The governor of Eastern Samar is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Eastern Visayas Region.
List of governors of Eastern Samar Governors of Eastern Samar
1. THIRD PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1960–1980) Name Term Origin Note(s)1 Victor Amasa January 1, 1968 - June 30, 1980 Borongan First elected governor. Elected twice. Former mayor of Borongan. 2. FOURTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1980–1986) Name Term Origin Note(s)2 Frederico Oraya Mengote June 30, 1980 - March 15, 1986 Oras Elected twice.
3. FIFTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1986–present) Image Name Term Origin Note(s)3 Lutgardo Barbo March 16, 1986 - June 30, 1988 Borongan Appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino. June 30, 1988 - June 30, 1998 Elected in 3 consecutive terms4 Ruperto A. Ambil Jr. June 30, 1998 - June 30, 2001 Borongan Elected.5 Clotilde Hilaria Japzon-Salazar June 30, 2001- June 30, 2004 Gen. MacArthur First female elected governor.6 Ben Evardone June 30, 2004 - June 30, 2010 Sulat Elected twice.7 Conrado B. Nicart Jr. June 30, 2010 - August 24, 2017 San Policarpo Elected in 3 consecutive terms. Died while in office.8 Marcelo Ferdinand A. Picardal August 25, 2017 - April 16, 2019 Borongan Acting governor, in lieu of the incumbent, who took medical leave.April 17, 2019 - June 30, 2019Succeeded after the death of the incumbent.9 Ben Evardone June 30, 2019 - June 30, 2025 Sulat Elected twice. Longest serving governor.10 RV Evardone June 30, 2025- present Sulat Elected.
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