Governor of Pampanga

Governor of Pampanga
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Pampanga
Seal of the Province of Pampanga
Incumbent Dennis Pineda since June 30, 2019
Style	The Honourable
Seat	Pampanga Provincial Capitol
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	3 years, renewable for 3 consecutive terms
Inaugural holder	José Avilés (Spanish administration) Ceferino Joven (Civil Government)
Formation	1812 (start of the Spanish administration) 1901 (start of the Civil Government by virtue of Philippine Commission Provincial Government Act)
Deputy	Vice Governor of Pampanga

The governor of Pampanga (Filipino : Punong Lalawigan ng Pampanga) is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Pampanga.

List of governors of Pampanga

Spanish era

Alcaldes Mayores (1812-1886)

• José Avilés (1812-1820)
• Francisco Paula de los Santos (1821-1824)
• Fulgencio Núñez (1821-1824)
• Manuel de Olea (1824-1827)
• Antonio Chacón y Conde (1827-1831)
• Juan Garrido (1831-1836)
• Mariano Valero y Soto (1836-1839)
• Ángel Viniegra (1839-1840)
• Mariano Valero y Soto (1846-1847)
• Juan López Cordón (1848-1849)
• Manuel Gastero Serrano (1849-1850)
• Fernando Cajigas (1850-1852)
• José Paez y López (1852-1854)
• José Sánchez Guerrero (1854-1855)
• Francisco Paula de Rodríguez (1855-1856)
• Francisco Hidalgo y Caballero (1856-1860)
• José María Barrasa (1860-1862)
• Ramón Barrueta (1862-1864)
• Mariano de la Cortina y Oñate (1864)
• Toribio de Vega (1864-1865)
• Juan Muñoz y Álvarez (1865-1866)
• José Bolaños (1867)
• Francisco Godínez y Esteban (1869-1870)
• Francisco Pérez Romero (1870-1871)
• Atilano Romay (1871-1872)
• José Dias y Oliver (1873)
• José Feced y Temprado (1873-1874)
• Emilio Martín Bolaños (1875)
• Miguel Sanz y Urtasun (1875-1877)
• José Feced y Temprado (1877-1879)
• Antonio Graciano de Oro (1879)
• Genaro Carrera y Carmona (1880)
• Rafael Manzanares (1880-1881)
• Antonio Graciano de Oro (1881-1883)
• Francisco Pampillón y Urbina (1883-1884)
• Gaspar Castaño y González Alberú (1884)
• Emilio Martín Bolaños (1885-1886)

Gobernadores Civiles (1886-1898)

• Estanislao de Antonio y Garanto (1886)
• Walfrido Regüeiferos y González (1886-1887)
• Antonio del Águila y Mendoza (1887-1888)
• Luis de la Torre Villanueva (1888-1891)
• José Ignacio Chacón (1891-1892)
• Joaquín Oliver (1892-1893)
• Ángel Bascarán y Federic (1893)
• Tomás Pérez del Pulgar y O'Lawlor (1893-1895)
• José Cánovas y Vallejo (1895-1898)
• Marcelino de la Mota Velarde (1898)

First Republic

#	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
1		Tiburcio Hilario	1896	June 26, 1898			San Fernando
Act		Mariano Alimurung	1898
2		Tomás Mascardo	1898				Kawit
Act		Francisco Dizon	1900
3		José Alejandrino [1]	1900	1901	Independent		Arayat

American and Commonwealth periods

#	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
4		Frederick Dent Grant	August 1899	May 4, 1900	Republican		United States
5		Arthur MacArthur Jr.	May 4, 1900	July 3, 1901	Republican		United States
6		Ceferino Joven	February 27, 1902	1903	Independent		Bacolor
7		Macario Arnedo	March 7, 1904	1911	Independent		Apalit
Act		Mariano Lim	1911		Independent		Polo
8		Francisco Tongio Liongson	1912	1916	Nacionalista		Bacolor
9		Honorio Ventura	1916	1917	Nacionalista		Bacolor
Act		Pablo Ángeles David	1917		Nacionalista		Bacolor
10		Honorio Ventura	1918	1922	Nacionalista		Bacolor
11		Olimpio Guanzon	1922	1925	Independent		Santa Rita
12		Sotero Baluyut	1925	1931	Nacionalista		San Fernando
13		Eligio Lagman	June 15, 1931	October 15, 1931	Nacionalista		Guagua
14		Pablo Ángeles David	1931	1937	Nacionalista		Bacolor
15		Sotero Baluyut	1938	1941	Nacionalista		San Fernando
Act		Fausto González Sioco	1941		Nacionalista		Apalit

Japanese occupation

#	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
16		Lazaro Yambao	1942				Macabebe
17		Eligio Lagman	1942	1944	KALIBAPI		Guagua
18		Urbano Dizon	1944				San Fernando
19		José Gutiérrez David	1944				Bacolor

Post-independence

#	Portrait	Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
20		Gerardo Limlingan	1945				Guagua
21		Pablo Ángeles David	1945	December 30, 1947	Nacionalista Liberal		Bacolor
22		Jose B. Lingad [2]	December 30, 1947	December 30, 1951	Liberal		Lubao
23		Rafael Lazatin	December 30, 1951	December 30, 1959	Nacionalista		Angeles
24		Francisco Nepomuceno [3]	December 30, 1959	December 30, 1971	Liberal		Angeles
25		Brigido Valencia	December 30, 1971	March 1976	Liberal		Guagua
26		Juanita L. Nepomuceno [4]	April 11, 1976	March 3, 1980	Liberal		Porac
27		Estelito Mendoza [5]	March 3, 1980	June 30, 1984	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	Cicero Punsalan (1980-1984)	Bacolor
Act		Cicero Punsalan	1984	1985	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan		San Simon
28		Bren Guiao	February 25, 1986	June 30, 1995		Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1986-1992) Lito Lapid (1992-1995)	Magalang
29		Lito Lapid [6]	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	NPC Lakas–CMD	Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1995-1998) Clayton Olalia (1998-2001) Mikey Arroyo (2001-2004)	Porac
30		Mark Lapid	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	Lakas-CMD	Yeng Guiao	Porac
31		Eddie Panlilio [7]	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	Independent/Liberal	Yeng Guiao	Minalin
32		Lilia Pineda [8]	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	NUP	Yeng Guiao (2010-2013) Dennis Pineda (2013-2019)	Lubao
33		Dennis Pineda [9]	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	NPC	Lilia Pineda	Lubao

References

1. "April 29, 1901: General Jose Alejandrino surrenders in Pampanga". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
2. "An Opposition Filipino Politician Shot to Death at Gasoline Station". The New York Times. 17 December 1980. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
3. "Palmares wins in Iloilo". The Manila Times . The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 14, 1963. p. 1-A. Other provinces in which Liberals scored victories were Pampanga, where Gov. Francisco Nepomuceno piled by [...] Rafael Lazatin, NP; Pangasinan, where former Health Secretary Francisco Duque defeated NP Gov. Conrado Estrella by a margin of some 45,000 votes;
4. "Kapampangans honor 'Apung Saning'". SunStar. August 21, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
5. "'Apung Titong' honored". SunStar. February 11, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
6. "New positions, but still same families in Pampanga politics". Rappler. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
7. "Panlilio bares accomplishments in final report". SunStar. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
8. "Political Dynasties 2022: Amid controversies, Pinedas of Pampanga expand reach". Rappler. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
9. "From Pampanga's capitol to capital, Pinedas expand reach". Rappler. Retrieved October 18, 2024.