Governor of Tarlac

Governor of Tarlac
Governor of Tarlac
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Tarlac
	Incumbent; Christian Yap; since June 30, 2025
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Tarlac Provincial Capitol
Appointer	Elected via popular vote
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Francisco Makabulos
Formation	1898
Deputy	Vice Governor

The governor of Tarlac (Filipino: Punong Panlalawigan ng Tarlac), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Tarlac.

Quick Facts Tarlac, Style ...

No.	Governor^[1]	Term
1	Francisco Makabulos	1898–1900
2	Alfonso Ramos	1901–1904
3	Manuel de Leon	1904–1907
4	Jose Espinosa Jr.	1907–1910
5	Gregorio Romulo	1910–1914
6	Ernesto Gardiner	1914–1919
7	Luís Morales^[2]	1922–1925
(2)	Manuel de Leon	1925-1928
8	Marcelino Agana	1928–1931
9	Jose Urquico	1931–1937
10	Alfonso Pablo	1927–1940
11	Eduardo Cojuangco Sr.	1941
12	Sergio Aquino	1942–1944
13	Feliciano Gardiner	1944
14	Alejandro Galang	1945–1946
15	Antonio Lopez	1946–1953
16	Arsenio H. Lugay^[3]	1954–1961
17	Benigno Aquino Jr.^[4]	1963–1967
18	Lazaro Domingo	1967
19	Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.^[5]	1967–1969
20	Jose Macapinlac	1969–1971
21	Eliodoro Castro	1971–1979
22	Homobono Sawit	1979–1984
23	Federico Peralta	1984–1986
24	Candido Guiam	1986–1987
25	Florendo Sangalang	1987–1988
26	Carlos Kipping	1988
27	Mariano Un Ocampo III	1988–1992
28	Margarita Cojuangco	1992–1998
29	Jose V. Yap Sr.	1998–2007
30	Victor A. Yap^[6]	2007–2016
31	Susan Yap-Sulit^[7]	2016–2025
32	Christian Yap^[8]	2025–present

List of governors of Tarlac (1898-present)