921–1928) [2]
  • Bertus Coops (2nd term) (1928–1934)
  • J.E.A. van Wolzogen Kuhr (1934–1936)
  • J.M. Wesselink (1936–1942)

Japanese occupation period

  • R.A. Atmadinata (1942–1945)

Post-independence period

No Portrait Name Took office Left office Vice mayor Election
1 R.A. Atmadinata 17 August 1945 1 November 1945 none —
2 Sjamsuridjal 1 November 1945 1 March 1947 —
3 Ukar Bratakusumah 1 March 1947 1 December 1949 —
4 R. Enoch 1 December 1949 2 April 1957 —
5 R. Priatna Kusumah 2 April 1957 1966 —
6 R. Didi Djukardi 1966 1968 —
7 R. Hidayat Sukarmadidjaja 1968 11 January 1971 —
8 R Otje Djoendjoenan 11 January 1971 16 January 1976 —
9 Utju Djoenadi 16 January 1976 6 April 1978 —
10 Husen Wangsaatmadja 6 April 1978 16 October 1983 —
11 Ateng Wahyudi 16 October 1983 16 October 1993 Matin Burhan —
12 Wahyu Hamijaya 16 October 1993 16 October 1998 E. Soedarsono —
13 Aa Tarmana 16 October 1998 16 September 2003 Vacant —
14 Dada Rosada 16 October 2003 16 September 2008 Jusep Purwasuganda —
16 September 2008 19 August 2013 Ayi Vivananda 2008
15 Ridwan Kamil 16 September 2013 4 September 2018[Note. 1] Oded Muhammad Danial 2013
16 Oded Muhammad Danial 20 September 2018 10 December 2021[Note. 2] Yana Mulyana 2018
17 Yana Mulyana 18 April 2022 15 April 2023[Note. 3] Vacant —
18 Muhammad Farhan 10 February 2025 Elected Erwin 2024

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.

No Portrait Name Took office Left office Mayor
1 Steven Anne Reitsma 22 May 1920 22 September 1921 Bertus Coops
2 Ayi Vivananda 20 August 2013 16 September 2013 Dada Rosada
3 Muhamad Solihin 14 February 2018 23 June 2018 Ridwan Kamil
4 Oded Muhammad Danial 4 September 2018 16 September 2018
5 Dadang Supriatna 16 September 2018 20 September 2018 Transition
6 Yana Mulyana 10 December 2021 18 April 2022 Oded Muhammad Danial
7 Ema Sumarna 15 April 2023 20 September 2023 Yana Mulyana
8 Bambang Tirtoyuliono 20 September 2023 20 September 2024 Transition
9 A. Koswara 20 September 2024 Incumbent

Notes

  1. ^ Resigned after being elected as the Governor of West Java
  2. ^ Died in office
  3. ^ The temporary position was taken over by Ema Sumarna and Bambang Tirtoyuliono, after being arrested on suspicion of corruption

References

  1. ^ "Sekilas Kota Bandung (About Bandung)". Official Website (in Indonesian). Bandung City Government. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
  2. ^ ancestry