Governor of Tarlac

Governor of Tarlac
Governor of Tarlac
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Tarlac
	Incumbent; Christian Yap; since June 30, 2025
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Tarlac Provincial Capitol
Appointer	Elected via popular vote
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Francisco Makabulos
Formation	1898
Deputy	Vice Governor

SeatTarlac Provincial Capitol

AppointerElected via popular vote

The governor of Tarlac (Filipino: Punong Panlalawigan ng Tarlac), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Tarlac.

No.	Governor^[1]	Term
1	Francisco Makabulos	1898–1900
2	Alfonso Ramos	1901–1904
3	Manuel de Leon	1904–1907
4	Jose Espinosa Jr.	1907–1910
5	Gregorio Romulo	1910–1914
6	Ernesto Gardiner	1914–1919
7	Luís Morales^[2]	1922–1925
8	Manuel de Leon	1925-1928
9	Marcelino Agana	1928–1931
10	Jose Urquico	1931–1937
11	Alfonso Pablo	1927–1940
12	Eduardo Cojuangco Sr.	1941
13	Sergio Aquino	1942–1944
14	Feliciano Gardiner	1944
15	Alejandro Galang	1945–1946
16	Antonio Lopez	1946–1953
17	Arsenio H. Lugay^[3]	1954–1961
18	Benigno Aquino Jr.^[4]	1963–1967
19	Lazaro Domingo	1967
20	Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.^[5]	1967–1969
21	Jose Macapinlac	1969–1971
22	Eliodoro Castro	1971–1979
23	Homobono Sawit	1979–1984
24	Federico Peralta	1984–1986
25	Candido Guiam	1986–1987
26	Florendo Sangalang	1987–1988
27	Carlos Kipping	1988
28	Mariano Un Ocampo III	1988–1992
29	Margarita Cojuangco	1992–1998
30	Jose V. Yap Sr.	1998–2007
31	Victor A. Yap^[6]	2007–2016
32	Susan Yap-Sulit^[7]	2016–2025
33	Christian Yap^[8]	2025–present

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Former provinces	Maguindanao
Bangsamoro regional offices Chief Minister Wa'lī

Elections

Governor of Tarlac
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Tarlac
Incumbent Christian Yap since June 30, 2025
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Tarlac Provincial Capitol
Appointer	Elected via popular vote
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Francisco Makabulos
Formation	1898
Deputy	Vice Governor