List of governors of Papua

Governor of Papua is the regional head who holds the provincial government in Papua together with the Deputy Governor of Papua. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Papua are elected through general elections which are held every 5 years. The current governor of Papua is Ridwan Rumasukun.

The following is a list of the governors of Papua, including when they were still called West Irian and Irian Jaya.

No.		Took office	Left office	Vice Governor
Governor of West Irian in exile (1956-1963)
1	Zainal Abidin Syah (1912–1967)	23 September 1956	end of 1961
2	Pamoedji	end of 1961	1 May 1963
Governor of West Irian (1963-1973)
3	Eliëzer Jan Bonaÿ (1923–1990)	1 May 1963	26 November 1964		Pamoedji
4	Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979)	26 November 1964	1 March 1973		Agus Subekti (1964–1965)
4	Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979)	26 November 1964	1 March 1973		Mohammad Sarwono (1967–1973)
Governor of Irian Jaya (1973-2000)
4	Frans Kaisiepo (1921–1979)	1 March 1973	29 June 1973		Mohammad Sarwono (1973)
5	Acub Zainal (1926–2008)	29 June 1973	31 March 1975		Jan Mamoribo (1973–1976)
—	Soetran (1921–1987)	31 March 1975	12 August 1975
6		12 August 1975	4 September 1980
6		12 August 1975	4 September 1980		Elias Paprindey (acting, 1977-1980)
—		4 September 1980	20 January 1981		Elias Paprindey (acting, 1977-1980)
—		4 September 1980	20 January 1981		Izaac Hindom (1980-1982)
7	Busiri Suryowinoto (1926–1982)	20 January 1981	4 August 1982		Izaac Hindom (1980-1982)
—	Izaac Hindom (1934–2009)	4 August 1982	12 November 1982	none
8		12 November 1982	18 November 1987		Sugiyono (1983-1985)
8		12 November 1982	18 November 1987		Poedjono Pranyoto (1985-1988)
—		18 November 1987	13 April 1988
9	Barnabas Suebu (1945–)	13 April 1988	13 April 1993
9	Barnabas Suebu (1945–)	13 April 1988	13 April 1993		Soedardjat Nataatmadja (1988-1993)
10	Jacob Pattipi (1939–2001)	13 April 1993	9 April 1998		Soedardjat Nataatmadja (1988-1993)
10	Jacob Pattipi (1939–2001)	13 April 1993	9 April 1998		Basyir Bachtiar (1993-1998) John Djopari (1998-2000) Herman Monim (1996-1998) Abraham Octavianus Atururi (1998-2000)
11	Freddy Numberi (1947–)	9 April 1998	1 January 2000
Governor of Papua (2000-now)
11	Freddy Numberi (1947–)	1 January 2000	15 April 2000		John Djopari
—	Musiran Darmosuwito	15 April 2000	23 November 2000		John Djopari
12	Jacobus Perviddya Solossa (1949–2005)	23 November 2000	23 November 2005		Constant Karma
—	Jacobus Perviddya Solossa (1949–2005)	23 November 2005	19 December 2005		Constant Karma
—	Andi Baso Bassaleng (1947–2013)	20 December 2005	9 January 2006	none
—	Sodjuangon Situmorang (1949–)	9 January 2006	25 July 2006	none
13	Barnabas Suebu (1945–)	25 July 2006	25 July 2011		Alex Hesegem
—	Syamsul Arif Rivai (1952–)	25 July 2011	1 November 2012	none
—	Constant Karma (1954–)	5 November 2012	9 April 2013	none
14	Lukas Enembe (1967–2023)	9 April 2013	9 April 2018 (campaign leave on 26 February 2018 to 9 April 2018)		Klemen Tinal
—	Soedarmo (1956–)	26 February 2018	9 April 2018	none
—	Soedarmo (1956–)	10 April 2018	5 September 2018	none
(14)	Lukas Enembe (1967–2023)	5 September 2018	5 September 2023 (Non-active from 11 January 2023 to 5 September 2023		Klemen Tinal (2018–2021)
—	Ridwan Rumasukun (1964–)	11 January 2023	5 August 2024	none
—	Ramses Limbong (1964–)	5 August 2024	Incumbent	none