Governor of Pampanga

Governor of Pampanga
Governor of Pampanga
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Pampanga
	Incumbent; Lilia Pineda (Kambilan); since June 30, 2025
Style	The Honourable
Seat	Pampanga Provincial Capitol
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	3 years
Constituting instrument	Philippine Commission Act No. 83; Republic Act No. 7160
Inaugural holder	José Avilés (Spanish administration); Tiburcio Hilario (Revolutionary Government); Ceferino Joven (Civil Government)
Formation	1812 (start of the Spanish administration); 1901 (start of the Civil Government by virtue of Philippine Commission Provincial Government Act)
Deputy	Vice Governor of Pampanga
Salary	₱185,695.00 - ₱207,978.00; (monthly; Salary Grade 30 as of January 1, 2022)

StyleThe Honourable

SeatPampanga Provincial Capitol

AppointerDirect popular vote

Term length3 years

The governor of Pampanga (Filipino: Punong Panlalawigan ng Pampanga) is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Pampanga.

#		Period	Party	Vice Governor	Place of origin
1	Tiburcio Hilario	1896 – June 26, 1898	Independent	None	San Fernando
–	Mariano Alimurung^[a]	1898	Independent
2	Tomás Mascardo	1899	Independent		Kawit
–	Francisco Dizon^[b]	1900	Independent
3	José Alejandrino^[1]	1900–1901	Independent		Arayat
4	Frederick Dent Grant	August 1899 – May 4, 1900	Republican		United States
5	Arthur MacArthur Jr.	May 4, 1900 – July 3, 1901	Republican		United States
6	Ceferino Joven	February 27, 1902 – 1903	Independent		Bacolor
7	Macario Arnedo	March 7, 1904 – 1911	Progresista		Apalit
–	Mariano Lim^[c]	1911	Independent		Polo
8	Francisco Tongio Liongson	1912–1916	Nacionalista		Bacolor
9	Honorio Ventura	1916–1917	Nacionalista		Bacolor
–	Pablo Ángeles David^[d]	1917	Nacionalista		Bacolor
10	Honorio Ventura	1918–1922	Nacionalista		Bacolor
11	Olimpio Guanzon	1922–1925	Democrata		Santa Rita
12	Sotero Baluyut	1925–1931	Nacionalista		San Fernando
13	Eligio Lagman	June 15, 1931 – October 15, 1931	Nacionalista		Guagua
14	Pablo Ángeles David	1931–1937	Nacionalista		Bacolor
15	Sotero Baluyut	1938–1941	Nacionalista		San Fernando
–	Fausto González Sioco^[e]	1941	Nacionalista		Apalit
–	José P. Fausto^[f]	1941	Nacionalista		Santa Ana
16	Lazaro Yambao	1942	Nacionalista		Macabebe
17	Eligio Lagman	1942–1944	KALIBAPI		Guagua
18	Urbano Dizon	1944	KALIBAPI		San Fernando
19	José G. David	1944	KALIBAPI		Bacolor
20	Gerardo Limlingan	1945	Nacionalista		Guagua
21	Pablo Ángeles David	1945 – December 30, 1947	Nacionalista		Bacolor
21	Pablo Ángeles David	1945 – December 30, 1947	Liberal		Bacolor
22	Jose B. Lingad^[2]	December 30, 1947 – December 30, 1951	Liberal		Lubao
23	Rafael Lazatin	December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1959	Nacionalista		Angeles
24	Francisco Nepomuceno^[3]	December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1971	Liberal	Rodolfo Hizon (1959–1963)	Angeles
				Angel Macapagal (1963–1965)
				Rodolfo Hizon (1965–1971)
25	Brigido Valencia	December 30, 1971 – March 1976	Liberal		Guagua
26	Juanita Nepomuceno^[4]	April 11, 1976 – March 3, 1980	Liberal		Porac
27	Estelito Mendoza^[5]	March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	Cicero Punsalan	Bacolor
–	Cicero Punsalan^[g]	July 16, 1984 – November 19, 1985	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan		San Simon
28	Estelito Mendoza^[5]	November 19, 1985 – February 25, 1986	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan		Bacolor
29	Bren Guiao^[h]	February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1995	UNIDO	Robin Nepomuceno (1986–1987)	Magalang
			UNIDO	Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1988–1992)
			LDP	Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1988–1992)
			Lakas–NUCD	Lito Lapid (1992–1995)
30	Lito Lapid^[6]	June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004	NPC	Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1995–1998)	Porac
			Lakas–CMD
				Clayton Olalia (1998–2001)
				Mikey Arroyo (2001–2004)
31	Mark Lapid	June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007	Lakas-CMD	Yeng Guiao	Porac
32	Eddie Panlilio^[7]	June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010	Independent	Yeng Guiao	Minalin
32	Eddie Panlilio^[7]	June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010	Liberal	Yeng Guiao	Minalin
33	Lilia Pineda^[8]	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019	Lakas–Kampi	Yeng Guiao (2010–2013)	Lubao
33	Lilia Pineda^[8]	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019	NUP (Kambilan)	Dennis Pineda (2013–2019)	Lubao
34	Dennis Pineda^[9]	June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025	NPC (Kambilan)	Lilia Pineda	Lubao
35	Lilia Pineda	June 30, 2025 – present	Kambilan	Dennis Pineda	Lubao

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Former provinces	Maguindanao
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Governor of Pampanga

Spanish era

Alcaldes Mayores (1812-1886)

Gobernadores Civiles (1886-1898)

Governors of Pampanga (1896–present)

Elections

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Governor of Pampanga
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Pampanga
Incumbent Lilia Pineda (Kambilan) since June 30, 2025
Style	The Honourable
Seat	Pampanga Provincial Capitol
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	3 years
Constituting instrument	Philippine Commission Act No. 83 Republic Act No. 7160
Inaugural holder	José Avilés (Spanish administration) Tiburcio Hilario (Revolutionary Government) Ceferino Joven (Civil Government)
Formation	1812 (start of the Spanish administration) 1901 (start of the Civil Government by virtue of Philippine Commission Provincial Government Act)
Deputy	Vice Governor of Pampanga
Salary	₱185,695.00 - ₱207,978.00 (monthly; Salary Grade 30 as of January 1, 2022)