Governor of Leyte
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Local chief executive
StyleGovernor, Honorable Governor
ResidenceNew Leyte Provincial Capitol Complex
Palo, Leyte
Palo, Leyte
Term length3 years
Formation1768 (Separation of the former province of Samar and Leyte)
| Governor of Leyte | |
|---|---|
| Gobernador han Lalawigan han Leyte | |
| Style | Governor, Honorable Governor |
| Residence | New Leyte Provincial Capitol Complex Palo, Leyte |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Formation | 1768 (Separation of the former province of Samar and Leyte) |
The governor of Leyte is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Leyte.
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| Order | Image | Name | Year in Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Joseph H. Grant | 1901[1]–1903 | Resigned in March 1903,[2] Peter Børseth became acting governor[3] |
| 2 | .jpg) | Peter Børseth | 1903[3]–1904 (acting), 1904[4]–1906 | American civil governor of Leyte. Unpopular among the provincial citizens, he was eventually succeeded by Jaime C. de Veyra by popular vote.[4] |
| 3 |  | Jaime C. de Veyra | 1906[4]–1907 | Served until 1907 due to being elected member of the Philippine Assembly[5] |
| 4 | Vicente Diaz[6] | 1907–1908 | Appointed by the governor-general to finish De Veyra's term.[7] | |
| 5 | .jpg) | Francisco Enage[8][9] | 1908-1909 | |
| 6 | Pastor Navarro[10] | 1909–1912 | ||
| 7 |  | Jose Maria B. Veloso | 1912–1916 | Renounced the position on his second term to be a Senator from 1916 to 1919[11] |
| 8 | Julian de Veyra[12] | 1916–1917 | ||
| 9 |  | Salvador Demeterio[13] | 1917-1919 | Elected through a special election conducted in June 1917.[14] |
| 10 | Eugenio Jaro[15] | 1919–1919 | ||
| 11 | | Jose Maria B. Veloso | 1919–1922[16] | |
| 12 | Honorio Lopez | 1924–1927 | ||
| 13 | .jpg) | Rafael Martinez | 1936–1941 | |
| 14 | Bernardo Torres | 1941–1944 | ||
| 15 |  | Ruperto Kangleon | 1944-1946 | Military Governor of Leyte |
| 16 |  | Maria Salud Vivero - Parreño | 1946-1948 | Appointed by President Sergio Osmeña prior to the restoration of the Civilian Government in Tacloban. The First Female Governor of Leyte. |
| 17 | Catalino T. Landia | 1949 | ||
| 18 | Norberto Romualdez Jr. | 1964–1967 | ||
| 19 |  | Benjamin Romualdez | 1967[17]–1986 | |
| 20 | Benjamin P. Abella | 1986–1988 (Acting) | ||
| 21 | Adelina Y. Larrazabal | 1988–1992 | ||
| 22 | Leopoldo E. Petilla | 1992- 1995 | ||
| 23 | Edgardo M. Enerlan | 1995 | ||
| 24 | .jpg) | Remedios L. Petilla | 1995–2004 | |
| 25 |  | Carlos Jericho Petilla | 2004–2012 | Appointed secretary of the Department of Energy[18] |
| 26 | Ma. Mimietta S. Bagulaya | 2012–2013 | Assumed office for the remainder of 7 months. | |
| 27 |  | Leopoldo Dominico Petilla | 2013–2022 | |
| (25) | | Carlos Jericho L. Petilla | 2022–incumbent |
References
- ↑ Commission (1900-1916), United States Philippine (1901). Public Laws and Resolutions Passed by the Philippine Commission. U.S. Government Printing Office.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department (1904). Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War: Part 3, 1903. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- 1 2 Commission (1899-1900), United States Philippine (1903). Executive Minutes of the U.S. Philippine Commission.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 President, United States (1907). The Abridgment: Containing Messages of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress with Reports of Departments and Selections from Accompanying Papers. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ↑ "DE VEYRA, Jaime C. | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ↑ Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1908.
- ↑ Philippine Education Magazine. 1906.
Governor Jaime C. De Veyra has resigned his position and Vicente Diaz has been appointed governor to serve until the close of Veyra's term.
- ↑ Philippine Legislature (1913). DIRECTORIO OFICIAL DE LA ASAMBLEA FILIPINA (PDF). Bureau of Printing. pp. 77–78. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2025.
- ↑ Philippine Education. F.R. Lutz. 1909.
- ↑ Philippines (1910). Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature. Bureau of Printing.
- ↑ "Jose Ma. Veloso". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ↑ Tantuico, Francisco Sypaco (1964). Leyte: The Historic Islands. Leyte Publishing Corporation.
- ↑ Governor, Philippines (1918). Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Civil Governor. Bureau of Public Printing.
- ↑ Service, Philippines Bureau of Civil (1914). Official Roster of Officers and Employees in the Civil Service of the Philippine Islands. Bureau of Printing.
- ↑ Governor, Philippines (1919). Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Governor-general. Governor.
- ↑ "Senators Profile - Jose Ma. Veloso". legacy.senate.gov.ph. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ PNS (November 16, 1967). "Romualdez Scores Big Win; Other Local Results Here". Manila Bulletin. Tacloban City: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. p. 16.
Former ambassador Benjamin 'Kokoy' Romualdez, Mrs. Imelda Marcos' youngest brother, won the Leyte gubernatorial race by a landslide. As of this afternoon [Nov. 15], Romualdez had overwhelmed his closest opponent, Leopoldo Petilla, L.P., by a majority of 30,000 votes.
- ↑ "Petilla formally steps down as Leyte governor". INQUIRER.net. 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2020.