Governor of Leyte

The Governor of Leyte is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Leyte.

This article is about the Governors of Leyte. For the island, see Leyte. For other uses, see Leyte (disambiguation).

Governor of Leyte Gobernador han Lalawigan han Leyte Waray
Seal of the Province of Leyte
Incumbent Leopoldo Petilla since June 30, 2019
Style	Governor, Honorable Governor
Residence	Leyte Capitol, Tacloban
Term length	3 years
Formation	1768 (Separation from the former Province of Samar and Leyte)

List

Order	Name	Year in Office	Notes
1	Jaime Carlos de Veyra	1906 – 1907
2
3	Jose Maria M. Veloso	1912 – 1916	Renounced the position on his second term to be a Senator from 1916–1919[1]
4
5	Jose Maria Veloso	1919 – 1922
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10	Benjamin Romualdez	1967 – 1986
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12	Leopoldo E. Petilla	1992 – 1995
13	Remedios Petilla	1995 – 2004
14	Jericho Petilla	2004 – 2012	Appointed secretary of the Department of Energy[2]
15	Ma. Mimietta S. Bagulaya	2012 – 2013	Assumed office for the remainder of 7 months.
16	Leopoldo Dominico Petilla	2013 – incumbent

References

1. "Jose Ma. Veloso". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
2. "Petilla formally steps down as Leyte governor". https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/. 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2020. External link in |website= (help)