List of Governors of West Sumatra

The Governor of West Sumatra, one of the provinces of Indonesia, is the chief executive of the province. The office was created in 1958, thirteen years after Indonesian independence in 1945.

#	Name	Entered Office	Left Office
1	Kaharudin	1958[1]	1965[1]
2	Saputro Brotodirejo	1965[2]	1967[2]
3	Harun Zain	1967	1977
4	Azwar Anas	1977[3]	1987[3]
5	Hasan Basri Durin	1987	1997
6	Muchlis Ibrahim	1977	1999
-	Dunidja	27 March 1999	24 February 2000
7	Zainal Bakar	24 February 2000	14 March 2005
-	Thamrin	14 March 2005	15 August 2005
8	Gamawan Fauzi	15 August 2005[4]	22 October 2009[4]
9	Marlis Rahman	22 October 2009	15 August 2010
10	Irwan Prayitno	15 August 2010[5]	15 August 2015 [5]
-	Reydonnyzar Moenek	15 August 2015	12 February 2016
11	Irwan Prayitno	12 February 2016	Incumbent

Governor of West Sumatra
Seal of West Sumatra
Incumbent Irwan Prayitno since 12 February 2016
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Kaharudin Datuk Rangkayo Basa
Formation	1958
Deputy	Nasrul Abit

Governors of Indonesian provinces are now chosen via popular election. The next election for the governor of West Sumatra is scheduled to be held in 2021.

References

Footnotes

1. Poesponegoro & Notosusanto 1992.
2. Tempo Interaktif 1977. sfn error: no target: CITEREFTempo_Interaktif1977 (help)
3. Yusra 2011.
4. Kompas 2009.
5. VIVA.co.id 2010.

Bibliography

• Poesponegoro, Marwati Djoened; Notosusanto, Nugroho (1992). Sejarah Nasional Indonesia: Jaman Jepang dan Zaman Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Balai Pustaka.
• "Kisah Anak Bertuah". Tempo Interaktif (in Indonesian). 8 October 1977.
• Yusra, Abrar (2011). Azwar Anas Teladan dari Ranah Minang (in Indonesian). Gramedia.
• Kusumaputra, R. Adhi (22 October 2009). "Gamawan Fauzi, Dulu Bupati Solok Kini Mendagri". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 September 2012.
• "Irwan Prayitno Dilantik Jadi Gubernur Sumbar". VIVA.co.id (in Indonesian). 15 August 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2012.