Governor of Cotabato

The Governor of Cotabato is the executive leader of the province of Cotabato of the Philippines.

Governor of Cotabato Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Cotabato (in Tagalog)
Incumbent Nancy Catamco since June 30, 2019
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Frank W. Carpenter
Formation	September 1, 1914

Prior to the establishment of Cotabato as a province in September 1, 1914, the area covered by the historical Province of Cotabato was governed by District Governors which were all American members of the Philippine Constabulary. Before 1914 (1899-1913), all of the district governors had the rank of major except for Don Ramon Vilo who governed the area in 1898. Cotabato received its first Civil Governor in 1941.[1]

List

№	Name	Year in Office
1	Frank W. Carpenter	1914–1917
2	C. B. Carter	1918–1919
3	Jose M. Unson	1920–1921
4	Dionesio Gutierrez	1922–1937
5	Jose M. Cui	1938–1940
6	Alfonso Pablo	1940–1941
7	Datu Duma Sinsuat	1942–1944
8	Marcelino Concha	1944
9	Salipada K. Pendatun	1944–1945
10	Datu Ugalingan Piang	1945–1946
11	Datu Udtog Matalam	1946–1949
12	Datu Duma Sinsuat	1949–1954
13	Primitivo Buagas	1954–1955
14	Datu Udtog Matalam	1956–1967
15	Simeon Datumanong	1968–1971
16	Carlos Cajelo	1972–1984
17	Nicolas Dequiña	1984–1986
18	Rosario Diaz	1986–1987
19	Tito Gallo	December 1, 1987–February 1, 1988
20	Rosario Diaz	1988–1998
21	Agnes Amador	March 28, 1998–June 30, 1998
22	Emmanuel Piñol	June 30, 1998–June 30, 2007
23	Jesus Sacdalan	June 30, 2007–June 30, 2010
24	Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza	June 30, 2010–June 30, 2019
25	Nancy Catamco	June 30, 2019–present

References

1. "Cotabato Provincial Governors". Provincial Planning & Development Office - Cotabato. Retrieved 1 June 2016.