Governor of Tarlac

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Governor of Tarlac
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Tarlac
Incumbent
Christian Yap
since June 30, 2025
StyleThe Honorable
SeatTarlac Provincial Capitol
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years
Inaugural holderFrancisco Makabulos
Formation1898
DeputyVice 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
1Francisco Makabulos1898–1900
2Alfonso Ramos1901–1904
3Manuel de Leon1904–1907
4Jose Espinosa Jr.1907–1910
5Gregorio Romulo1910–1914
6Ernesto Gardiner1914–1919
7Luís Morales[2]1922–1925
8Manuel de Leon1925-1928
9Marcelino Agana1928–1931
10Jose Urquico1931–1937
11Alfonso Pablo1927–1940
12Eduardo Cojuangco Sr.1941
13Sergio Aquino1942–1944
14Feliciano Gardiner1944
15Alejandro Galang1945–1946
16Antonio Lopez1946–1953
17Arsenio H. Lugay[3]1954–1961
18Benigno Aquino Jr.[4]1963–1967
19Lazaro Domingo1967
20Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.[5]1967–1969
21Jose Macapinlac1969–1971
22Eliodoro Castro1971–1979
23Homobono Sawit1979–1984
24Federico Peralta1984–1986
25Candido Guiam1986–1987
26Florendo Sangalang1987–1988
27Carlos Kipping1988
28Mariano Un Ocampo III1988–1992
29Margarita Cojuangco1992–1998
30Jose V. Yap Sr.1998–2007
31Victor A. Yap[6]2007–2016
32Susan Yap-Sulit[7]2016–2025
33Christian Yap[8]2025–present

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.