Governor of Cotabato

The governor of Cotabato is the executive leader of the province of Cotabato of the Philippines.

Prior to the establishment of Cotabato as a province on September 1, 1914, the area covered by the historical Province of Cotabato was governed by District Governors which were all American members of the Philippine Constabulary. Before 1914 (1899-1913), all of the district governors had the rank of major except for Don Ramon Vilo who governed the area in 1898. Cotabato received its first Civil Governor in 1941.

List No. Image Governor Office 1 Frank W. Carpenter 1914–1917 2 C. B. Carter 1918–1919 3 Jose M. Unson 1920–1921 4 Dionesio Gutierrez 1922–1937 5 Jose M. Cui 1938–1940 6 Alfonso Pablo 1940–1941 7 Datu Duma Sinsuat 1942–1944 8 Marcelino Concha 1944 9 Salipada K. Pendatun 1944–1945 10 Datu Ugalingan Piang 1945–1946 11 Datu Udtog Matalam 1946–1949 12 Datu Duma Sinsuat 1949–1954 13 Primitivo Buagas 1954–1955 14 Datu Udtog Matalam 1956–1967 15 Simeon Datumanong 1968–1971 16 Carlos Cajelo 1972–1984 17 Nicolas Dequiña 1984–1986 – Rosario Diaz 1986–1987 – Tito Gallo December 1, 1987 – February 1, 1988 18 Rosario Diaz February 2, 1988 – March 27, 1998 – Agnes Amador March 28, 1998 – June 30, 1998 19 Emmanuel Piñol June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 20 Jesus Sacdalan June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010 21 Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019 22 Nancy Catamco June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022 (21) Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza June 30, 2022 – present

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