Governor of Misamis Occidental

The governor of Misamis Occidental (Filipino: Punong Panlalawigan ng Misamis Occidental), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Misamis Occidental. The governor holds office at the Misamis Occidental Provincial Capitol. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the governor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former governor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice governor becomes the governor.

Governor of Misamis Occidental
Incumbent Henry Oaminal since June 30, 2022
Appointer	Elected via popular vote
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	José Ozámiz
Formation	1929

Misamis Province (District of Cebu)

Governor	Term	Note	Ref.
Major José Caraballo	1874–1876		[1]
Lt. Col. Leopoldo Roldán	1877–1883
Lt. Col. Alberto Bacaj	1883–1884
Lt. Col. Luis Huertas	1884–1886
Lt. Col. Conde de Turealta	1886–1887	Served in an acting position.
Lt. Col. Federico Tianta	1887—1888
Major Juan Zanón	1888–1890
Lt. Col. José de Tógores	1890–1893
Lt. Col. Juan de Frats	1893–1894
Capt. Ricardo Carmecerno	1895–1896
Lt. Col. Jose de Tógores	1895–1896
Lt. Col. Cristóbal de Aguilar	1896–1898
Cayetano Pacana	1898–1899	Served as gobernadorcillo.
José Roa y Casas	1899–1900	Served as Provincial President.

Undivided Misamis Province

	Governor	Term	Ref.
	Manuel Roa Corrales	1901–1905	[1]
	Apolinar Velez	1906–1909
	Ricardo Reyes Barrientos	1910–1912
	Jose Reyes Barrientos	1912–1916
	Isidro Rillas	1917–1919
	Juan Valdeconcha Roa	1920–1922
	Segundo Gaston	1923–1925
	Don Gregorio A. Pelaez	1926-1929	[1][2]

Province of Misamis Occidental

No.	Governor	Portrait	Term	Notes	Ref.
	José F. Ozámiz		1929-1931	Ozámiz was first appointed to the position. He would later go on to become the representative of the province's lone district and then a member of the Senate of the Philippines.	[3]
	Anselmo L. Bernad		1931-1940
	Porfirio G. Villarin		1940-1944
	Angel N. Medina Sr.		1945-1950
	Gedeon G. Quijano		1946-1954	A physician by trade, Quijano was appointed governor by President Manuel Roxas in 1946.	[4]
	Diego T. Deling		1955-1958
	Gedeon G. Quijano		1959-1964[a]	Quijano was re-elected governor for a non-consecutive term in 1959.	[4]
	Henry Y. Regalado		1964-1978[a]	Regalado was an engineer by profession before entering politics in 1964. During his governorship, he was appointed as a member of the Batasang Bayan for Region X (1976-1978).	[5]
	Maximo R. Fernandez		1978-1979
	Fortunato M. Sagrado		1979-1986
	Alfonso D. Tan		1986-1987
	Gorgonio F. Buaquiña		1987
1	William L. Chiongbian		1987-1992	A shipping magnate by trade, Chiongbian served as a member of the House of Representatives for the province's at-large district (1953-1962; 1965-1972) prior to the governorship.	[6][7]
2	Benito P. Chiongbian		1992-1995
3	Florencio L. Garcia		1995-1998	Garcia served as vice governor under Governor William Chiongbian.	[6]
4	Ernie D. Clarete		1998-2001	Clarete served as municipal mayor of Plaridel from 1986 until his eventual election as governor in 1998.
5	Loreto Leo S. Ocampos		2001-2010	Ocampos first served as a provincial board member (1995-1998), and vice governor (1998-2001) before his election as governor.
6	Herminia M. Ramiro		2010-2019	Ramiro served as a member of the House of Representatives for the province's 2nd district (1995-1998; 2001-2010) prior to the governorship.
7	Philip T. Tan		2019-2022	Tan served as mayor of Tangub (1992-2001; 2010-2019) prior to the governorship.	[8]
8	Henry S. Oaminal Sr.		2022-present	Oaminal served as a member of the House of Representatives for the province's 2nd district (2016-2022) prior to the governorship.	[9]

Notes

1. Sources claim that Quijano served as governor until 1967, while Regalado began serving as governor after Quijano in 1964. Therefore, a conflict of dates arose.^[4][5]