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Vice Governor of Bali

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Vice Governor of Bali
Wakil Gubernur Bali
ᬯᬓᬶᬮ᭄​ᬕᬸᬩᭂᬃᬦᬸᬃᬩᬮᬶ
Coat of arms of Bali
Flag of Bali (non-civil)
since 20 February 2025
Bali Provincial Government
ResidenceRumah Jabatan Wakil Gubernur Bali
SeatDenpasar
AppointerDirect popular elections within Bali or President of Indonesia
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
First holderI Gusti Ngurah Pindha
SalaryRp2,4 million (US$143,57) per month[1]
WebsiteShort profile of governor and vice governor (in Indonesian)

The Vice Governor of Bali is the Head of the first-level in the Bali Provincial Government who holds the government in Bali together with the governor and 55 members of the Bali Regional House of Representatives. The governor and vice governor of Bali can be elected through general elections which are held every 5 years.

History

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On August 14, 1958, the Province of Bali was formed, which was originally a residential area of the Province of Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara into an autonomous province in Indonesia. The Province of Bali has been under the auspices of various leaders who have changed the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the Balinese people. There have been at least nine governors and two acting governors who have led the Province of Bali with various backgrounds such as bureaucrats/non-party civil servants, the military and political parties.

Elections

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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.[2]

The election is held every five years, elections for governor and vice governor are held for a fixed five-year term.

The first gubernatorial election in Bali by a popular vote of the people was held on 2008, where previously the governor and vuce governor was determined by the Bali Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) seat in Denpasar, with a most of votes of a total of 55 members in the DPRD.[3]

Most recent election

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The most recent election was held on 27 November 2024 to elect both the governor and vice governor of Bali 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]

Vice Governors and statistics

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Vice Governor of Bali
No. Photo Vice Governor Start of Term End of Term Governor
1 I Gusti Ngurah Pindha January 1966[5] 22 January 1971[6]
2 I Dewa Gde Oka March 2, 1985[7] September 2, 1989[8]
3 Aspar Aswin September 2, 1989[8] July 19, 1993[9]
4

Ahim Abdurahim July 19, 1993[9] 1998 Ida Bagus Oka
5 I Gusti Bagus Alit Putra 1998 2003 Dewa Made Beratha
I Ketut Widjana
6 I Gusti Ngurah Kesuma Kelakan August 28, 2003 August 28, 2008
7 A.A. Ngurah Puspayoga August 28, 2008 August 29, 2013 I Made Mangku Pastika
8 I Ketut Sudikerta August 29, 2013 August 29, 2018
9 Tjokorda Oka Artha
Ardana Sukawati
September 5, 2018 September 5, 2023 I Wayan Koster
10 I Nyoman Giri Prasta January 20, 2025 Incumbent I Wayan Koster

References

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  1. ^ "besaran gaji gubernur dan wakil gubernur di Indonesia". Kompas.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ^ Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 32 Tahun 2004 tentang Pemerintah Daerah (Law 32) (in Indonesian). House of Representatives. 2004.
  3. ^ Liputan6.com (2003-08-06). "Dewa Beratha Re-elected as Governor Bali". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Nafi'an, Muhammad Ilman. "KPU Pastikan Pilkada 2022 dan 2023 Diundur ke 2024". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  5. ^ "Pds. Bali Governor Inaugurated". Kompas. 10 January 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ Indonesia builds (in Indonesian). Vol. 4. Dumas Sari Warna. 1988. p. 25.
  7. ^ "Badung Regent and Deputy Governor". Kompas. March 4, 1985. p. 12. Retrieved September 18, 2021. Minister of Home Affairs, Soepardjo Rustam, Saturday, March 2, 1985 inaugurated Col. (CZI) I Dewa Gde Oka, as Deputy Governor of Bali. However, Dewa Gde Oka, also remained as Regent of the Badung Level II Region, until a replacement was found.
  8. ^ a b Angkatan Bersenjata, Indonesia (September 1989). "Col. Inf. Aspar Aswin Deputy Governor". Mimbar Kekaryaan. No. 225. p. 62. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Armed Forces, Indonesia (August 1993). "Three Deputy Governors Inaugurated". Rimbar ABRI work (in Indonesian). Jakarta. p. 64. Retrieved 5 January 2021.