Governor of Samar

The governor of Samar is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Samar, which was previously known as Western Samar from 1965 to 1969. Prior to 1965, the governor also served as the chief executive of the old province of Samar, which was divided into three separate provinces that year.

Governor of Samar
Gobernador han Lalawigan han Samar Waray
Incumbent Sharee Ann Tan since June 30, 2022
Style	Governor, Honorable Governor
Seat	Samar Provincial Capitol, Catbalogan
Term length	up to 2022 (substitute) ; Election 3 Terms 3 years each (elected)
Inaugural holder	Julio Llorente
Formation	1768 (Separation from the former Province of Samar and Leyte) 1965 (Partition into 3 Provinces)

List

Order	Image	Name	Year in Office	Notes
Governor of Samar
1		Julio Llorente	1902 – 1903	First appointed governor of Samar
2		Segundo Singzon	1903 – 1904	Second appointed governor of Samar from Cebu
3		George Curry	1905 – 1907	First American governor of Samar
4		Maximo Cinco	1908 – 1910	First elected governor of Samar
5		Vicente Jasmines	1910 – 1916
6		Clodualdo Lucero	1916 – 1922
7		Juan Sulse	1922 – 1931
8		Felipe Abrigo	1932 – 1934, 1937 – 1940
9		Cayetano Lucero	1940 – 1944
10		Vicente Dira	1944 – 1945	Japanese Appointee
11		Gerardo Morrero	1945 – 1946
12		Baltazar Avelino	1946 – 1950
13		Decoroso Rosales	1950 – 1955
14		Fernando Veloso	1955 – 1960
15		Vicente Valley	1960 – 1963
16		Esteban Piczon	1963 – 1965
Governor of Western Samar
16		Esteban Piczon	1965 – 1967	First governor of Western Samar (modern-day Samar) since its establishment as a result of the division of Samar
17		Jose "Peping" A. Roño	1967 – 1969
Governor of Samar
17		Jose "Peping" A. Roño	1969 – 1973
18		Pablo Cinco	1973 – 1976
19		Tomas O. Ricalde	1976 – 1986
20		Antonio M. Bolastig	1986 – 1995
(17)		Jose "Peping" A. Roño	1995 – 2001
21		Milagrosa T. Tan	2001 – 2010	First Female Governor
22		Sharee Ann Tan	2010 – 2019	Youngest Elected Governor
(21)		Milagrosa T. Tan	2019	Died in Office[1][2][3]
23		Reynolds Michael T. Tan	2019 – 2022
(22)		Sharee Ann Tan	2022 – incumbent