Governor of Oriental Mindoro

The governor of Oriental Mindoro is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, and Romblon, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Mimaropa Region.

Governor of Oriental Mindoro
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Silangang Mindoro
Incumbent Humerlito Atienza Dolor since June 30, 2019
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Oriental Mindoro Provincial Capitol, Calapan
Term length	3 years, renewable maximum not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
Inaugural holder	Conrado M. Morente (de facto, Governor of Mindoro from 1947-1951) Francisco S. Infantado (de jure, first elected Provincial Governor)
Formation	December 30, 1951
Deputy	Vice Governor

History

On November 15, 1950, through Republic Act No. 505 signed by President Elpidio Quirino and as stated on his Proclamation No. 186, s. 1950, Mindoro was divided into two separate provinces of Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro.^[1] Subsequently, the first provincial election was held on November 13, 1951.

List of governors of Oriental Mindoro

Governors of Oriental Mindoro

1. THIRD PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1947–1980)
No.	Image	Name	Term	Origin	Note(s)
1		Conrado M. Morente	December 30, 1947 - December 30, 1951	Pinamalayan	Elected Governor of undivided Mindoro in 1947.
2		Francisco S. Infantado	December 30, 1951 - December 30, 1959	Calapan	First elected governor. Elected twice.[2]
3		Luciano A. Joson y Yason	December 30, 1959 - December 30, 1961	Socorro	Elected
4		Rodolfo Arce Ignacio	December 30, 1961 - December 30, 1963	Calapan	Succeeded Joson, who elected assemblyman.
			December 30, 1963 - December 30, 1967		Elected
5		Alfonso L. Umali Sr.	December 30, 1967 - June 30, 1980	Bongabong	Elected twice.[3]

2. FOURTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1980–1986)
No.	Image	Name	Term	Origin	Note(s)
6		Hicoblino M. Catly	June 30, 1980 - March 15, 1986	Calapan	Elected.

3. FIFTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1986–present)
No.	Image	Name	Term	Origin	Note(s)
7		Benjamin Ignacio Espiritu	March 16, 1986 - June 30, 1988	Calapan	Appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino.[4]
			June 30, 1988 - June 30, 1992		Elected
8		Rodolfo Garong Valencia	June 30, 1992 - June 30, 2001	Naujan	Elected in 3 consecutive terms.[5]
9		Bartolome Laya Marasigan	June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004	Calapan	Elected.[6]
			June 30, 2004 – December 1, 2004		Elected. Died while in office.[7]
10		Arnan Capulong Panaligan	December 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007	Calapan	Former vice-governor, succeeded Marasigan.
			June 30, 2007 - June 30, 2010		Elected.
11		Alfonso Villar Umali Jr.	June 30, 2010 - June 30, 2019	Bongabong	Elected in 3 consecutive terms.
12		Humerlito Atienza Dolor	June 30, 2019 – present	Naujan	Elected twice.[8]