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
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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 |
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Luís Morales[2] |
1922–1925
|
| 8 |
|
Manuel de Leon |
1925-1928
|
| 9 |
 |
Marcelino Agana |
1928–1931
|
| 10 |
 |
Jose Urquico |
1931–1937
|
| 11 |
 |
Alfonso Pablo |
1927–1940
|
| 12 |
 |
Eduardo Cojuangco Sr. |
1941
|
| 13 |
 |
Sergio Aquino |
1942–1944
|
| 14 |
 |
Feliciano Gardiner |
1944
|
| 15 |
 |
Alejandro Galang |
1945–1946
|
| 16 |
 |
Antonio Lopez |
1946–1953
|
| 17 |
 |
Arsenio H. Lugay[3] |
1954–1961
|
| 18 |
 |
Benigno Aquino Jr.[4] |
1963–1967
|
| 19 |
 |
Lazaro Domingo |
1967
|
| 20 |
 |
Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.[5] |
1967–1969
|
| 21 |
 |
Jose Macapinlac |
1969–1971
|
| 22 |
 |
Eliodoro Castro |
1971–1979
|
| 23 |
 |
Homobono Sawit |
1979–1984
|
| 24 |
 |
Federico Peralta |
1984–1986
|
| 25 |
 |
Candido Guiam |
1986–1987
|
| 26 |
 |
Florendo Sangalang |
1987–1988
|
| 27 |
 |
Carlos Kipping |
1988
|
| 28 |
 |
Mariano Un Ocampo III |
1988–1992
|
| 29 |
 |
Margarita Cojuangco |
1992–1998
|
| 30 |
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Jose V. Yap Sr. |
1998–2007
|
| 31 |
 |
Victor A. Yap[6] |
2007–2016
|
| 32 |
 |
Susan Yap-Sulit[7] |
2016–2025
|
| 33 |
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Christian Yap[8] |
2025–present
|
Elections
References
- ^ "Past Governors of Tarlac". Province of Tarlac. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Luis Morales". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Benigno Simeon Aquino Jr.". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ "Tycoon and kingmaker Danding Cojuangco dies". ABS-CBN News. June 17, 2020. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Gov. Vic Yap and his Tarlac". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "Tarlac Provincial, Congressional officials take oath". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Yaps take capitol and Tarlac City, but Angeleses win key posts too". Rappler. Retrieved May 14, 2025.