The governor of Cagayan (), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Cagayan.
List of governors of Cagayan
There have been 34 governors of Cagayan since the establishment of the civil government in 1901 after the Philippine-American War.
No. Image Governor Hometown Term 1 Enrique Altamirano y Salcedo (Last Spanish Governor of Cagayan) - 1898 2 Gen. Daniel Mata Tria Tirona (Governor of Isabela and Cagayan) Cavite El Viejo (Kawit) (Cavite) 1898 3 Vicente Nepomuceno (Governor of Cagayan)Camalaniugan 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 10 Proceso Sebastian Claveria 1922–1929 11 Vicente Formoso Aparri 1930–1937 12 Servando Liban Tuguegarao 1938–19401946–1947 13 Marcelo Adduru Tuguegarao 1941–194219431955–1959 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 1964–19791987 22 Brig. Gen. Romeo Gatan - (Isabela) 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 (Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte) 1988–19901992–1998 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 2016–2025 – Melvin K. Vargas Jr. Abulug 2025 (Acting capacity) 34 Edgar B. Aglipay Camalaniugan 2025–present
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