The following is a list of the governors of West Sumatra who have served since October 1, 1945 until now.
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.
List of governors West Coast Province of Sumatra (1942–1945)
#PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeNotes(acting)Fujiyama17 March 19421 August 19421Yano Kenzo1 August 194231 March 19442Hattori Naoaki6 April 194412 May 1945
West Sumatra Residency (1945–1948) #PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeNotes1Muhammad Sjafei1 October 194515 November 19452Roesad Datuk Perpatih Baringek15 November 194514 March 19463Mohammad Djamil18 March 19461 July 19464Sutan Mohammad Rasjid20 July 194629 April 1947Dt. Simaradjo, Nazwier. 1993. Cabik-Cabik Bulu Ayam, Seputar Proses Pencalonan dan Pemilihan Gubernur Sumatra Barat Periode 1992-1997. Padang: Yayasan Muballigh Sumatra Barat.5Mohammad Nasroen29 April 194715 April 1948
Central Sumatra Province (1948–1956)
#PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeNotes1Mohammad Nasroen15 April 194819 December 1948Sutan Mohammad Rasjid2 January 1949May 1949May 1949October 19491Mohammad NasroenOctober 19491 August 1950Ruslan Muljohardjo9 November 19501 May 195121 May 195120 December 1956
West Sumatra Province (1958–present)
#PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeNotes1Kaharuddin Datuk Rangkayo Basa17 May 19585 July 1965Suputro Brotodihardjo5 July 19654 June 19662Harun Al Rasyid Zain4 June 19664 June 19714 June 19713 April 197223 April 19723 April 19773 April 197718 October 19773Azwar Anas18 October 197718 October 198218 October 198230 October 1982330 October 198230 October 19874Hasan Basri Durin30 October 198730 October 199230 October 199229 December 1992429 December 199229 December 19975Muchlis Ibrahim29 December 199727 March 1999Dunidja D.27 March 199924 February 20006 Zainal Bakar24 February 200024 February 200524 February 200514 March 2005Muhammad Thamrin14 March 200515 August 20057Gamawan Fauzi15 August 200522 October 2009Marlis Rahman22 October 20097 December 200987 December 200915 August 2010"Gubernur Sumbar Dilantik di Garasi Mobil". JPNN.com. 07 Desember 2009. Diakses 2 Januari 20219Irwan Prayitno15 August 201015 August 2015Reydonnyzar Moenek15 August 201512 February 20169 (2015)Irwan Prayitno12 February 201612 February 2021"Sebelum Dilantik, Kepala Daerah Terpilih Jalan Kaki Bersama Jokowi" Situs Resmi Kementerian Dalam Negeri. 12 Februari 2016. Diakses 19 Februari 2016.Alwis12 February 202118 February 2021Tito Tunjuk Alwis Jadi Plh Gubernur Sumbar RRI. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.Hamdani18 February 202125 February 2021Hamdani Dipercaya Jadi Pj Gubernur Sumbar RRI. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.10 (2020)(2024)Mahyeldi Ansharullah25 February 2021IncumbentJokowi Lantik Gubernur-Wagub Sumbar, Kepri, dan Bengkulu RRI. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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