Governor of Cagayan
Local chief executive of Cagayan Province
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The governor of Cagayan (Filipino: Punong Panlalawigan ng Cagayan), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Cagayan.
Term length3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
Inaugural holderDon Pablo Guzman
(Civil Governor)
(Civil Governor)
Formation1581 (Spanish era)
1901 (American era)
1901 (American era)
| Governor of Cagayan | |
|---|---|
| Term length | 3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms |
| Inaugural holder | Don Pablo Guzman (Civil Governor) |
| Formation | 1581 (Spanish era) 1901 (American era) |
| Website | https://www.cagayan.gov.ph/governors-corner/ |
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.[1]
| 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 | .jpg) | Vicente Nepomuceno (Governor of Cagayan) |
Camalaniugan | 1898–1900 |
| 4 | .jpg) | 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 | 1938–1940 1946–1947 | |
| 13 |  | Marcelo Adduru | Tuguegarao | 1941–1942 1943 1955–1959 |
| 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 | 1964–1979 1987 | |
| 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) | 1988–1990 1992–1998 | |
| 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[2] |
| – |  | Melvin K. Vargas Jr. | Abulug | 2025[3] (Acting capacity) |
| 34 | | Edgar B. Aglipay | Camalaniugan | 2025–present[4] |