| Governor of Rizal | |
|---|---|
| Gobernador ng Rizal | |
| Style | Honorable (formal) Mr./Madame Governor (informal) |
| Residence | Rizal Provincial Hall (workplace) |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Ambrosio Flores |
| Formation | 1901 |
| Website | Official Website of the Province of Rizal |
The governor of Rizal is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Rizal. [1]
Federalist Progresista Nacionalista Democrata Liberal NPC LAMMP Lakas-CMD PFP | ||||||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Governor | Term of office | Vice governor | ||||||
| 1 |  | Ambrosio Flores March 20, 1843 – June 24, 1912 (Age 69) | 1901–1904 | |||||||
| 2 |  | Arturo Dancel January 6, 1863 – Unknown | 1904–1906 | |||||||
| 3 |  | Jose G. Tupas March 19, 1867 – April 2, 1938 (Age 71) | 1907-1909 | |||||||
| 4 |  | Lope K. Santos September 25, 1879 – May 1, 1963 (Age 83) | 1909–1912 | |||||||
| 5 |  | Mariano C. Melendres June 8, 1881 – July 11, 1981 (Age 100) | 1912–1916 | |||||||
| 6 |  | Eulogio A. Rodriguez Sr. January 21, 1883 – December 19, 1964 (Age 81) | 1916-1918 | |||||||
| 7 |  | Andres A. Gabriel | 1919–1920 | |||||||
| – |  | Arcadio Santos [a] | 1920–1922 | |||||||
| (6) | | Eulogio A. Rodriguez Sr. January 21, 1883 – December 19, 1964 (Age 81) | 1922-1923 | |||||||
| – |  | Ruperto T. Martinez [a] | 1923–1925 | |||||||
| 8 |  | Andres A. Pascual January 3, 1892 – October 12, 1973 (Age 81) | October 16, 1925 – October 15, 1928 (2 years, 365 days) | |||||||
| 9 |  | Eligio N. Naval | October 16, 1928 – October 15, 1931 (2 years, 364 days) | |||||||
| 10 |  | Francisco S. Sevilla October 04, 1881 – June 29, 1966 (Age 84) | 1931–1937 | |||||||
| 11 |  | Eulogio S. Rodriguez Jr. February 23, 1904 – December 24, 1957 (Age 53) | 1937-1944 | |||||||
| 12 |  | Nicanor A. Roxas | 1944-1947 | |||||||
| 13 |  | Sixto J. Antonio April 6, 1891 – February 2, 1961 (Age 69) | December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1951 (4 years, 0 days) | Pablo Cuneta (1947-1949) | ||||||
| 14 |  | Wenceslao A. Pascual September 28, 1898 – December 24, 1967 (Age 69) | December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1955 (4 years, 0 days) | |||||||
| 15 |  | Isidro S. Rodriguez Sr. May 15, 1915 – March 9, 1992 (Age 76) | December 30, 1955 – March 25, 1986 (30 years, 146 days) | Mario G. Bauza (1955–1959; 1963–1967) Amado C. Gervacio (1959–1963) Neptali Gonzales (1967–1969) | ||||||
| – | Benjamin B. Esguerra Sr. [b] | March 25, 1986 – June 22, 1987 [3] (1 year, 89 days) | ||||||||
| – | Isidro S. Inarda Jr. [b] December 17, 1944 – December 3, 2010 (Age 65) | June 22, 1987 [3] – February 2, 1988 (225 days) | ||||||||
| 16 |  | Reynaldo R. San Juan Sr. September 29, 1941 – July 10, 2024 (Age 82) | February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1992 (4 years, 149 days) | Jose M. Barreto Sr. | ||||||
| 17 |  | Casimiro M. Ynares Jr. August 26, 1946 (Age 78) | June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001 (9 years, 0 days) | Nicandro Natividad (1992-1998) Benjamin V. Felix (1998-2001) | ||||||
| 18 |  | Rebecca Alcantara-Ynares September 26, 1949 (Age 75) | June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 (3 years, 0 days) | Jovita Rodriguez | ||||||
| (17) | | Casimiro M. Ynares Jr. August 26, 1946 (Age 78) | June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007 (3 years, 0 days) | Anthony Jesus S. Alarcon | ||||||
| 19 |  | Casimiro A. Ynares III March 4, 1973 (Age 51) | June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013 (6 years, 0 days) | Frisco S. San Juan Jr. | ||||||
| (18) | | Rebecca Alcantara-Ynares September 26, 1949 (Age 75) | June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022 (9 years, 0 days) | Frisco S. San Juan Jr. (2013-2016) Reynaldo H. San Juan Jr. (2016-2022) | ||||||
| 20 |  | Nina A. Ynares-Chiongbian October 19, 1970 (Age 54) | June 30, 2022 – Incumbent (2 years, 185 days) | Reynaldo H. San Juan Jr. | ||||||
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