Governor of Rizal

The governor of Rizal is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Rizal.^[1]

Governor of Rizal
Gobernador ng Rizal
Incumbent Nina Ricci A. Ynares since June 30, 2022
Style	Honorable (formal) Mr./Madame Governor (informal)
Residence	Rizal Provincial Hall (workplace)
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Ambrosio Flores
Formation	1901
Website	Official Website of the Province of Rizal

List

• Top left: Ambrosio Flores was the first governor of Rizal.
• Top right: Isidro Rodriguez was the longest serving governor.
• Bottom left: Rebecca Ynares was the first female governor.
• Bottom right: Nina Ynares is the current governor.

This is the list of governors of Rizal from its inception in 1901. The longest-serving governors are Isidro Rodriguez (who served from 1955 to 1986) and Rebecca Alcantara-Ynares (who served from 2001 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2022).

No.	Portrait		Governor Office[a] (Lifespan)	Party	Term of office			Election	City/Municipality	Vice Governor
					start	end	duration
1			Ambrosio F. Flores Representative of Batangas in the Malolos Congress (1843–1912)	Federalista	11 June 1901	06 March 1904	2 years, 269 days	—	Pasig (Manila)	None (11 June 1901–30 December 1959)
								1902[2]
2			Arturo P. Dancel Representative of Mindoro in the Malolos Congress (1863–1915)	Federalista	07 March 1904	30 September 1907	3 years, 207 days	1904[3]	Marikina
								1906[4]
3			Jose G. Tupas Provincial Secretary of Rizal (1867–1938)	Progresista	01 October 1907	02 August 1909[b]	1 year, 305 days	—[c]	Morong
								1907[5]
4			Lope K. Santos Writer (1879–1963)	Nacionalista	22 December 1909	15 October 1912	2 years, 298 days	1909[6]	Pasig
5			Mariano C. Melendres Lawyer (1881–1981)	Progresista	16 October 1912	15 October 1916	3 years, 365 days	1912[7]	Pasig
6			Eulogio A. Rodriguez Sr. Municipal President of Montalban (1883–1964)	Progresista	16 October 1916	15 October 1919	2 years, 364 days	1916[8]	Montalban
				Democrata
7			Andres A. Gabriel Member of the Rizal Provincial Board	Nacionalista	16 October 1919	1921		1919[9]	Navotas
–[d]			Arcadio C. Santos Representative of Rizal's 1st congressional district (1886–1957)	Nacionalista	1921	15 October 1922		—	Parañaque
(6)			Eulogio A. Rodriguez Sr. Governor of Rizal (1883–1964)	Democrata	16 October 1922	17 July 1923	274 days	1922	Montalban
–[d]			Ruperto T. Martinez Member of the Rizal Provincial Board (1869–beyond 1939)	Democrata	17 July 1923	15 October 1925	2 years, 90 days	—	Morong
8			Andres A. Pascual Representative of Rizal's 1st congressional district (1892–1973)	Democrata	16 October 1925	15 October 1928	2 years, 365 days	1925	Navotas
9			Eligio N. Naval (1877–1936)	Nacionalista	16 October 1928	15 October 1931	2 years, 364 days	1928	Navotas
10			Francisco S. Sevilla Lawyer (1881–1966)	Nacionalista	16 October 1931	30 December 1937	6 years, 75 days	1931	Malabon
								1934
11			Eulogio S. Rodriguez Jr. Businessman (1904–1957)	Nacionalista	30 December 1937	02 October 1942	4 years, 276 days	1937	Montalban
								1941
				Independent				—[e]
–[f]			Tomas M. Molina Member of the Rizal Provincial Board	Independent	02 October 1942	11 April 1944	1 year, 192 days	—[13]	Muntinlupa
				KALIBAPI
