Mayor of Padang

The Mayor of Padang is an elected politician who is accountable for the strategic government of Padang, one of provincial capitals in Indonesia. The position was early held by W.M. Ouwerkerk from the creation of the role in 1928, while when under government of Indonesia early held by Abubakar Jaar in 1945, after Indonesian independence.

Mayors of Padang
Seal of Padang
Incumbent Mahyeldi Ansharullah since 13 May 2014
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Abubakar Jaar (after Indonesian independence)
Formation	1925
Deputy	Emzalmi
Website	www.padang.go.id

Mayors of Indonesian provinces are now chosen via popular election. Mahyeldi Ansharullah has held the position since 2014 until 2019 after elected in the 2013 election.

Below is a list of Mayors of Padang, who had been held the position since under Government of Indonesia in 1945.

#	Name	Entered	Left	Notes
1.	Abubakar Jaar	1945	1946	[1][2]
2.	Bagindo Azizchan	1946	1947	Dead in war versus the Netherlands[2][3]
3.	Said Rasad	1947		Acting mayor [3]
4.	Abdoel Hakim	1947	1949	[4]
5.	Rasidin	1949	1956	[1]
6.	Bachtiar Datuk Pado Panghulu	1956	1958	[5]
7.	Z. A. St. Pangeran	1958	1966	Resign from Office[6][7]
8.	Azhari	1966	1967	[8]
9.	Akhiroel Yahya	1967	1971	[5]
10.	Hasan Basri Durin	1971	1983
11.	Syahrul Ujud	1983	1993	Two terms[9]
12.	Zuiyen Rais	1993	2004	Two terms
13.	Fauzi Bahar	2004	2014	Two terms (still on office), chose again at election on 2009[10]
13.	Mahyeldi Ansharullah	2014	2019	[11]

References

Footnotes

1. Asnan 2007.
2. Husein 1992.
3. Sudarmanto 2007.
4. Nasution 1991.
5. Pemda Tingkat II Kotamadya Padang 1995.
6. Syamdani 2009.
7. Kahin 1999.
8. Colombijn 1994.
9. Anwar 1986.
10. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia 2007.
11. "Target 100 Hari Kerja Benahi Kota Padang" Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Harianhaluan.com. 14 Mei 2014.

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