Dominggus Mandacan
Dominggus Mandacan | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 2nd Governor of West Papua | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Baham Temongmere (acting) |
| In office 12 May 2017 – 12 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Octavianus Atururi |
| Succeeded by | Paulus Waterpauw (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1959 Manokwari, Netherlands New Guinea |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Political party | NasDem |
| Other political affiliations | KIM Plus (2024–present) |
Dominggus Mandacan is an Indonesian politician who is the governor of West Papua, serving since February 2025 after his first term from 2017 to 2022.
Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini traveled to the province to help campaign for Mandacan and his running mate, Mohammad Lakotani, and the Mandacan-Lakotani ticket had the support of both the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and the Nasdem Party.
He was the son of Lodewijk Mandatjan, the leader of Arfak tribe, and alongside Barents Mandatjan, were early figures of Indonesian Nationalist in Papua who was involved in red-white flag raising ceremony in Borarsi, Manokwari, before switching side to support Papuan Independence. During 1963-1969, He alongside Permenas Ferry Awom, former member of PVK, lead a group of early OPM waged a guerrilla warfare against Indonesian forces. These events were collectively known as Arfai incident. He surrendered and switch to Indonesian side, and receive titular military title of Major from Indonesian Army. A police hospital, RS Bhayangkara Polda Papua Barat, was also named after him.