Governor of Tarlac

Governor of Tarlac
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Tarlac
Incumbent Christian Yap since June 30, 2025
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Tarlac Provincial Capitol
Appointer	Elected via popular vote
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Francisco Makabulos
Formation	1898
Deputy	Vice Governor

The governor of Tarlac (Filipino : Punong Panlalawigan ng Tarlac), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Tarlac.

List of governors of Tarlac (1898-present)

No.	Image	Governor [1]	Term
1		Francisco Makabulos	1898–1900
2		Alfonso Ramos	1901–1904
3		Manuel de Leon	1904–1907
4		Jose Espinosa Jr.	1907–1910
5		Gregorio Romulo	1910–1914
6		Ernesto Gardiner	1914–1919
7		Luís Morales [2]	1922–1925
(2)		Manuel de Leon	1925-1928
8		Marcelino Agana	1928–1931
9		Jose Urquico	1931–1937
10		Alfonso Pablo	1927–1940
11		Eduardo Cojuangco Sr.	1941
12		Sergio Aquino	1942–1944
13		Feliciano Gardiner	1944
14		Alejandro Galang	1945–1946
15		Antonio Lopez	1946–1953
16		Arsenio H. Lugay [3]	1954–1961
17		Benigno Aquino Jr. [4]	1963–1967
18		Lazaro Domingo	1967
19		Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. [5]	1967–1969
20		Jose Macapinlac	1969–1971
21		Eliodoro Castro	1971–1979
22		Homobono Sawit	1979–1984
23		Federico Peralta	1984–1986
24		Candido Guiam	1986–1987
25		Florendo Sangalang	1987–1988
26		Carlos Kipping	1988
27		Mariano Un Ocampo III	1988–1992
28		Margarita Cojuangco	1992–1998
29		Jose V. Yap Sr.	1998–2007
30		Victor A. Yap [6]	2007–2016
31		Susan Yap-Sulit [7]	2016–2025
32		Christian Yap [8]	2025–present

Elections

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

References

1. "Past Governors of Tarlac". Province of Tarlac. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
2. "Luis Morales". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
3. "Nacionalistas obtain[...]". The Manila Times . Tarlac, Tarlac: The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 11, 1955. p. 3. Nacionalista Gov. Antonio H. Lugay has been reelected with a 10,000-vote majority over ex-Congressman Jose Y. Feliciano.
4. "Benigno Simeon Aquino Jr.". Encyclopædia Britannica .
5. "Tycoon and kingmaker Danding Cojuangco dies". ABS-CBN News. June 17, 2020. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
6. "Gov. Vic Yap and his Tarlac". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
7. "Tarlac Provincial, Congressional officials take oath". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
8. "Yaps take capitol and Tarlac City, but Angeleses win key posts too". Rappler. Retrieved May 14, 2025.