Mayor of Denpasar
| Mayor of Denpasar | |
|---|---|
| Wali Kota Denpasar ᬯᬮᬶᬓᭀᬢᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ | |
.png) Coat of arms of Denpasar | |
 Flag of Denpasar (non-civil) | |
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| Denpasar City Government | |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Appointer | Direct popular elections within Denpasar or President of Indonesia |
| Term length | five years; can be extended once 1 year (specifically for Acting Mayor) |
| Formation | 1978 |
| First holder | I Gusti Ngurah Wardana (as a administrative mayor) |
| Deputy | Vice Mayor of Denpasar |
| Salary | Rp2,1 million (US$125,63) per month[1] |
| Website | Short profile of mayor and vice mayor (in Indonesian) |
Denpasar is one of the 93 autonomous cities in Indonesia,[2] which means it runs its own government and has the authority to regulate government affairs and the interests of the locals.[2] A mayor is the title given to the highest head of government in an autonomous city, along with the vice mayor as a deputy in the government.
The current mayor is I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara, who took office on February 26, 2021.
Elections
[edit]Since 2005 as the enactment of Law Number 32 of 2004 in Indonesia, heads of local government (governors, regents and mayors) have been directly elected by popular election.[3]
The election is held every five years, elections for mayor and vice mayor are held for a fixed five-year term.
Most recent election
[edit]The most recent election was held on 27 November 2024 to elect both the mayor and vice mayor of Denpasar for the 2025 to 2030 term. The election was held as part of local elections for governors, regents, and mayors across 36 other provinces in Indonesia.[4]
Mayors/Administrative Mayors and statistics
[edit]Before becoming a municipality, Denpasar was previously an administrative city in the Badung Regency of Bali. The position remains held by a mayor.[5]
| Administrative City of Denpasar, Badung Regency | ||||||||
| No. | Administrative Mayor[5] | Started office | End of office | Period | Remarks | Vice Mayor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
I Gusti Ngurah Wardana | 1978 | 1983 | 1 | [6] | — | |
| 2 | 
|
I Gusti Putu Rai Andayana | 1983 | 1987 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 
|
Anak Agung Ngurah Gde Agung | 1987 | 1991 | 3 | |||
| City of Denpasar | ||||||||
| No. | Mayor | Started serving | Ended serving | Period | Remarks | Vice Mayor | ||
| 1 | 
|
I Made Suwendha | 1992 | 1997 | 4 | — | ||
| 2 | 
|
Komang Arsana | 1997 | 1999 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 
|
Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga | 2000 | 2005 | 6 | I Ketut Robin (2000–2003) | ||
| August 28, 2005 | October 24, 2008 | 7 | Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra | |||||
| 4 | 
|
Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra | October 24, 2008 | August 28, 2010 | — | |||
| August 28, 2010 | August 28, 2015 | 8 | [7] | I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara | ||||
| — | Anak Agung Gede Geriya | August 28, 2015 | February 17, 2016 | — | — | |||
| (4) | 
|
Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra | February 17, 2016 | February 17, 2021 | 9 | I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara | ||
| — | I Made Toya | February 17, 2021 | February 26, 2021 | — | — | |||
| 5 |
|
I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara | February 26, 2021 | Incumbent | [8] | I Kadek Agus Arya Wibawa | ||
References
[edit]- ^ ternyata-segini-besaran-gaji-kepala-daerah-serta-tunjangannyacnbcindonesia
- ^ a b "Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 137 Tahun 2017 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan". Kementerian Dalam Negeri Republik Indonesia. Archived from the original on 2019-09-19. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 32 Tahun 2004 tentang Pemerintah Daerah (Law 32) (in Indonesian). House of Representatives. 2004.
- ^ Nafi'an, Muhammad Ilman. "KPU Pastikan Pilkada 2022 dan 2023 Diundur ke 2024". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ a b "Head of Denpasar Region from Time to Time". Official Website of Denpasar City Government. Web Design RumahMedia. Archived from the original on 2021-05-30. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Sukrawati, Ni Made (2020). Suadnyana, Ida Bagus Putu Eka (ed.). Eksisi dan Peranan Pandita Bali Aga di Kota Denpasar (PDF). Denpasar: UNHI Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-623-7963-14-1.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae of Denpasar Mayoral Candidate IB Rai Dharmawijaya" (PDF). General Elections Commission. Info Pilkada KPU. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-12. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Denpasar Mayor's Inauguration Postponed, Temporary Leadership in the Hands of the Regional Secretary | Bali Bisnis.com". Bisnis.com. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-02-24.