Governor of 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.
List
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| Order | Name | Image | Year in Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Joseph H. Grant | 1901[1]–1903 | Resigned in March 1903,[2] Peter Børseth takes full responsibility of the province as acting governor[3] |
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Peter Børseth | 1901[4]–1904 (acting), 1904[5]–1906 | American civil governor of Leyte. Unpopular among the provincial citizens, he was eventually succeeded by J. C. de Veyra by popular vote.[5] |
| 3 |  |
Jaime C. de Veyra | 1906[5]–1907 | Served until 1907 due to being elected member of the Philippine Assembly[6] |
| 4 | Rodrigo Pariña | 1907–1908 | ||
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Francisco Enage[7][8] | 1908-1909 | |
| 6 | Pastor Navarro[9] | 1909–1912 | ||
| 7 |  |
Jose Maria B. Veloso | 1912–1916 | Renounced the position on his second term to be a Senator from 1916 to 1919[10] |
| 8 |  |
Salvador Demeterio | 1916-1919 | The Old Provincial Capitol in Tacloban was built under his time. |
| 9 | |
Jose Maria B. Veloso | 1919–1922 | |
| 10 | Honorio Lopez | 1924–1927 | Honorio Lopez was the first cousin of Supreme Court Justice Norberto Romuáldez, former Manila Mayor Miguel Romuáldez and Vicente Orestes Romuáldez (father of former First Lady Imelda Marcos). | |
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Rafael Martinez | 1936–1941 | |
| 12 |  |
Ruperto Kangleon | 1944-1946 | Military Governor of Leyte |
| 13 |  |
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. |
| 14 | Catalino T. Landia | 1949 | ||
| 15 | Norberto Romualdez Jr. | 1964–1967 | ||
| 16 |  |
Benjamin Romualdez | 1967[11]–1986 | |
| 17 | Benjamin P. Abella | 1986–1988 (Acting) | ||
| 18 | Leopoldo E. Petilla | 1988–1992; 1992-1995 | ||
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Remedios L. Petilla | 1995–2004 | |
| 20 | |
Carlos Jericho Petilla | 2004–2012 | Appointed secretary of the Department of Energy[12] |
| 21 | Ma. Mimietta S. Bagulaya | 2012–2013 | Assumed office for the remainder of 7 months. | |
| 22 |  |
Leopoldo Dominico Petilla | 2013–2022 | |
| (20) | |
Carlos Jericho L. Petilla | 2022–incumbent |
References
[edit]- ^ 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) - ^ Department, Bureau of Insular Affairs, War (1904). Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War: Part 3, 1903. U.S. Government Printing Office.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Commission (1899-1900), United States Philippine (1903). Executive Minutes of the U.S. Philippine Commission.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1898.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.