| Governor of Cagayan | |
|---|---|
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Don Pablo Guzman (Civil Governor) |
| Formation | 1581 (Spanish era), 1901 (American era) |
| Website | https://www.cagayan.gov.ph/governors-corner/ |
The governor of Cagayan (Filipino : Punong Panlalawigan ng Cagayan), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Cagayan.
There have been 33 governors of Cagayan since the establishment of the civil government in 1901 after the Philippine-American War. [1]
| No. | Image | Governor | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrique Altamirano y Salcedo (Last Spanish Governor of Cagayan) | 1898 | |
| 2 | Gen. Daniel Mata Tria Tirona (Governor of Isabela & Cagayan) | 1898 | |
| 3 |  | Vicente Nepomuceno ( Camalaniugan ) (Governor of Cagayan) | 1898-1900 |
| 4 | Gracio Gonzaga ( Tuguegarao ) | 1900-1901 | |
| 5 |  | Pablo Guzman ( Enrile ) | 1901-1906 |
| 6 | Vicente Masigan ( Santa Maria, Isabela ) | 1907-1910 | |
| 7 | Antonio Carag (Tuguegarao) | 1911-1914 | |
| 8 | Honorio Lasam (Tuguegarao) | 1915-1918 | |
| 9 | Fermin Macanayan ( Aparri ) | 1919-1922 1908-1909 | |
| 10 |  | Proceso Sebastian ( Claveria ) | 1922-1929 |
| 11 |  | Vicente Formoso (Aparri) | 1930-1937 |
| 12 | Servando Liban (Tuguegarao) | 1938-1940 1946-1947 | |
| 13 |  | Marcelo Adduru (Tuguegarao) | 1941-1942 1943 1955-1959 |
| 14 |  | Nicanor Carag (Tuguegarao) | 1942-1946 appointed by the Japanese |
| 15 | Baldomero Perez (Tuguegarao) | 1945-1946 appointed by the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit during the Liberation | |
| 16 | Peregrino R. Quinto (Tuguegarao) | 1946 | |
| 17 | Nicasio P. Arranz ( Alcala ) | 1948-1950 | |
| 18 | Roberto Avena | 1950 | |
| 19 | Jose P. Carag (Camalaniugan) | 1950-1955 | |
| 20 |  | Felipe R. Garduque (Camalaniugan) | 1960-1963 |
| 21 | Teresa J. Dupaya ( Lal-lo ) | 1964-1979 1987 | |
| 22 | Brig. Gen. Romeo Gatan ( Isabela Province ) | 1979-1980 | |
| 23 | Justiniano P. Cortez ( Ballesteros ) | 1980-1986 | |
| 24 |  | Benjamin Ligot ( Solana ) | 1986-1987 |
| 25 | Francisco Mamba ( Tuao ) | 1987 | |
| 26 | Domingo de Leon (Tuguegarao) | 1987-1988 | |
| 27 | Rodolfo E. Aguinaldo ( Gattaran ) | 1988-1990 1992-1998 | |
| 28 | Melvin P. Vargas Sr. ( Abulug ) | 1990-1992 | |
| 29 | David Puzon Jr. ( Pamplona ) | 1992 | |
| 30 |  | Florencio L. Vargas (Abulug) | 1998-2001 |
| 31 | Edgar R. Lara ( Lasam ) | 2001-2007 | |
| 32 |  | Alvaro T. Antonio (Alcala) | 2007-2016 |
| 33 |  | Manuel N. Mamba Sr. (Tuao) | 2016 — incumbent [2] |
