Governor of Batangas
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| Governor of Batangas Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Batangas (Tagalog) |
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Seal of the Province of Batangas
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| Style | (Madame) Governor, Honorable Governor |
| Residence | Batangas Government Center, Batangas City |
| Appointer | COMELEC(Commission on Election) |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Felix Ma. Roxas |
| Formation | 1901 |
| Website | Official Website of the Province of Batangas |
The Governor of Batangas is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Batangas.
| Order | Name | Place of Origin | Year in Office | Notes |
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| 1 | Felix Maria Roxas | Manila | 1901–1902 | A Military appointee. He became Judge of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeals. He wrote Spanish newspaper El Debate between 1926–1936. |
| 2 | Simeon M. Luz | Lipa | 1903–1904 | First elected Governor. |
| 3 | Gregorio Aguilera Solis | Lipa | 1905–1907 | Second elected Governor. Was a poet in the Spanish language and sugar planter |
| 4 | José Lozada | Lipa (though he was born in Singalong, Manila) | 1907–1908 | A Medical practitioner. |
| 5 | Galicano Apacible | Balayan | 1908–1910 | A contemporary of Rizal and the first governor elected by the town people. |
| 6 | Pablo Borbon | Batangas City | 1910–1916 | He became Congressman for Batangas and later court of First Instance, Judge of Tayabas (now Quezon) province. |
| 7 | Nicolás Gonzales | Tanauan | 1916–1919 | General of the revolution who fought at Monte Gonzales Tagaytay Ridge against the Spaniards. |
| 8 | Braulio de Villa | San Juan | 1919–1922 | Colonel of the Philippine revolution who commanded his "Banahaw Battalion" at Mt. Banahaw. |
| 9 | Modesto Castillo | Tanauan | 1922–1930; June 1946 to December 31, 1947 |
Suffered defeat in his initial attempt against de Villa, only to become the first governor of Batangas to attain a record of 9 straight years as elected provincial executive; appointed by President Roxas in 1946 |
| 10 | Vicente Noble | Taal | 1930–1937 (elected) | appointed in 1930 to carry on the last unserved year of the Governor Castillo who was appointed chief of the former Executive Bureau. |
| 11 | Vicente J. Caedo | Batangas City | 1938–1940 | He was the youngest governor–elect in his time. |
| 12 | Máximo M. Malvar | Santo Tomas | 1941–1945 (elected) | |
| 13 | Col. Fortunato Borbon | Batangas City | February 1945 – November 19, 1945 | Initially appointed military governor, then first civil governor of Batangas on the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth. |
| 14 | Vicente del Rosario | Lipa | December 1945 – May 25, 1946 | Appointed by President Osmeña. Former chief of the Executive Bureau. |
| 15 | Feliciano Leviste | Malvar | January 1, 1948 to December 1, 1971 | |
| 16 | Antonio Carpio | January 1, 1972 to February 17, 1972 | ||
| 17 | Antonio Leviste | Malvar | February 18, 1972 to March 2, 1980 | Assumed his post as Governor after the death of Governor Antonio Carpio. |
| 18 | José C. Laurel V | Tanauan | March 3, 1980 to February 1, 1988 | |
| 19 | Vicente A. Mayo | Lipa | February 2, 1988 to June 30, 1995 | |
| 20 | Hermilando Mandanas | Batangas City | June 30, 1995 to June 30, 2004 | The first bachelor governor of the province; former professor at the De La Salle University and business executive |
| 21 | Armando Sanchez | Santo Tomas | June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2007 | |
| 22 | Vilma Santos-Recto | Lipa (though she was born in Manila) | June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2016 | first female Governor of the Province |
| 23 | Hermilando Mandanas | Batangas City | June 30, 2016 to present |
