Governor of Pampanga

Governor of Pampanga
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Pampanga
Incumbent Lilia Pineda since June 30, 2025
Style	The Honourable
Seat	Pampanga Provincial Capitol
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	José Avilés (Spanish administration) Tiburcio Hilario (Revolutionary Government) Ceferino Joven (Civil Government)
Formation	1812 (start of the Spanish administration) 1896 (start of the Revolutionary Government) 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	Period	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
1		Tiburcio Hilario	1896 – June 26, 1898		None	San Fernando
Act		Mariano Alimurung	1898
2		Tomás Mascardo	1899			Kawit
Act		Francisco Dizon	1900
3		José Alejandrino [1]	1900–1901	Independent		Arayat

American and Commonwealth periods

#	Portrait	Governor	Period	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
4		Frederick Dent Grant	August 1899 – May 4, 1900	Republican	None	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	Progresista		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	Democrata		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	Period	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
16		Lazaro Yambao	1942		None	Macabebe
17		Eligio Lagman	1942–1944	KALIBAPI		Guagua
18		Urbano Dizon	1944			San Fernando
19		José G. David	1944	Independent		Bacolor

Post-independence

#	Portrait	Governor	Period	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
20		Gerardo Limlingan	1945		None	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 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	July 16, 1984 – November 19, 1985	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan		San Simon
28		Estelito Mendoza [6]	November 19, 1985 – February 25, 1986	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan		Bacolor
29		Bren Guiao	February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1995	Lakas–NUCD LDP UNIDO	Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1986-1992) Lito Lapid (1992-1995)	Magalang
30		Lito Lapid [7]	June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004	NPC Lakas–CMD	Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1995-1998) Clayton Olalia (1998-2001) Mikey Arroyo (2001-2004)	Porac
31		Mark Lapid	June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007	Lakas-CMD	Yeng Guiao	Porac
32		Eddie Panlilio [8]	June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010	Independent Liberal	Yeng Guiao	Minalin
33		Lilia Pineda [9]	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019	NUP	Yeng Guiao (2010-2013) Dennis Pineda (2013-2019)	Lubao
34		Dennis Pineda [10]	June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025	NPC	Lilia Pineda	Lubao
35		Lilia Pineda	June 30, 2025 – present	NUP	Dennis Pineda	Lubao

Elections

• 1988 Pampanga local elections
• 1992 Pampanga local elections
• 1995 Pampanga local elections
• 1998 Pampanga local elections
• 2001 Pampanga local elections
• 2004 Pampanga local elections
• 2007 Pampanga local elections
• 2010 Pampanga local elections
• 2013 Pampanga local elections
• 2016 Pampanga local elections
• 2019 Pampanga local elections
• 2022 Pampanga local elections
• 2025 Pampanga local elections

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. "'Apung Titong' honored". SunStar. February 11, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
7. "New positions, but still same families in Pampanga politics". Rappler. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
8. "Panlilio bares accomplishments in final report". SunStar. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
9. "Political Dynasties 2022: Amid controversies, Pinedas of Pampanga expand reach". Rappler. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
10. "From Pampanga's capitol to capital, Pinedas expand reach". Rappler. Retrieved October 18, 2024.