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