Governor of Mountain Province
The governor of Mountain Province is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Mountain Province in the Philippines.
{{Short description|Local chief executive}}
{{Infobox official post
|post = Governor
|body = Mountain Province
|native_name = Gobernador ng Lalawigang Bulubundukin
|image = File:Governor Bonifacio Lacwasan Jr.jpg
|imagesize =
|incumbent = Bonifacio Lacwasan
|incumbentsince = March 31, 2016
|style = The Honorable
|residence =
|seat = Mountain Province Provincial Capitol, Bontoc
|termlength = 3 years, renewable
maximum not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
|formation = April 7, 1967
|succession =
|inaugural = Samuel Cane(de facto, as governor of undivided Mountain Province)
Alfredo Galaygay Lamen Sr.(de jure, first elected governor)
|deputy = Vice Governor
|website =
}}
List
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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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|rowspan=2| Alfredo Galaygay Lamen Sr. | April 7, 1967 - December 30, 1967
|rowspan=2| Sagada | First governor, appointed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.{{cite web|url=http://mountainprovince.gov.ph/the-province/history/|title=Mountain Province - History|date=February 28, 1993|access-date=February 26, 2023|work=Provincial Government of Mountain Province}} | ||
| |December 30, 1967 - December 30, 1969 | First elected governor.{{cite news|url=https://baguioheraldexpressonline.com/mp-to-honor-past-provincial-officials-during-golden-anniversary-event/|title=MP to honor past provincial officials during golden anniversary event|author=Roger Sacyaten|work=Baguio Herald|date=March 30, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2023}} | |||
| rowspan=2|2
|rowspan=2| Jaime K. Gomez Sr. | December 30, 1969 to June 30, 1971
|rowspan=2| Bontoc | First appointed and elected vice-governor. Succeeded Lamen Sr. as governor when the incumbent run and won congressman of lone district. | ||
| |December 30, 1971 to June 30, 1979 | Elected.{{cite news|url=https://www.zigzagweekly.net/mountain-province-mourns-death-of-its-former-governor/
|title=MOUNTAIN PROVINCE MOURNS DEATH OF ITS FORMER GOVERNOR|work=Zigzag Weekly|date=January 3, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2023}} | |||
| 3 | Saturnino Moldero Jr. | 1979 - 1980?? | — | OIC Governor |
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
! 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) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nicasio T. Aliping Sr. | 1980 - 1983?? | — | OIC Governor |
| 5 | Modesto Calde | 1984?? - March 15, 1986 | — | OIC Governor |
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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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | John Likigan Sr. | March 16, 1986 - June 30, 1988?? | — | OIC Governor | |
| 7 | Roy S. Pilando | June 30, 1988 - 1989 | — | Elected | |
| 8 | Alfredo Lamen Jr. | 1989-1990 | Sagada | OIC Governor. Elected vice-governor. | |
| — | Roy S. Pilando | 1991 - June 30, 1992 | — | Completed interrupted term. | |
| 9 | 150x150px | Maximo B. Dalog Sr. | June 30, 1992 - June 30, 1998 | Bauko | Elected twice.{{cite news|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/145795/mt-province-lawmaker-passes-away-at-70|title=Mt. Province lawmaker passes away at 70|work=SunStar|date=June 4, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2023}} |
| 10 | Leonard Mayaen | June 30, 1998- June 30, 2001 | Besao | Elected.{{cite news|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/66393/mountain-province-guv-dies-at-63|title=Mountain Province guv dies at 63|work=SunStar|date=April 1, 2016|access-date=February 26, 2023}} | |
| 11 | Sario M. Malinias | June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 | Bauko | Elected. | |
| — | 150x150px | Maximo B. Dalog Sr. | June 30, 2004 - June 30, 2010 | Bauko | Reelected on his 3rd and 4th term. Longest serving governor. |
| rowspan=2|12
|rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| Leonard Mayaen | June 30, 2010 - June 30, 2013
|rowspan=2| Besao | Reelected on his 2nd term. | |||
| | June 30, 2013 - March 31, 2016 | Reelected on his 3rd term. Died while on office. | ||||
| rowspan=2|13
|rowspan=2| 150x150px |rowspan=2| Bonifacio Lacwasan | March 31, 2016 - June 30, 2016
|rowspan=2| Bauko | Former vice-governor. Succeeded Gov. Mayaen.{{cite news|url=https://nordis.net/2013/05/19/topic/elections/may-13-poll-winners-proclaimed/|title=May 13 poll winners proclaimed|work=Northern Dispatch|author=Kimberlie Ngabit-Quitasol|date=May 19, 2013|access-date=February 26, 2023}} | |||
| | June 30, 2016 - present | Elected in 3 consecutive terms.{{cite news|url=https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2022/mountain-province|title=2022 Mt. Province Election Results|date=May 31, 2022|accessdate=February 26, 2023|work=Rappler}} |
