| Governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta | |
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| Gubernur Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta ꦒꦸꦧꦼꦂꦤꦸꦂꦥꦤꦒꦫꦩꦶꦫꦸꦁꦒꦤ꧀ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ | |
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 Flag of Yogyakarta (non-civil) | |
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| Special Region of Yogyakarta Provincial Government | |
| Style | Mr. Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) His Exalted Majesty (sultanate style) |
| Type | Chief executive[1] |
| Status | Head of government |
| Abbreviation | GOSROY(in English) Gub. DIY(in Indonesian) |
| Residence | The Royal Palace of Yogyakarta |
| Nominator | None |
| Appointer | Hereditary (noelection) |
| Term length | Noterm limits |
| Formation | 4 March 1950; 75 years ago (1950-03-04) |
| First holder | Hamengkubuwono IX |
| Deputy | Vice Governor of Yogyakarta |
| Salary | Rp3 million (US$179,47) per month[2] |
| Website | www.jogjaprov.go.id |
This is thelist of governors of theSpecial Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. Due to its root in theYogyakarta Sultanate andPakualaman Principality, the 5 September 1945 joint statement regarding their integration into Indonesia, and the great contribution of the royal realms in the Indonesia National Revolution, the former royal realms is formally granted the status of special province since 1950.
Based on Act No.13 (2012) on Specialty of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, since 2012 the government of Indonesia formally recognized thereigning Sultan of Yogyakarta as the hereditary Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region and thereigning Prince of Paku Alam as the hereditary Vice Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region (Article 18 Paragraph 1c).[3] The terms for both offices are limited to 5 years per period (Article 25 Paragraph 1), but not bounded by term limits that is normally applied to such public office (Article 25 Paragraph 2),[3] effectively allowing the reigning monarch of each royal house to hold their position for life and pass it to their successor.
| Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta | ||||
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Vice governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | _Hamengkubuwana_IX_(1950s).jpg) | Hamengkubuwono IX | 4 March 1950 – 3 October 1988 (38 years, 214 days) | Paku Alam VIII(1950–1988) |
| 2 |  | Paku Alam VIII[a] | 5 December 1988 – 11 September 1998 (9 years, 281 days) | Vacant |
| 3 | .png) | Hamengkubuwono X | 3 October 1998 – present (27 years, 132 days) | |
| Paku Alam IX(2003–2015) | ||||
| Paku Alam X(2016–present) | ||||
| Potrait | Name | Term in office | Term | Definitive governor | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paku Alam VIII (Acting) | 3 Oktober 1988 – 5 December 1988 | 63 days | I | Hamengkubuwana IX | [b][4] | |
.jpg) | Soebekti Soenarto (Daily acting) | 11 September 1998 – 3 October 1998 | 22 days | II | Paku Alam VIII | [c][5] | |
| Ichsanuri (Daily acting) | 9 October 2012 – 10 October 2012 | 1 day | — | Hamengkubuwana X | [d][6] | ||
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