Governor of Antique

Governor of Antique
Gobernador ka Probinsya kang Hantike
Incumbent Rhodora Javier Cadiao since June 30, 2016
Style	Governor Honorable Governor Pinalangga nga Gobernador
Seat	New Antique Provincial Capitol, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
Constituting instrument	Philippine Commission Act No. 83 Republic Act No. 7160
Inaugural holder	Francisco Domingo Escote
Formation	1751
Website	Official Website of the province of Antique

The Governor of Antique (Kinaray-a : Gobernador kang Antique; Filipino : Punong Lalawigan ng Antique) is the chief executive of the provincial government of Antique, Philippines. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the governor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former governor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice governor becomes the governor.

The current governor is Rhodora Cadiao, who has been assuming the post since 2016.

List of governors

Spanish governors of Antique province

Order	Year in office	Governor [1] [ better source needed ]	Notes
1	1751–1755	Francisco Domingo Escote
2	1756–1759	Antonio Arguelles
3	1760–1761	Josef Arellano
4	1762–1765	Mariano dela Torre y Bulacao
5	1766–1768	Francisco (Margas) Vergara
6	1769–1770	Manuel Tabuena
7	1771–1776	Vicente Quejada
8	1777–1778	Jose Arguelles
9	1778–1780	Antonio Arguelles
10	1781–1782	Tomas Aguirre
11	1783–1785	Juan Salgado
12	1786–1787	Juan Montinola
13	1788–1792	Pedro Bargas y Hombrona
14	1793–1798	Manuel Jotea
15	1799–1802	Pedro Vidal
16	1802–1803	Angel Paredes
17	1803–1804	Fernando Ruiz
18	1805-1805	Juan Ameja
19	1808–1814	Angel Paredes
20	1815–1817	Rafael Andres Gomez
21	1818–1820	Juan Ormido
22	1820–1821	Bernardo Simon y Mecenas
23	1821–1823	Antonio Esteves
24	1824 –	Juan Josef de Valda
25	1825–	Francisco Oreta
26	1826–1827	Francisco Matinez y Cañas
27	1828–1829	Francisco Oreta
28	1829 –	Domingo Benito
29	1830–1833	Francisco Benitez y Cañas
30	1834–1836	Domingo Benito
31	1837–1844	Manuel de Yturriaga y Moco
32	1845–1848	Ramon Plaza
33	1849–1850	Joaquin Varon
34	1851–1860	Enrique Barbaza
35	1860–	Luis Santamaria
36	1861–1863	Juan Martinez
37	1864–1865	Jose Gutierez
38	1865–1866	Jose Arcinas
39	1866–1867	Jose Marzan
40	1867–1868	Jose Bordoy
41	1868–1869	Leandro Casamor
42	1869–	Jose Ramos
43	1870–	Eulogio Santos
44	1871–1872	Julian Ordoñez
45	1873–1875	Andres Coll Valz
46	1876–1877	Felix Gomez y Codez
47	1877–1878	Andres Coll Valz
48	1878–	Felix Gomez y Codez
49	1878–1879	Diego del Rio Rianzon
50	1879–1881	Leandro Allendes Salazar
51	1881–1884	Manuel Castillon
52	1884–1886	Ladislao de Vera
53	1887–1888	Antonio Montono
54	1888–1890	Juan Bravo
55	1891–1893	Gregoria Cuestra
56	1893–1894	Ygnacio Cadrana
57	1894–	Ysidro Castro
58	1895–	Ygnacio Martinez
59	1896–1897	Manuel Zuberia y Gallar
60	1897–1898	Castro Verde
61	1898–	Francisco Aparacio y Jurada

Revolutionary government

Order	Year in office	Governor [1] [ better source needed ]	Notes
62	1898–	Pedro Gella	Revolutionary governor
63	1898–	Leandro Locsin Fullon	Filipino government

American governors

Order	Year in office	Governor	Notes
64	1900–	Lt. Col. W. S. Scott	American military governor
65	1901–	Lt. Col. W. S. Scott	American civil governor
66	1901–	Major Holbrock	Acting civil governor

Filipino governors

Order	Official portrait	Year in office	Governor [2] [ better source needed ]	Notes
67		1901–1904	Leandro Locsin Fullon	Was a revolutionary general who lead the expeditionary force sent by Emilio Aguinaldo to Panay Island and established a revolutionary government. [3]
68		1904–1909	Angel Salazar, Sr.
69		1909–1913	Santos Capadocia
70		1912–1919	Anacleto Jimenez Villavert
71		1919–1922	Vicente Gella	He is the maternal great-granduncle of Philippine Senator Loren Legarda
72		1922–1931	Enrique Salvani
73		1931–1934	Mamerto Portillo
74		1935–1938	Alejandro Lim
75		1938–1940 1947–1951	Alberto A. Villavert
76		1940–1947	Tobias Fornier	The municipality of Tobias Fornier was named after him
77		1951–1955	Calixto Zaldivar	Associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1964 to 1974. He was the father of former Antique Governor Salvacion Perez
78		1955–1963	Josue Lacson Cadiao	Father of incumbent Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao
79		1963–1967	Encarnacion Fornier
80		1967–1971	Julian Pacificador
81		1971–1980	Evelio Javier	Aged 28, Evelio Javier is the Philippines' youngest governor. The day of his assassination (February 11) is now marked as Governor Evelio B. Javier Day and is a special non-working public holiday in the provinces of Antique, Capiz, Aklan, and Iloilo, the four provinces on Panay island.
82		1980–1986 [4]	Enrique A. Zaldivar
83		1986–1998	Jovito Plameras Jr.
84		1998–2001	Exequiel Bellaflor Javier
85		2001–2010	Salvacion Zaldivar Perez
(84)		2010–2015	Exequiel Bellaflor Javier
86		2015–present	Rhodora Javier Cadiao [5]

References

1. "Past Governors". Antikenyo Takun. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
2. [Untitled document] (PDF). May 23, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020– via nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph.
3. "The Revolutionary Hero in the Province of Antique by Dinggol Araneta Divinagracia". Asian Journal USA. Retrieved March 14, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
4. "Zaldivar dumps KBL". Philippine Daily Inquirer . The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. January 11, 1986. p. 2. ANTIQUE GOV. Enrique A. Zaldivar yesterday resigned from the ruling Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL), the third governor to do so in less than a month...
5. "Incumbent Antique Governor Defeated After 3 Decades in Power". Rappler. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2022.