The governor of Samar is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Samar, which was previously known as Western Samar from 1965 to 1969. Prior to 1965, the governor also served as the chief executive of the old province of Samar, which was divided into three separate provinces that year.
List Order Image Name Year in Office Notes Governor of Samar 1 Julio Llorente1902 – 1903First appointed governor of Samar 2 Segundo Singzon1903 – 1904Second appointed governor of Samar from Cebu 3 George Curry1905 – 1907First American governor of Samar 4 Maximo Cinco1908 – 1910First elected governor of Samar 5 Vicente Jasmines1910 – 1916 6 Clodualdo Lucero1916 – 1922 7 Juan Sulse1922 – 1931 8 Felipe Abrigo1932 – 1934, 1937 – 1940 9 Cayetano Lucero1940 – 1944 10 Vicente Dira1944 – 1945Japanese Appointee 11 Gerardo Morrero1945 – 1946 12 Baltazar Avelino1946 – 1950 13 Decoroso Rosales1950 – 1955 14 Fernando Veloso1955 – 1960 15 Vicente Valley1960 – 1963 16 Esteban Piczon1963 – 1965 Governor of Western Samar 16 Esteban Piczon1965 – 1967First governor of Western Samar (modern-day Samar) since its establishment as a result of the division of Samar 17 Jose "Peping" A. Roño1967 – 1969 Governor of Samar 17 Jose "Peping" A. Roño1969 – 1973 18 Pablo Cinco1973 – 1976 19 Tomas O. Ricalde1976 – 1986 20 Antonio M. Bolastig1986 – 1995 (17) Jose "Peping" A. Roño1995 – 2001 21 Milagrosa T. Tan2001 – 2010 First Female Governor 22 Sharee Ann Tan2010 – 2019 Youngest Elected Governor (21) Milagrosa T. Tan2019 Died in Office 23 Reynolds Michael T. Tan2019 – 2022 (22) Sharee Ann Tan2022 – incumbent
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