Governor of Southern Leyte
The governor of Southern Leyte is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Southern Leyte in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, and Samar, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Eastern Visayas Region.
{{Short description|Local chief executive}}
{{Infobox official post
|post = Governor
|body = Southern Leyte
|native_name = Gobernador sa Habagatang Leyte
Gobernador han Salatan nga Leyte
|image = HoR Official Portrait of Damian Mercado.jpg
|imagesize = 220px
|incumbent = Damian Gaviola Mercado
|incumbentsince = June 30, 2016
|style = The Honorable
|residence =
|seat = Southern Leyte Provincial Capitol, Maasin
|termlength = 3 years, renewable
maximum not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
|formation = June 1, 1960
|succession =
|inaugural = Alfredo Kangleon Bantug Sr.
|deputy = Vice Governor
|website = https://southernleyte.gov.ph/
}}
List of governors of Southern Leyte
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! style="font-size:110%;width:49em;" | Governors of Southern Leyte |
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! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=6|1. THIRD PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1960–1981) | |||||
| 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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|1
|rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| Alfredo Kangleon Bantug Sr. | July 1, 1960 - December 31, 1963
|rowspan=2| Maasin | Former mayor of Maasin. Appointed governor by President Carlos P. Garcia.{{cite news|url=https://southernleytetimes.net/so-leyte-hopeful-at-62/|title=Southern Leyte Hopeful at 62|work=Souther Leyte Times|date=June 25, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2023|author=R. Cabodbod}} | |||
| | January 1, 1964 - December 31, 1967 | Elected. | ||||
| 2 | Salvacion Oppus Yñiguez | January 1, 1968 - June 30, 1981 | Maasin | Elected twice. |
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=6|2. FOURTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1981–1986) | |||||
| 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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Salvacion Oppus Yñiguez | June 30, 1981 - March 15, 1986 | Maasin | Elected. |
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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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|3
|rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| Oscar Tan | March 16, 1986 - June 30, 1987
|rowspan=2| Sogod | Appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino. | |||
| | June 30, 1987 - June 30, 1998 | Elected in 3 consecutive terms{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/03/world/sogod-journal-aquino-s-successor-for-now-just-call-me-mr.html|work=New York Times|title=SOGOD JOURNAL; Aquino's Successor? For Now, 'Just Call Me Mr.'|author=Steven Erlanger, Special To the New York Times|date=January 3, 1991|accessdate=February 19, 2023}} | ||||
| 4 | Rosette Yñiguez Lerias | June 30, 1998 - June 30, 2007 | Maasin | Elected in 3 consecutive terms | |
| 5 | 150x150px | Damian Gaviola Mercado | June 30, 2007 - June 30, 2013 | Maasin | Elected twice.{{cite web|url=https://southernleyte.gov.ph/government/governor|title=Governor: A Self-Made Man|work=Province of Southern Leyte|date=June 30, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2023}} |
| 6 | 150x150px | Roger Gaviola Mercado | June 30, 2013 - June 30, 2016 | Maasin | Elected. |
| — | 150x150px | Damian Gaviola Mercado | June 30, 2016 - present | Maasin | Elected in 3 consecutive terms. |
