Governor of Zambales
Local chief executive
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The governor of the Province of Zambales is the head of the executive branch of Zambales Provincial Government, Philippines.
Term lengthThree years, can succeed self three times
Inaugural holderManuel de Orendin (Spanish administration)
Potenciano Lesaca (Civil Government)
Potenciano Lesaca (Civil Government)
| Governor of Province of Zambales | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable |
| Seat | Zambales Provincial Capitol |
| Term length | Three years, can succeed self three times |
| Inaugural holder | Manuel de Orendin (Spanish administration) Potenciano Lesaca (Civil Government) |
| Formation | 1802 (start of the Spanish administration) 1901 (start of the Civil Government by virtue of Philippine Commission Provincial Government Act) |
| Deputy | Jacqueline Khonghun |
| Website | |
On May 13, 2019, Hermogenes Ebdane defeated incumbent Governor Amor Deloso. He assumed office on June 30, 2019.[1]
List of governors of Zambales
Spanish era
- Hon. Manuel de Orendin (1802)
- Hon. Miguel del Fierro (1809)
- Hon. Prudencio Perez de Menor (1842)
- Hon. Jose M. Rodriguez (1846)
- Hon. Jose Sanchez (1848)
- Hon. Hipolito Fortacion (1852)
- Hon. Laureano de Caray (1869)
First Republic
- Hon. Vicente Camara (Revolutionary Government of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo) (1897–1899)
American era
| # | Portrait | Governor | Term in office | Party | Vice-Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potenciano Lesaca | 1901–1903 | Independent | None | |
| 2 | Juan Manday | 1903–1904 | |||
| Act | Gabriel Alba | 1904 | |||
| 3 | Juan Lesaca | 1910–1916 | |||
| 4 | Lauro Al Barretto | 1916–1918 | |||
| Act | Cleto Arnedo | 1918–1919 | |||
| 5 | Dr. Benedicto T. Esguerra | 1919–1922 | |||
| 6 | Ramon Garcia | 1922–1925 | |||
| 7 | Francisco Dantes | 1925–1931 | |||
| 8 | Agustin N. Medina | 1931–1934 | |||
| 9 | Bernardo Farrales | 1934–1940 | Nacionalista | ||
| 10 | Francisco Adelantar Anonas | 1940–1941 |
Japanese occupation
Present-day governors
| # | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Vice-Governor | Terms | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ramon Magsaysay | February 1, 1945 | March 6, 1945 | Independent | None | 1 | |||
| (10) | Francisco Adelantar Anonas | March 7, 1945 | December 31, 1947 | Unknown | 3 | ||||
| 13 | Guillermo delos Reyes | 1948 | 1951 | Unknown | 1 | ||||
| 14 | Archimedes Villanueva | December 30, 1951 | December 30, 1955 | Unknown | 1 | ||||
| 15 | Manuel D. Barretto | December 30, 1955 | December 30, 1967 | Nacionalista (1955–1962) |
Quirico Abrajano (1955–1959) |
3 | [2] | ||
| Gregorio Dolojan (1959–1963) | |||||||||
| Liberal (1962–1967) |
[2] | ||||||||
| Quirico Abrajano (1963–1967) | |||||||||
| 16 | Vicente Magsaysay | December 30, 1967 | 1978 | Nacionalista Party | Antonio M. Diaz (1967–1971) |
2 | |||
| Tiburcio Edaño Jr. (1971–1978) | |||||||||
| Act | Jacobo F. Battad (Acting) |
1978 | Unknown | Unknown | |||||
| (16) | Vicente Magsaysay | 1978 | 1986 | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | Unknown | ||||
| 17 | Amor D. Deloso (Officer-In-Charge) |
April 14, 1986 | November 30, 1987 | Liberal Party | Unknown | ||||
| Act | Luperio F. Villanueva | December 1, 1987 | February 1, 1988 | Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| (17) | Amor D. Deloso | February 2, 1988 | March 4, 1998 | Liberal Party | Saturnino Bactad | 3 | |||
| Act | Saturnino Bactad | March 5, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | Liberal Party | (Vacant) | 1 | |||
| (16) | Vicente Magsaysay | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | Lakas–CMD | Cheryl Deloso (1998–2001) |
3 | |||
| Ramon Lacbain II (2001–2007) | |||||||||
| (17) | Amor D. Deloso | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | Liberal Party | Anne Marie Gordon | 1 | |||
| 18 | Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | Sulong Zambales Party | Ramon Lacbain II | 2 | [3][4] | ||
| (17) | Amor D. Deloso | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | Liberal Party | Angel Magsaysay-Cheng | 1 | [1] | ||
| (18) | Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | PDP–Laban | Jay Khonghun (2019–2022) | 3 | |||
| Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | Jacqueline Khonghun (2022–present) | ||||||||
Elections
- 1988 Zambales local elections
- 1992 Zambales local elections
- 1995 Zambales local elections
- 1998 Zambales local elections
- 2001 Zambales local elections
- 2004 Zambales local elections
- 2007 Zambales local elections
- 2010 Zambales local elections
- 2013 Zambales local elections
- 2016 Zambales local elections
- 2019 Zambales local elections
- 2022 Zambales local elections
- 2025 Zambales local elections