Mayor of Bekasi

Mayor of Bekasi
Wali Kota Bekasi
Coat of arms of Bekasi
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since 20 February 2025
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderSoedjono
FormationApril 20, 1982 (1982-04-20)
WebsiteOfficial website

Mayor of Bekasi is the head of the second-level region who holds the government in Bekasi together with the Vice Mayor and 50 members of the Bekasi City Regional House of Representatives. The mayor and vice mayor of Bekasi are elected through general elections held every 5 years. The first mayor of Bekasi was Soedjono, who governed the city period from 1982 to 1988.

Before becoming an autonomous city, Bekasi was an administrative city and was part of Bekasi Regency.[1]

List

The following is a list of the names of the Mayors of Bekasi from time to time.

Administrative Mayor of Bekasi
Num. Portrait Mayor Beginning of office End of Term Political Party / Faction Period Note. Vice mayor
1 Soedjono 20 April 1982 1988 Golkar[a] 1 N/A
2 Andi Sukardi 1988 1991 Golkar[a] 2
3 Khailani A. R. 1991 10 March 1997 Golkar[a] 3
Mayor of Bekasi
Num. Portrait Mayor Beginning of office End of Term Political Party / Faction Period Note. Vice mayor
1 Nonon Sontanie 23 February 1998 10 March 2003 Golkar (until 1999) 4 [3] N/A
Independent (since 1999)
2 Akhmad Zurfaih 10 March 2003 10 March 2008 Golkar 5 Mochtar Mohamad
(2003–2008)
3 Mochtar Mohamad 10 March 2008 3 May 2012 PDI-P 6
(2008)
[4] Rahmat Effendi
(2008–2012)
4 Rahmat Effendi 10 March 2013 15 February 2018 Golkar 7
(2012)
[5][b] Ahmad Syaikhu
(2013–2018)
20 September 2018 7 January 2022 8
(2018)
[6][7] Tri Adhianto Tjahyono
(2018–2022)
5 Tri Adhianto Tjahyono, Wali Kota Bekasi (2025) Tri Adhianto Tjahyono 21 August 2023 20 September 2023 PDI-P [8] N/A
20 February 2025 Incumbent 9
(2024)
[9] Abdul Harris Bobihoe
(2025–now)

Temporary replacement

In the government stack, a regional head who submits himself to leave or temporarily resigns from his position to the central government, then the Minister of Home Affairs prepares a replacement who is a bureaucrat in the regional government or even a vice mayor, including when the mayor's position is in a transition period.

Portrait Mayor Party Beginning End Duration Period Definitive Ref.
Khailani A. R.
(Acting)
Golkar 10 March 1997 23 February 1998 – 350 days Transition [10]
Rahmat Effendi
(Acting Officer)
Golkar 3 May 2012 10 March 2013 6
(2008)
311 days
Ruddy Gandakusumah
(Acting)
Independent 15 February 2018 10 March 2018 7
(2012)
23 days Rahmat Effendi
(2013–2018)
[11]
Rayendra Sukarmadji
(Daily executive)
Independent 10 March 2018 13 March 2018 – 3 days N/A [12]
Ruddy Gandakusumah
(Acting)
Independent 13 March 2018 31 August 2018 171 days [13]
Toto Mohamad Toha
(Acting)
Independent 31 August 2018 20 September 2018 20 days [14]
Tri Adhianto Tjahyono
(Acting Officer)
PDI-P 7 January 2022 21 August 2023 8
(2018)
1 year, 226 days [15]
Raden Gani Muhamad
(Acting)
Independent 20 September 2023 20 February 2025 – 1 year, 153 days [16]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The Joint Secretariat of Golongan Karya was not a political party during the period 1964 to 1998. Golkar is a group of Golkar groups that oversees several Parent Organization Groups (KINO), including the Republic of Indonesia Civil Servant Corps (KORPRI) which includes civil servants.[2] This official was formerly a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia who was "employed" as an administrative mayor as well as a member of Golkar.
  2. ↑ From 15 February to 10 March 2018, Rahmat and his vice, Ahmad Syaikhu, applied for leave during the nomination process for the regional head elections and were temporarily filled by an acting official, namely Ruddy Gandakusumah.

References

  1. ↑ "14 Tahun Kotif Bekasi: Jalan Panjang Menuju Kotamadya". Berita Yudha (in Indonesian). Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital Republik Indonesia. 1996-04-20. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Golkar Bukan Hanya Milik Pegawai Negeri". Berita Yudha (in Indonesian). Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika Republik Indonesia. 1986-08-01. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Menang Mutlak, Nonon Sonthanie Jadi Wali Kota Bekasi". Berita Yudha (in Indonesian). Bekasi: Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital Republik Indonesia. 1998-01-27. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Kronologi Penangkapan Wali Kota Bekasi Mochtar Muhammad di Bali". detikcom (in Indonesian). 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Rahmat Effendi Resmi Jabat Wali Kota Bekasi". viva.co.id (in Indonesian). 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  6. ↑ Mochamad Solehudin (2018-09-20). "Ridwan Kamil Resmi Lantik 6 Pasang Kepala Daerah". detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  7. ↑ M. Rosseno Aji (2022-01-05). "Breaking News: OTT KPK, Wali Kota Bekasi Rahmat Effendi Ditangkap". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Resmi, Gubernur Jabar Ridwan Kamil Lantik Wali Kota Bekasi, Dr. Tri Adhianto". bekasikota.go.id (in Indonesian). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  9. ↑ "Daftar Lengkap 481 Pasangan Kepala Daerah Dilantik Prabowo Hari Ini". cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  10. ↑ "Khailani AR Dipastikan Pjs Wali kota Bekasi". Berita Yudha (in Indonesian). Bekasi: Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital Republik Indonesia. 1997-02-22. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  11. ↑ Yusuf Bachtiar (2018-03-10). Wahyu Aji (ed.). "Masa Tugas Ruddy Gandakusumah Jadi Pjs Wali Kota Bekasi Berkakhir, Ini Penggantinya". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Bekasi Selatan.
  12. ↑ "Sekda Kota Bekasi ditunjuk sebagai Plh Walikota Bekasi". bekasikota.go.id (in Indonesian). 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  13. ↑ "Gubernur Jabar Lantik Pj Walikota Bekasi dan Pj Bupati Purwakarta". bekasikota.go.id (in Indonesian). 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  14. ↑ Putra Prima Perdana (2018-08-31). Reni Susanti (ed.). "Toto Mohamad Toha Dilantik Jadi Penjabat Wali Kota Bekasi". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  15. ↑ Ihsanuddin (2022-01-07). Ihsanuddin (ed.). "Rahmat Effendi Dibui, Tri Adhianto Naik Jadi Plt Wali Kota Bekasi". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  16. ↑ Faqih Rohman Syafei (2023-09-20). Teuku Muhammad Valdy Arief (ed.). "6 Pj Wali Kota dan Bupati Dilantik di Gedung Sate". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-10-01.