Governor of Eastern Samar
{{Short description|Local chief executive}}
{{Infobox official post
|post = Governor
|body = Eastern Samar
|native_name = Gobernador ng Silangang Samar
|image = HoR Official Portrait of Ben Evardone.jpg
|imagesize =
|incumbent = Ben Evardone
|incumbentsince = June 30, 2019
|style = The Honorable
|residence =
|seat = Eastern Samar Provincial Capitol, Borongan
|termlength = 3 years, renewable
maximum not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
|formation = June 1, 1968
|succession =
|inaugural = Victor Amasa
|deputy = Vice Governor
|website =
}}
The governor of Eastern Samar is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Eastern Visayas Region.
List of governors of Eastern Samar
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! style="font-size:110%;width:49em;" | Governors of Eastern Samar |
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! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=5|1. THIRD PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1960–1980) | ||||
| style="width: 1em;text-align:center" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! style="width: 10em;text-align:center" | Name ! style="width: 8em;text-align:center" | Term ! style="width: 7em;text-align:center" | Origin ! style="width: 11em;text-align:center" | Note(s) | ||||
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| 1 | Victor Amasa | January 1, 1968 - June 30, 1980 | Borongan | First elected governor. Elected twice. Former mayor of Borongan.{{cite news|url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p061107.htm&no=31|title=Eastern Samar’s 41st Foundation Day observed|author=Alice E. Nicart|date=November 7, 2006|access-date=February 20, 2023|work=Philippine News Agency}} |
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! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=5|2. FOURTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1980–1986) | ||||
| style="width: 1em;text-align:center" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! style="width: 10em;text-align:center" | Name ! style="width: 8em;text-align:center" | Term ! style="width: 7em;text-align:center" | Origin ! style="width: 11em;text-align:center" | Note(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frederico Oraya Mengote | June 30, 1980 - March 15, 1986 | Oras | Elected twice. |
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! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=6|3. FIFTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1986–present) | |||||
| style="width: 1em;text-align:center" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! style="width: 7em;text-align:center" | Image ! style="width: 10em;text-align:center" | Name ! style="width: 8em;text-align:center" | Term ! style="width: 7em;text-align:center" | Origin ! style="width: 11em;text-align:center" | Note(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| Lutgardo Barbo | March 16, 1986 - June 30, 1988
|rowspan=2| Borongan | Appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino.{{cite web|url=https://peoplaid.com/2021/10/05/lutgardo-barbo/|title=Lutgardo Barbo Biography|work=Peoplaid.com|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=February 20, 2023}} | |||
| | June 30, 1988 - June 30, 1998 | Elected in 3 consecutive terms{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2022/candidates/lutgardobarbo/|work=GMA News|title=Lutgardo Barbo|date=January 1, 2022|accessdate=February 20, 2023}} | ||||
| 4 | Ruperto A. Ambil Jr. | June 30, 1998 - June 30, 2001 | Borongan | Elected. | |
| 5 | Clotilde Hilaria Japzon-Salazar | June 30, 2001- June 30, 2004 | Gen. MacArthur | First female elected governor. | |
| 6 | 150x150px | Ben Evardone | June 30, 2004 - June 30, 2010 | Sulat | Elected twice.{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1597004/evardone-reelected-as-governor-of-eastern-samar|work=Inquirer.net|title=Evardone reelected as governor of Eastern Samar|author=Joey A. Gabrieta|date=May 12, 2022|accessdate=February 20, 2023}} |
| 7 | Conrado B. Nicart Jr. | June 30, 2010 - August 24, 2017 | San Policarpo | Elected in 3 consecutive terms. Died while in office. | |
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|rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| Marcelo Ferdinand A. Picardal | August 25, 2017 - April 16, 2019
|rowspan=2| Borongan | Acting governor, in lieu of the incumbent, who took medical leave.{{cite news|url=https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/picardal-now-acting-governor-of-eastern-samar/|author=Joey A. Gabieta|work=Leyte-Samar Daily News|date=September 4, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2023|title=Picardal now acting governor of Eastern Samar}} | |||
| |April 17, 2019 - June 30, 2019 | Succeeded after the death of the incumbent.{{cite news|url=https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/eastern-samar-gov-nicart-dies-due-to-a-lingering-illness/|author=Ronald O. Reyes|work=Leyte-Samar Daily News|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=February 20, 2023|title=Eastern Samar Gov. Nicart dies due to a lingering illness}} | ||||
| (6) | 150x150px | Ben Evardone | June 30, 2019 - present | Sulat | Elected twice. Longest serving governor. |
References
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{{Provincial governors in the Philippines}}