List of Maluku Governors

The Moluccas have been colonized by Portuguese, Spaniards, Dutch, English and finally independence and being a part of Indonesia. Below is a list of governors.

Governors

No.	Name	Tenure
A	Ruled By Portugal
1	Antonio de Brito	1522 - 1525
2	Garcia Henriques	1525 - 1527
3	Jorge de Meneses	1527 - 1530
4	Gonçalo Pereira	1530 - 1531
5	Vicente da Fonseca	1531 - 1534
6	Tristão de Ataide	1534 - 1536
7	Antonio Galvão	1536 - 1540
8	Jorge de Castro	1540 - 1544
9	Jordão de Freitas	1544 - 1546
10	Bernaldim de Sousa	1546 - 1549
11	Cristovão de Sa	Oct 1549 - Oct 1550
12	Francisco Lopes de Sousa	1552 - Feb 1554
13	Cristovão de Sa	Feb 1554 - Nov 1555
14	Duarte d'Eça	1555 - Dec 1558
15	António Pereira Brandão	Dec 1558 - Oct 1560
16	Manoel de Vasconcellos	Oct 1560 - 1561
17	Bastião Machado	Oct 1560 - 1561
18	Henrique de Sa	Mar 1562 - 1564
19	Alvaro de Mendonça	1564 - 1567
20	Diogo Lopes de Mesquita	1567 - 1571
21	Alvaro de Ataide	1571 - Dec 1574
22	Nuno Pereira de Lacerda	Dec 1574 - 28 Dec 1575
23	Sancho de Vasconcellos	1575 - 1578
24	Diogo de Azambuja	Dec 1582 - Jan 1586
25	Duarte Pereire de Sampaio	Jan 1586 - 1589
26	Rui Dias da Cunha	1589 - 1592
27	Tristão de Sousa	1592 - 1595
28	Julião de Noronha	1595 - 20 Nov 1598
29	Rui Gonçalves de Sequeira	20 Nov 1598 - Feb 1602
30	Pedro Alvares de Abreu	Feb 1602 - 19 May 1605
B	Ruled By Spain	1606 - 1663
1	Juan de Esquivel	1606 - 1609
2	Lucas de Vergara Gaviria	1606 - 1609
3	Cristobál de Azcueata Menchaca	1610 - 1612
4	Jerónimo de Silva	1612 - 1617
5	Lucas de Vergara Gaviria	1617 - 1620
6	Luis de Bracamonte	1620 - 1623
7	Pedro de Heredia	1623 - 1636
8	Pedro Muñoz de Carmona y Mendiola	1636 - 1640
9	Francesco Suárez de Figueroa	1640 - 1642
10	Pedro Fernández del Rio	1642 - 1643
11	Lorenzo de Olaso Achotegui	1643 - 1652
12	Pedro Fernández del Rio	1652
13	Francesco de Esteybar	1652 - 1656
14	Diego Sarria Lascano	1659 - 1660
15	Francesco de Esteybar	1658 - 1659
16	Francesco de Atienza Ibañez	1659 - 1660
17	Juan de Chaves	1660 - 1661
18	Agustín de Cepeda Carnacedo	1661 - 1663
19	Francesco de Atienza Ibañez	1663
C	Ruled By Netherlands
1	Frank van der Does	1599 - c.1602
2	Jan Pieterszen Suyer	Jan 1601 - 1602
3	Christiaen Adriaensz den Dorst	Sep 1602 - 1604
4	Anthonie van Suylen van Nyevelt	Sep 1602 - 1604
5	Adriaan Antoniszen	Jul 1605 - Mar 1606
6	Gerrit Gerritszen van der Buis & Pieter Janszen Boenen	1607 - 1608
7	Adriaen Woutersz	1608 - 1610
8	Paulus van Caerden	1610 - 1612
9	Pieter Both	1612 - 1616
10	Laurens Reaal	1616 - 1621
11	Frederik Houtman	1621 - 1623
12	Jacques le Fèbre	1623 - 1627
13	Gilles van Zeijst	1627 - 1628
14	Pieter Wagensveld	1628 - 1629
15	Gijsbert van Lodestein	1629 - 1633
16	Johan Ottens	1633 - 1635
17	Jan van Broekom	1635 - 1640
18	Anthonij Caen	1640 - 1642
19	Wouter Seroijen	1642 - 1648
20	Gaspar van den Bogaerde	1648 - 1653
21	Jacob Hustaart	1653 - 1656
22	Simon Cos	1656 - 1662
23	Anthonij van Voorst	1662 - 1667
24	Maximilian de Jong	1667 - 1669
25	Abraham Verspreet	1669 - 1672
26	Cornelis Franks	1672 - 1674
27	Willem Corput	1675 - 1675
28	Willem Harthouwer	1676 - 1676
29	Jacob de Ghein	1676 - 1677
30	Robbert Padtbrugge	1677 - 1682
31	Jacob Lobs	1682 - 1686
32	Johan Henrik Thim	1686 - 1689
33	Johannes Cops	1689 - 1692
34	Cornelis van der Duin	1692 - 1696
35	Salomon le Sage	1696 - 1701
36	Pieter Rooselaar	1701 - 1706
37	Jacob Claaszoon	1706 - 1710
38	David van Petersom	1710 - 1715
39	Jacob Bottendorp	1715 - 1720
40	Antoni Heinsius	1720 - 1723
41	Jacob Cloeck	1723 - 1724
42	Joan Happon	1724 - 1728
43	Jacob Christiaan Pielat	1728 - 1731
44	Elias de Haeze	1728 - 1731
45	Johannes Bernard	1728 - 1731
46	Paulus Rouwenhoff	1735 - 1739
47	Marten Lelievelt	1739 - 1744
48	Gerrard van Brandwijk van Blokland	1744 - 1750
49	J.E. van Mijlendonk	1750 - 1754
50	Abraham Abeleven	1754 - 1758
51	Jacob van Schoonderwoert	1754 - 1758
52	Hendrik Breton	1766 - 1767
53	Paulus Jacob Valckenaer	1771 - 1778
54	Jacob Roeland Thomaszen	1778 - 1780
55	Alexander Cornabé	1780 - 1793
56	J. Ekenholm	1793 - 1796
57	Johan Godfried Burdach	1796 - 1799
58	Willem Jacob Cranssen	13 Sep 1799 - 21 Jun 1801
D	Ruled By England
1	K.T. Farquhar	21 Jun 1801 - 1803
2	H. Webber	1803
3	Peter Adrianus Goldbach	1803 - 1804
4	Carel Lodewijk Wieling	1804 - 1809
5	R. Coop à Groen	1809 - 1810
7	E. Tucker	1810 - 1811
8	Forbes	1811
9	W. Ewer	1811 - 1813
10	W.G. Mackenzie	1813 - 1815
11	R. Stuart	1815 - 1816
12	W.G. Mackenzie	1816 - 20 Apr 1817
E	Under Indonesian Government
1	Mr. J.J. Latuharhary	1950 - 1955
2	M. Djosan	1955 - 1960
3	Muhammad Padang	1960 - 1965
4	G.J. Latumahina	1965 - 1968
5	Soemitro	1968 - 1973
6	Soumeru	1973 - 1975
7	Hasan Slamet	1975 - 1980
7	Hasan Slamet	1980 - 1985
8	Sebastian Soekoso	1985 - 1990
9	Sebastian Soekoso	1990 - 1993
10	M. Akib Latuconsina	1993 - 1998
11	Dr. M. Saleh Latuconsina	1998 - 2003
12	Brigjen TNI (Purn) Karel Albert Ralahalu	2003 - 2013