Below is a list of
Mayors and
Governors who have held office in the regional government district of
Batavia in the
Dutch East Indies until its transformation to
Jakarta in
Indonesia from the formation of the office in 1916.
Note: Italic denotes acting mayor (governor it's already
below)
Burgemeester Batavia (1916–1942) The Dutch East Indies government began to appoint
Mayors of Batavia () in 1916, previously the office was held by a Resident Assistant from 1905. There are total of five
Burgermeester served before the
Japanese invasion in 1942.
Mayor of the Special City of Jakarta (1942–1945) After the Japanese occupied Jakarta on 8 March, the Japanese upgraded the status of Jakarta into a on 8 August 1942, and appointed a . Prior to the appointment of
tokubetsu-shichō, the Japanese appointed
Baginda Dahlan Abdullah as the acting
tokubetsu-shichō.
Republican Mayor of Jakarta (1945–1947) After the Indonesian Independence was proclaimed on 17 August 1945, the power transfer of the city was handed over from Japan to Indonesia on 19 September 1945. Following the power transfer, President of Indonesia appointed Suwirjo as the Mayor of Jakarta on 23 September 1945. Suwirjo ended him term after being arrested by the Dutch forces on 21 July 1947, following the
Operation Product that occupied the town.
Dutch Mayors of Jakarta/Batavia (1946–1950) Following the Dutch return to Jakarta in early 1946, the Dutch civil administration,
NICA, appointed the Archibald Bogaardt as the acting mayor of Batavia. Bogaardt had been the mayor of Batavia previously in 1941, and lost his power to the Japanese in 1942. The Dutch appointed Bogaardt in a shadow government and referred the
de facto major, Suwiryo, as
republikeinse burgemeester. Bogaardt's successor, E. M. Stok, finally gained de facto control after the Dutch occupied the city in
Operation Product on 21 July 1947. There were four mayors of the city during this period, but only one was recognized as a definitive mayor, while the rest was referred as
waarnemend burgemeester (acting mayor).
Governor of the Federal Region of Batavia (1948–1950) The formation of the Federal Region of Batavia was announced with the
Staatsblad No. 63 in June 1948. The federal region was given an autonomous status in the territory of the
State of Pasundan. The governor of the region, Hilman Djajadiningrat, was appointed on 2 November 1948.
Mayors of Djakarta (1950–1958) After the return of Jakarta to Indonesia, the Federal Territory of Batavia was abolished. Hilman Djajadiningrat, the former governor, and Sastromoeljono, the former mayor, handed over their mandate to
Suwiryo on 30 March 1950.
Governors of Djakarta/Jakarta Acting governor In a stack of governments, a regional head who submits for leave, temporarily resigns, and left office from his position to the central government, then the
Minister of Home Affairs prepares his successor who is a bureaucrat in the local government or even a
Vice Governor, including when the position of governor is in transition. The following is a list of temporary replacements for the post of Governor of Jakarta. ;Legends ==See also==