12			Nicanor A. Roxas Member of the Rizal Provincial Board (1899–1970)	KALIBAPI	11 April 1944	31 August 1944	142 days	—[g]	Marikina
13			Sixto J. Antonio Municipal President of Pasig (1891–1961)	KALIBAPI	31 August 1944	30 December 1951	7 years, 121 days	—[h]	Pasig
				Nacionalista
				Liberal				—[i]
								1947[20]
14			Wenceslao A. Pascual Doctor of Medicine (1898–1967)	Nacionalista	30 December 1951	30 December 1955	4 years, 0 days	1951	Malabon
15			Isidro S. Rodriguez Sr. Lawyer (1915–1992)	Nacionalista	30 December 1955	25 March 1986	30 years, 85 days	1955	Montalban
								1959[21]			Nacionalista	Amado C. Gervacio (1959–1963)
								1963[22]				Mario G. Bauza (1963–1967)
								1967[23]			Liberal	Neptali A. Gonzales Sr. (1967–1969)
											Nacionalista	Ruperto C. Gaite (1969–1971)
								1971[24]			Liberal	Arsenio N. Roldan Jr. (1971–1975)
				KBL				1980			KBL	Jose C. Hernandez (1980–1986)
–[j]			Benjamin B. Esguerra Sr. Mayor of Taytay	Liberal	25 March 1986	22 June 1987	1 year, 89 days	—[25]	Taytay
–[j]			Isidro S. Inarda Jr. (1944–2010)	Independent	22 June 1987	02 February 1988	225 days	—[25]	Tanay
16			Reynaldo R. San Juan Sr. Councilor of Taytay (1941–2024)	Liberal	02 February 1988	30 June 1992	4 years, 149 days	1988	Taytay		Liberal	Jose M. Barreto Sr. (1988–1992)
17			Casimiro M. Ynares Jr. Mayor of Binangonan (born 1946)	NPC	30 June 1992	30 June 2001	9 years, 0 days	1992	Binangonan			Nicandro D. Natividad (1992–1998)
								1995
				LAMMP				1998			LAMMP	Benjamin V. Felix (1998–2001)
18			Rebecca Alcantara-Ynares Director of the UCPB (born 1949)	NPC	30 June 2001	30 June 2004	3 years, 0 days	2001	Binangonan		NPC	Teodoro O. O'Hara (2001–2002)[k]
											Lakas–CMD	Jovita C. Rodriguez (2002–2004)
(17)			Casimiro M. Ynares Jr. Governor of Rizal (born 1946)	NPC	30 June 2004	30 June 2007	3 years, 0 days	2004	Binangonan		NPC	Anthony Jesus S. Alarcon (2004–2007)
19			Casimiro A. Ynares III General Manager of the LLDA (born 1973)	NPC	30 June 2007	30 June 2013	6 years, 0 days	2007	Antipolo			Frisco S. San Juan Jr. (2007–2016)
								2010
(18)			Rebecca Alcantara-Ynares Governor of Rizal (born 1949)	NPC	30 June 2013	30 June 2022	9 years, 0 days	2013	Binangonan
								2016			Liberal	Reynaldo H. San Juan Jr. (2016–2025)
								2019			PFP
20			Nina A. Ynares-Chiongbian Board of Trustees of the GSIS (born 1970)	NPC	30 June 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 30 days	2022	Taytay
								2025			NPC	Josefina Galang-Gatlabayan (2025–Incumbent)

Timeline

Notes

1. Office before became/elected Governor.
2. Resigned to run for district representative of the second district.^[5]
3. Appointed governor.^[5]
4. Acting governor.^[10]
5. Appointed governor on February 23, 1942.^[11]
6. Acting governor.^[12]
7. Appointed governor.^[14][15]
8. Appointed acting governor.^[16][17]
9. Appointed governor on June 4, 1946.^[18][19]
10. Appointed officer in charge.
11. Lost electoral protest on July 2, 2002.^[26]

Elections

• 1988 Rizal local elections
• 1992 Rizal local elections
• 1995 Rizal local elections
• 1998 Rizal local elections
• 2001 Rizal local elections
• 2004 Rizal local elections
• 2007 Rizal local elections
• 2010 Rizal local elections
• 2013 Rizal local elections
• 2016 Rizal local elections
• 2019 Rizal local elections
• 2022 Rizal local elections
• 2025 Rizal local elections