Governors of Iloilo Province

Governors of Iloilo Province

Here is the list of governors of Iloilo province starting from the American Civil Government up to the present:

Year/sGovernor
1901 – 1904Martin Delgado
1904 – 1906Raymundo Melliza
1906 – 1908Benito Lopez
1908 – 1912Ruperto Montinola
1912 – 1913Adriano Hernandez
1914 – 1916Amando Avanceña
1917 – 1922Gregorio Yulo
1922 – 1925Ruperto Montinola
1925 – 1927Jose Ledesma
1927 – 1928Jose Lopez-Vito (Appointed)
1928 – 1929Mariano Arroyo
1929 – 1931Alejo Aquino
1931 – 1934Jose Yulo Regalado
1934 – 1937Timoteo Y. Consing, Sr. (Appointed)
1938 – 1941Tomas Confesor
1941 – 1942Oscar Ledesma
1942 – 1944Fermin Caram (Japanese Sponsored Government)
1942 – 1945Tomas Confesor (Resistance Government)
1945Patricio Confesor 
1945Jose Ledesma
1946 – 1948Tomas Vargas
1948 – 1959 Mariano Peñaflorida
1960 – 1963Jose Zulueta
1964 – 1969Rafael Palmares
1970 – 1986Conrado Norada
1986 – 1987Licurgo Tirador (Appointed)
1987 – 1992Simplicio Griño
1992 – 2001Arthur Defensor, Sr.
1992Feliciano Marañon *
2001 – 2010Niel D.Tupas, Sr.
2010 – 2019Arthur Defensor, Sr.
2019 – 2025Arthur Defensor, Jr. 

*Feliciano Marañon, former ex-officio member of Iloilo provincial board representing the Liga ng mga Barangay, assumed briefly as governor by succession after the filing of certificates of candidacy during 1992 elections left vacant elective position in the provincial government. 

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