Reynaldo Tamayo Jr.

{{short description|Filipino politician}}

{{Philippine name|Sucayan|Tamayo}}

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| honorific-prefix = The Honorable

| name = Reynaldo Tamayo Jr.

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| office = 5th Governor of South Cotabato

| predecessor = Daisy Avance Fuentes

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|9}}

| birth_place = Tupi, South Cotabato, Philippineshttps://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_R12/SOUTH_COTABATO/OPES_SOUTH_COTABATO/GOV_TAMAYO_REYNALDO_JR_S.pdf

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| nationality = Filipino

| party = Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (2018–present)

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| alma_mater = Notre Dame of Marbel University

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| spouse = Rochelle Petalco

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| office1 = Mayor of Tupi, South Cotabato

| termstart = June 30, 2019

| termstart1 = June 30, 2010

| termend1 = June 30, 2019

| otherparty = Liberal (2009–2018)

| successor1 = Romeo Tamayo

| predecessor1 = Valentin Mariano Jr.

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Reynaldo Sucayan Tamayo Jr.{{cite web |title=Certified List of Candidates - South Cotabato |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2022NLE/TentativeListsofCandidates/R12/SOUTH_COTABATO/PROVINCIAL.pdf |website=comelec.gov.ph |publisher=Commission on Elections (COMELEC) |access-date=May 26, 2022}} (born February 9, 1980) is a Filipino politician serving as the governor of South Cotabato since 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/07/22/1605483/south-cotabato-town-declares-state-calamity-due-dengue |title=South Cotabato town declares state of calamity due to dengue |website=philstar.com |access-date=2019-08-13}} He was previously mayor of Tupi from 2010 to 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/16/19/state-of-calamity-idineklara-sa-south-cotabato-dahil-sa-dengue |title=State of calamity idineklara sa South Cotabato dahil sa dengue |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=2019-08-13}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1069772 |title=New political leadership emerges in SoCot |last= Estabillo |first=Allen |website=www.pna.gov.ph |access-date=2019-08-13}}{{Cite web |url=https://mindanao.politics.com.ph/gov-reynaldo-tamayo-jr-recounts-exit-from-corporate-life/ |title=Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr. recounts exit from corporate life |date=2019-05-26 |website=Politiko Mindanao |language=en-US |access-date=2019-08-13}}

He has been the president of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) since 2019.{{cite news |title=South Cotabato Governor Tamayo is National President of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas |url=https://www.southcotabatonews.com/2021/09/governor-reynaldo-tamayo-jr-is-national.html |access-date=November 8, 2021 |work=South Cotabato News |date=September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108192327/https://www.southcotabatonews.com/2021/09/governor-reynaldo-tamayo-jr-is-national.html |archive-date=November 8, 2021}}

He is also the National President of [https://lpp.gov.ph/message-from-the-national-president/ League of the Provinces of the Philippines (LPP][https://lpp.gov.ph/message-from-the-national-president/ )] from 2022-2025, currently the National Chairman of [https://www.ulap.net.ph/member-composition/national-executive-board-officers.html Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines] and Vice Chairperson of [https://napc.gov.ph/ National Anti-Poverty Commission]

Under the leadership of Gov. Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr, South Cotabato has already surpassed almost every aspect of development. In 2022, it was recognized as one of the most competitive provinces in the country and the most business-friendly province in Region XII.

His landmark programs such as Free Hospitalization, Free Education and the Consolidated Rice Production and Mechanization programs aimed at ensuring sustainable economic development championing inclusive to all sectors of the society especially those coming from the marginalized sector.