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The governor of Cagayan (Filipino: Punong Panlalawigan ng Cagayan), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Cagayan.
| Governor of Cagayan | |
|---|---|
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Don Pablo Guzman (Civil Governor) |
| Formation | 1581 (Spanish era), 1901 (American era) |
| Website | https://www.cagayan.gov.ph/governors-corner/ |
There have been 33 governors of Cagayan since the establishment of the civil government in 1901 after the Philippine-American War.[1]
| Governor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrique Altamirano y Salcedo (Last Spanish Governor of Cagayan) | 1898 |
| 2 | Gen. Daniel Mata Tria Tirona (Governor of Isabela & Cagayan) | 1898 |
| 3 | Vicente Nepomuceno (Camalaniugan) (Governor of Cagayan) | 1898-1900 |
| 4 | Gracio Gonzaga (Tuguegarao) | 1900-1901 |
| 5 | Pablo Guzman (Enrile) | 1901-1906 |
| 6 | Vicente Masigan (Santa Maria, Isabela) | 1907-1910 |
| 7 | Antonio Carag (Tuguegarao) | 1911-1914 |
| 8 | Honorio Lasam (Tuguegarao) | 1915-1918 |
| 9 | Fermin Macanayan (Aparri) | 1919-1922 1908-1909 |
| 10 | Proceso Sebastian (Claveria) | 1922-1929 |
| 11 | Vicente Formoso (Aparri) | 1930-1937 |
| 12 | Servando Liban (Tuguegarao) | 1938-1940 1946-1947 |
| 13 | Marcelo Adduru (Tuguegarao) | 1941-1942 1943 1955-1959 |
| 14 | Nicanor Carag (Tuguegarao) | 1942-1946 appointed by the Japanese |
| 15 | Baldomero Perez (Tuguegarao) | 1945-1946 appointed by the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit during the Liberation |
| 16 | Peregrino R. Quinto (Tuguegarao) | 1946 |
| 17 | Nicasio P. Arranz (Alcala) | 1948-1950 |
| 18 | Roberto Avena | 1950 |
| 19 | Jose P. Carag (Camalaniugan) | 1950-1955 |
| 20 | Felipe R. Garduque (Camalaniugan) | 1960-1963 |
| 21 | Teresa J. Dupaya (Lal-lo) | 1964-1979 1987 |
| 22 | Brig. Gen. Romeo Gatan (Isabela Province) | 1979-1980 |
| 23 | Justiniano P. Cortez (Ballesteros) | 1980-1986 |
| 24 | Benjamin Ligot (Solana) | 1986-1987 |
| 25 | Francisco Mamba (Tuao) | 1987 |
| 26 | Domingo de Leon (Tuguegarao) | 1987-1988 |
| 27 | Rodolfo E. Aguinaldo (Gattaran) | 1988-1990 1992-1998 |
| 28 | Melvin P. Vargas Sr. (Abulug) | 1990-1992 |
| 29 | David Puzon Jr. (Pamplona) | 1992 |
| 30 | Florencio L. Vargas (Abulug) | 1998-2001 |
| 31 | Edgar R. Lara (Lasam) | 2001-2007 |
| 32 | Alvaro T. Antonio (Alcala) | 2007-2016 |
| 33 | Manuel N. Mamba Sr. (Tuao) | 2016 — incumbent[2] |
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