Governor of Pampanga
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Pampanga
Seal of the Province of Pampanga
Incumbent Dennis Pineda since June 30, 2019
Style	The Honorable
Residence	San Fernando, Pampanga
Seat	Pampanga Provincial Capitol
Term length	3 years, renewable for 3 consecutive terms
Constituting instrument	Philippine Commission Act No. 83 Republic Act No. 7160
Inaugural holder	José Avilés (Spanish administration) Ceferino Joven (Civil Government)
Formation	1812 (start of the Spanish administration) 1901 (start of the Civil Government by virtue of Philippine Commission Provincial Government Act)
Deputy	Vice Governor of Pampanga
Salary	₱185,695.00 - ₱207,978.00 (monthly; Salary Grade 30 as of January 1, 2022)

The governor of Pampanga ( Filipino: Punong Lalawigan ng Pampanga) is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Pampanga.

List of governors of Pampanga

Spanish era

Alcaldes Mayores (1812-1886)

• José Avilés (1812-1820)
• Francisco Paula de los Santos (1821-1824)
• Fulgencio Núñez (1821-1824)
• Manuel de Olea (1824-1827)
• Antonio Chacón y Conde (1827-1831)
• Juan Garrido (1831-1836)
• Mariano Valero y Soto (1836-1839)
• Ángel Viniegra (1839-1840)
• Mariano Valero y Soto (1846-1847)
• Juan López Cordón (1848-1849)
• Manuel Gastero Serrano (1849-1850)
• Fernando Cajigas (1850-1852)
• José Paez y López (1852-1854)
• José Sánchez Guerrero (1854-1855)
• Francisco Paula de Rodríguez (1855-1856)
• Francisco Hidalgo y Caballero (1856-1860)
• José María Barrasa (1860-1862)
• Ramón Barrueta (1862-1864)
• Mariano de la Cortina y Oñate (1864)
• Toribio de Vega (1864-1865)
• Juan Muñoz y Álvarez (1865-1866)
• José Bolaños (1867)
• Francisco Godínez y Esteban (1869-1870)
• Francisco Pérez Romero (1870-1871)
• Atilano Romay (1871-1872)
• José Dias y Oliver (1873)
• José Feced y Temprado (1873-1874)
• Emilio Martín Bolaños (1875)
• Miguel Sanz y Urtasun (1875-1877)
• José Feced y Temprado (1877-1879)
• Antonio Graciano de Oro (1879)
• Genaro Carrera y Carmona (1880)
• Rafael Manzanares (1880-1881)
• Antonio Graciano de Oro (1881-1883)
• Francisco Pampillón y Urbina (1883-1884)
• Gaspar Castaño y González Alberú (1884)
• Emilio Martín Bolaños (1885-1886)

Gobernadores Civiles (1886-1898)

• Estanislao de Antonio y Garanto (1886)
• Walfrido Regüeiferos y González (1886-1887)
• Antonio del Águila y Mendoza (1887-1888)
• Luis de la Torre Villanueva (1888-1891)
• José Ignacio Chacón (1891-1892)
• Joaquín Oliver (1892-1893)
• Ángel Bascarán y Federic (1893)
• Tomás Pérez del Pulgar y O'Lawlor (1893-1895)
• José Cánovas y Vallejo (1895-1898)
• Marcelino de la Mota Velarde (1898)

Revolutionary era

#	Portrait		Governor	Took office	Left office	Place of origin	Reference
1			Tiburcio Hilario	1896	June 26, 1898	San Fernando
*			Mariano Alimurung	1898
2			Tomás Mascardo	1898		Kawit
*			Francisco Dizon	1900
3			José Alejandrino	1900	1901	Arayat

American era and Commonwealth period

#	Portrait		Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Place of origin	Reference
*			Frederick Dent Grant	August 1899	May 4, 1900	Republican	St. Louis, Missouri
*			Arthur MacArthur Jr.	May 4, 1900	July 3, 1901	Republican	Chicopee, Massachusetts
4			Ceferino Joven	February 27, 1902	1903	Independent	Bacolor
5			Macario Arnedo	March 7, 1904	1911	Independent	Apalit
*			Mariano Lim (Acting)	1911		Independent	Polo
6			Francisco Tongio Liongson	1912	1916	Nacionalista	Bacolor
7			Honorio Ventura	1916	1917	Nacionalista	Bacolor
8			Pablo Ángeles David (Acting)	1917		Nacionalista	Bacolor
9			Honorio Ventura	1918	1922	Nacionalista	Bacolor
10			Olimpio Guanzon	1922	1925	Independent	Santa Rita
11			Sotero Baluyut	1925	1931	Nacionalista	San Fernando
12			Eligio Lagman	June 15, 1931	October 15, 1931	Nacionalista	Guagua
13			Pablo Ángeles David	1931	1937	Nacionalista	Bacolor
14			Sotero Baluyut	1938	1941	Nacionalista	San Fernando
*			Fausto González Sioco (Acting)	1941		Nacionalista	Apalit

Japanese occupation

#	Portrait		Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Place of origin	Reference
15			Lazaro Yambao	1942			Macabebe
16			Eligio Lagman	1942	1944	KALIBAPI	Guagua
17			Urbano Dizon	1944			San Fernando
18			José Y. David	1944			Bacolor

Post World War II

#	Portrait		Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Place of origin	Reference
19			Gerardo Limlingan	1945		Independent	Guagua

Present-day

#	Portrait		Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Vice-Governor	Place of origin	Reference
20			Pablo Ángeles David	1945	December 30, 1947	Liberal		Bacolor
21			Jose B. Lingad	December 30, 1947	December 30, 1951	Liberal		Lubao
22			Rafael Lazatin	December 30, 1951	December 30, 1960	Nacionalista		Angeles
23			Francisco Nepomuceno	December 30, 1960	December 30, 1971	Liberal	Rodolfo Hizon (1960-1971)	Angeles
24			Brigido Valencia	December 30, 1971	March 1976	Liberal		Guagua
25			Juanita L. Nepomuceno	1976	1980	Liberal		Porac
26			Estelito Mendoza	March 3, 1980	June 30, 1984	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	Cicero Punsalan (1980-1984)	Bacolor
*			Cicero Punsalan	1984	1985	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan		San Simon
27			Bren Guiao	February 25, 1986	June 30, 1995		Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1986-1992) Lito Lapid (1992-1995)	Magalang
28			Lito Lapid	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	Lakas–CMD	Cielo Macapagal-Salgado (1995-1998) Clayton Olalia (1998-2001) Mikey Arroyo (2001-2004)	Porac
29			Mark Lapid	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	Aksyon Demokratiko	Yeng Guiao	Porac
30			Eddie Panlilio	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	Liberal	Yeng Guiao	Minalin
31			Lilia Pineda	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	NUP	Yeng Guiao (2010-2013) Dennis Pineda (2013-2019)	Lubao
32			Dennis Pineda	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	NPC	Lilia Pineda	Lubao

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