This is a list of governors and colonial administrators of the Dutch East Indies.[1][2]
Governors
Company appointed
Dutch East India Company (VOC) | ||||
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No. | Portrait | Name | From | Until |
1 | Pieter Both | 1610 | 1614 | |
2 | Gerard Reynst | 1614 | 1615 | |
3 | Laurens Reael | 1615 | 1619 | |
4 | Jan Pieterszoon Coen | 1619 | 1623 | |
5 | Pieter de Carpentier | 1623 | 1627 | |
6 | Jan Pieterszoon Coen | 1627 | 1629 | |
7 | Jacques Specx | 1629 | 1632 | |
8 | Hendrik Brouwer | 1632 | 1636 | |
9 | Anthony van Diemen | 1636 | 1645 | |
10 | Cornelis van der Lijn | 1645 | 1650 | |
11 | Carel Reyniersz | 1650 | 1653 | |
12 | Joan Maetsuycker | 1653 | 1678 | |
13 | Rijckloff van Goens | 1678 | 1681 | |
14 | Cornelis Speelman | 1681 | 1684 | |
15 | Johannes Camphuys | 1684 | 1691 | |
16 | Willem van Outhoorn | 1691 | 1704 | |
17 | Joan van Hoorn | 1704 | 1709 | |
18 | Abraham van Riebeeck | 1709 | 1713 | |
19 | Christoffel van Swoll | 1713 | 1718 | |
20 | Hendrick Zwaardecroon | 1718 | 1725 | |
21 | Mattheus de Haan | 1725 | 1729 | |
22 | Diederik Durven | 1729 | 1732 | |
23 | Dirck van Cloon | 1732 | 1735 | |
24 | Abraham Patras | 1735 | 1737 | |
25 | Adriaan Valckenier | 1737 | 1741 | |
26 | Johannes Thedens | 1741 | 1743 | |
27 | Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff | 1743 | 1750 | |
28 | Jacob Mossel | 1750 | 1761 | |
29 | Petrus Albertus van der Parra | 1761 | 1775 | |
30 | Jeremias van Riemsdijk | 1775 | 1777 | |
31 | Reinier de Klerk | 1777 | 1780 | |
32 | Willem Arnold Alting | 1780 | 1796 |
Government appointed
Dutch East Indies | |||||
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No. | Portrait | Name | From | Until | Monarch |
1 | Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten | 1796 | 1801 | Batavian Republic (19 January 1795 – 5 June 1806) | |
2 | Johannes Siberg | 1801 | 1805 | ||
3 | Albertus Henricus Wiese | 1805 | 1806 | ||
French Interregnum in the Dutch East Indies under the Kingdom of Holland (1806–1811) | |||||
3 | Albertus Henricus Wiese | 1806 | 1808 | Louis I House of Bonaparte (5 June 1806 – 1 July 1810) | |
4 | Herman Willem Daendels | 1808 | 1811 | ||
Louis II House of Bonaparte (1 July 1810 – 9 July 1810) | |||||
Napoleon I House of Bonaparte (9 July 1810 – 1811) | |||||
5 | Jan Willem Janssens | 1811 | 1811 | ||
British Interregnum in the Dutch East Indies (1811–1816) | |||||
— | Robert Rollo Gillespie Acting General | 1811 | 1811 | George III House of Hanover (1811 – 1816) | |
6 | Stamford Raffles | 1811 | 1816 | ||
7 | John Fendall Jr. | 1816 | 1816 | ||
Dutch Regain Full Control of Dutch East Indies, with three joint Commissioners-General of the Dutch East Indies | |||||
8 | Cornelis Theodorus Elout | 1816 | 1819 | William I Willem I House of Orange-Nassau (1816 – 7 October 1840) | |
Godert van der Capellen | |||||
Arnold Adriaan Buyskes | |||||
Cornelis Theodorus Elout and Arnold Adriaan Buyskes leave | |||||
9 | Godert van der Capellen | 1819 | 1826 | William I Willem I House of Orange-Nassau (1816 – 7 October 1840) | |
10 | Leonard du Bus de Gisignies De jure Governor-General | 1826 | 1830 | ||
Hendrik Merkus de Kock Lieutenant Governor-General | |||||
11 | Johannes van den Bosch | 1830 | 1833 | ||
12 | Jean Chrétien Baud | 1833 | 1836 | ||
13 | Dominique Jacques de Eerens | 1836 | 1840 | ||
— | Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp Acting | 1840 | 1841 | ||
William II Willem II House of Orange-Nassau (7 October 1840 – 17 March 1849) | |||||
14 | Pieter Merkus | 1841 | 1844 | ||
— | Joan Cornelis Reynst Acting | 1844 | 1845 | ||
15 | Jan Jacob Rochussen | 1845 | 1851 | ||
William III Willem III House of Orange-Nassau (17 March 1849 – 23 November 1890) | |||||
16 | Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist | 1851 | 1856 | ||
17 | Charles Ferdinand Pahud | 1856 | 1861 | ||
18 | Ludolph Anne Jan Wilt Sloet van de Beele | 1861 | 1866 | ||
19 | Pieter Mijer | 1866 | 1872 | ||
20 | James Loudon | 1872 | 1875 | ||
21 | Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge | 1875 | 1881 | ||
22 | Frederik s'Jacob | 1881 | 1884 | ||
23 | Otto van Rees | 1884 | 1888 | ||
24 | Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk | 1888 | 1893 | ||
Wilhelmina House of Orange-Nassau (23 November 1890 – 4 September 1948) | |||||
25 | Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck | 1893 | 1899 | ||
26 | Willem Rooseboom | 1899 | 1904 | ||
27 | Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz | 1904 | 1909 | ||
28 | Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg | 1909 | 1916 | ||
29 | Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum | 1916 | 1921 | ||
30 | Dirk Fock | 1921 | 1926 | ||
31 | Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff | 1926 | 1931 | ||
32 | Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge | 1931 | 1936 | ||
33 | Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer | 1936 | 1942 | ||
— | Hubertus van Mook Acting | 1942 | 1948 | ||
— | Louis Beel High Commissioner of the Dutch East Indies | 1948 | 1949 | Juliana House of Orange-Nassau (4 September 1948 – 27 December 1949) | |
— | A.H.J Lovink High Commissioner of the Crown in the Dutch East Indies | 1949 | 1949 |
See also
- Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
- President of Indonesia
- List of presidents of Indonesia
- Prime Minister of Indonesia
Footnotes
- ^ Cribb & Kahin 2004, pp. 463–465.
- ^ Cahoon, B. "Indonesia". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
Sources
- Cribb, R. C.; Kahin, A. R. (2004). Historical Dictionary of Indonesia. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810849358.
External links
- Indonesia list of authority