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

Governor of Cagayan
Incumbent
Manuel Mamba
since June 30, 2016
Term length3 years
Inaugural holderDon Pablo Guzman (Civil Governor)
Formation1581 (Spanish era), 1901 (American era)
Websitehttps://www.cagayan.gov.ph/governors-corner/

List of governors of Cagayan

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There have been 33 governors of Cagayan since the establishment of the civil government in 1901 after the Philippine-American War.[1]

Governor Term
1 Enrique Altamirano y Salcedo (Last Spanish Governor of Cagayan) 1898
2 Gen. Daniel Mata Tria Tirona (Governor of Isabela & Cagayan) 1898
3 Vicente Nepomuceno (Camalaniugan) (Governor of Cagayan) 1898-1900
4 Gracio Gonzaga (Tuguegarao) 1900-1901
5 Pablo Guzman (Enrile) 1901-1906
6 Vicente Masigan (Santa Maria, Isabela) 1907-1910
7 Antonio Carag (Tuguegarao) 1911-1914
8 Honorio Lasam (Tuguegarao) 1915-1918
9 Fermin Macanayan (Aparri) 1919-1922
1908-1909
10 Proceso Sebastian (Claveria) 1922-1929
11 Vicente Formoso (Aparri) 1930-1937
12 Servando Liban (Tuguegarao) 1938-1940
1946-1947
13 Marcelo Adduru (Tuguegarao) 1941-1942
1943
1955-1959
14 Nicanor Carag (Tuguegarao) 1942-1946 appointed by the Japanese
15 Baldomero Perez (Tuguegarao) 1945-1946 appointed by the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit during the Liberation
16 Peregrino R. Quinto (Tuguegarao) 1946
17 Nicasio P. Arranz (Alcala) 1948-1950
18 Roberto Avena 1950
19 Jose P. Carag (Camalaniugan) 1950-1955
20 Felipe R. Garduque (Camalaniugan) 1960-1963
21 Teresa J. Dupaya (Lal-lo) 1964-1979
1987
22 Brig. Gen. Romeo Gatan (Isabela Province) 1979-1980
23 Justiniano P. Cortez (Ballesteros) 1980-1986
24 Benjamin Ligot (Solana) 1986-1987
25 Francisco Mamba (Tuao) 1987
26 Domingo de Leon (Tuguegarao) 1987-1988
27 Rodolfo E. Aguinaldo (Gattaran) 1988-1990
1992-1998
28 Melvin P. Vargas Sr. (Abulug) 1990-1992
29 David Puzon Jr. (Pamplona) 1992
30 Florencio L. Vargas (Abulug) 1998-2001
31 Edgar R. Lara (Lasam) 2001-2007
32 Alvaro T. Antonio (Alcala) 2007-2016
33 Manuel N. Mamba Sr. (Tuao) 2016 — incumbent[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Past Governors". Province of Cagayan. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ Lazaro, Ramon Efren. "More incumbents reelected". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.