Governor of Leyte

Governor of Leyte
Gobernador han Lalawigan han Leyte
since June 30, 2022
StyleGovernor, Honorable Governor
ResidenceNew Leyte Provincial Capitol Complex
Palo, Leyte
Term length3 years
Formation1768 (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

Order Image Name Year in Office Notes
1 Joseph H. Grant 1901[1]–1903 Resigned in March 1903,[2] Peter Børseth became acting governor[3]
2 Peter Børseth 1903[3]–1904 (acting), 1904[4]–1906 American civil governor of Leyte. Unpopular among the provincial citizens, he was eventually succeeded by Jaime C. de Veyra by popular vote.[4]
3 Jaime C. de Veyra 1906[4]–1907 Served until 1907 due to being elected member of the Philippine Assembly[5]
4 Vicente Diaz[6] 1907–1908 Appointed by the governor-general to finish De Veyra's term.[7]
5 Francisco Enage[8][9] 1908-1909
6 Pastor Navarro[10] 1909–1912
7 Jose Maria B. Veloso 1912–1916 Renounced the position on his second term to be a Senator from 1916 to 1919[11]
8 Julian de Veyra[12] 1916–1917
9 Salvador Demeterio[13] 1917-1919 Elected through a special election conducted in June 1917.[14]
10 Eugenio Jaro[15] 1919–1919
11 Jose Maria B. Veloso 1919–1922[16]
12 Honorio Lopez 1924–1927
13 Rafael Martinez 1936–1941
14 Bernardo Torres 1941–1944
15 Ruperto Kangleon 1944-1946 Military Governor of Leyte
16 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.
17 Catalino T. Landia 1949
18 Norberto Romualdez Jr. 1964–1967
19 Benjamin Romualdez 1967[17]–1986
20 Benjamin P. Abella 1986–1988 (Acting)
21 Adelina Y. Larrazabal 1988–1992
22 Leopoldo E. Petilla 1992- 1995
23 Edgardo M. Enerlan 1995
24 Remedios L. Petilla 1995–2004
25 Carlos Jericho Petilla 2004–2012 Appointed secretary of the Department of Energy[18]
26 Ma. Mimietta S. Bagulaya 2012–2013 Assumed office for the remainder of 7 months.
27 Leopoldo Dominico Petilla 2013–2022
(25) Carlos Jericho L. Petilla 2022–incumbent

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department (1904). Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War: Part 3, 1903. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. ^ a b Commission (1899-1900), United States Philippine (1903). Executive Minutes of the U.S. Philippine Commission.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "DE VEYRA, Jaime C. | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  6. ^ Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1908.
  7. ^ Philippine Education Magazine. 1906. Governor Jaime C. De Veyra has resigned his position and Vicente Diaz has been appointed governor to serve until the close of Veyra's term.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Philippine Education. F.R. Lutz. 1909.
  10. ^ Philippines (1910). Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature. Bureau of Printing.
  11. ^ "Jose Ma. Veloso". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  12. ^ Tantuico, Francisco Sypaco (1964). Leyte: The Historic Islands. Leyte Publishing Corporation.
  13. ^ Governor, Philippines (1918). Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Civil Governor. Bureau of Public Printing.
  14. ^ Service, Philippines Bureau of Civil (1914). Official Roster of Officers and Employees in the Civil Service of the Philippine Islands. Bureau of Printing.
  15. ^ Governor, Philippines (1919). Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Governor-general. Governor.
  16. ^ "Senators Profile - Jose Ma. Veloso". legacy.senate.gov.ph. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Petilla formally steps down as Leyte governor". INQUIRER.net. 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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