Dominggus Mandacan

Dominggus Mandacan
Dominggus Mandacan
	Official portrait, 2025
2nd Governor of West Papua
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 February 2025
Deputy	Mohamad Lakotani
Preceded by	Ali Baham Temongmere (acting)
	In office; 12 May 2017 – 12 May 2022
Deputy	Mohamad Lakotani
Preceded by	Abraham Octavianus Atururi
Succeeded by	Paulus Waterpauw (acting)
1st Regent of Arfak Mountains
	In office; 22 April 2013 – 24 April 2015
Governor	Abraham Octavianus Atururi
Preceded by	Office estabilised
Succeeded by	Yusak Wabia (acting)
6th regent of Manokwari
	In office; 2000–2010
Governor	Irian Jaya Governor; Jacobus Perviddya Solossa; ; West Papua Governor; Abraham Octavianus Atururi (act.); Timbul Pudjianto (act.); Abraham Octavianus Atururi;
Deputy	Dominggus Buiney
Preceded by	Mulyono
Succeeded by	Bastian Salabay
Personal details
Born	Dominggus Mandacan; 16 December 1959; Manokwari, Netherlands New Guinea
Citizenship	Indonesian
Party	NasDem
Other political; affiliations	KIM Plus (2024–present)

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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.