# Governor of Antique

The Governor of Antique (Kinaray-a: Gobernador kang Antique; Filipino: Punong Lalawigan ng Antique) is the chief executive of the provincial government of Antique, Philippines. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the governor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former governor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice governor becomes the governor.
The current governor is Rhodora Cadiao, who has been assuming the post since 2016.

## List of governors
### Spanish governors of Antique province

| Order | Year in office | Governor |
| 1 | 1751–1755 | Francisco Domingo Escote |
| 2 | 1756–1759 | Antonio Arguelles |
| 3 | 1760–1761 | Josef Arellano |
| 4 | 1762–1765 | Mariano dela Torre y Bulacao |
| 5 | 1766–1768 | Francisco (Margas) Vergara |
| 6 | 1769–1770 | Manuel Tabuena |
| 7 | 1771–1776 | Vicente Quejada |
| 8 | 1777–1778 | Jose Arguelles |
| 9 | 1778–1780 | Antonio Arguelles |
| 10 | 1781–1782 | Tomas Aguirre |
| 11 | 1783–1785 | Juan Salgado |
| 12 | 1786–1787 | Juan Montinola |
| 13 | 1788–1792 | Pedro Bargas y Hombrona |
| 14 | 1793–1798 | Manuel Jotea |
| 15 | 1799–1802 | Pedro Vidal |
| 16 | 1802–1803 | Angel Paredes |
| 17 | 1803–1804 | Fernando Ruiz |
| 18 | 1805-1805 | Juan Ameja |
| 19 | 1808–1814 | Angel Paredes |
| 20 | 1815–1817 | Rafael Andres Gomez |
| 21 | 1818–1820 | Juan Ormido |
| 22 | 1820–1821 | Bernardo Simon y Mecenas |
| 23 | 1821–1823 | Antonio Esteves |
| 24 | 1824 – | Juan Josef de Valda |
| 25 | 1825– | Francisco Oreta |
| 26 | 1826–1827 | Francisco Matinez y Cañas |
| 27 | 1828–1829 | Francisco Oreta |
| 28 | 1829 – | Domingo Benito |
| 29 | 1830–1833 | Francisco Benitez y Cañas |
| 30 | 1834–1836 | Domingo Benito |
| 31 | 1837–1844 | Manuel de Yturriaga y Moco |
| 32 | 1845–1848 | Ramon Plaza |
| 33 | 1849–1850 | Joaquin Varon |
| 34 | 1851–1860 | Enrique Barbaza |
| 35 | 1860– | Luis Santamaria |
| 36 | 1861–1863 | Juan Martinez |
| 37 | 1864–1865 | Jose Gutierez |
| 38 | 1865–1866 | Jose Arcinas |
| 39 | 1866–1867 | Jose Marzan |
| 40 | 1867–1868 | Jose Bordoy |
| 41 | 1868–1869 | Leandro Casamor |
| 42 | 1869– | Jose Ramos |
| 43 | 1870– | Eulogio Santos |
| 44 | 1871–1872 | Julian Ordoñez |
| 45 | 1873–1875 | Andres Coll Valz |
| 46 | 1876–1877 | Felix Gomez y Codez |
| 47 | 1877–1878 | Andres Coll Valz |
| 48 | 1878– | Felix Gomez y Codez |
| 49 | 1878–1879 | Diego del Rio Rianzon |
| 50 | 1879–1881 | Leandro Allendes Salazar |
| 51 | 1881–1884 | Manuel Castillon |
| 52 | 1884–1886 | Ladislao de Vera |
| 53 | 1887–1888 | Antonio Montono |
| 54 | 1888–1890 | Juan Bravo |
| 55 | 1891–1893 | Gregoria Cuestra |
| 56 | 1893–1894 | Ygnacio Cadrana |
| 57 | 1894– | Ysidro Castro |
| 58 | 1895– | Ygnacio Martinez |
| 59 | 1896–1897 | Manuel Zuberia y Gallar |
| 60 | 1897–1898 | Castro Verde |
| 61 | 1898– | Francisco Aparacio y Jurada |

### Revolutionary government

| Order | Year in office | Governor | Notes |
| 62 | 1898– | Pedro Gella | Revolutionary governor |
| 63 | 1898– | Leandro Locsin Fullon | Filipino government |

### American governors

| Order | Year in office | Governor | Notes |
| 64 | 1900– | Lt. Col. W. S. Scott | American military governor |
| 65 | 1901– | Lt. Col. W. S. Scott | American civil governor |
| 66 | 1901– | Major Holbrock | Acting civil governor |

### Filipino governors

| Order | Year in office | Governor | Notes |
| 67 | 1901–1904 | Leandro Locsin Fullon | Was a revolutionary general who lead the expeditionary force sent by Emilio Aguinaldo to Panay Island and established a revolutionary government. |
| 68 | 1904–1909 | Angel Salazar, Sr. | |
| 69 | 1909–1913 | Santos Capadocia | |
| 70 | 1912–1919 | Anacleto Jimenez Villavert | |
| 71 | 1919–1922 | Vicente Gella | He is the maternal great-granduncle of Philippine Senator Loren Legarda |
| 72 | 1922–1931 | Enrique Salvani | |
| 73 | 1931–1934 | Mamerto Portillo | |
| 74 | 1935–1938 | Alejandro Lim | |
| 75 | 1938–1940 1947–1951 | Alberto A. Villavert | |
| 76 | 1940–1947 | Tobias Fornier | The municipality of Tobias Fornier was named after him |
| 77 | 1951–1955 | Calixto Zaldivar | Associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1964 to 1974. He was the father of former Antique Governor Salvacion Perez |
| 78 | 1955–1963 | Josue Lacson Cadiao | Father of incumbent Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao |
| 79 | 1963–1967 | Encarnacion Fornier | |
| 80 | 1967–1971 | Julian Pacificador | |
| 81 | 1971–1980 | Evelio Javier | Aged 28, Evelio Javier is the Philippines' youngest governor. The day of his assassination (February 11) is now marked as Governor Evelio B. Javier Day and is a special non-working public holiday in the provinces of Antique, Capiz, Aklan, and Iloilo, the four provinces on Panay island. |
| 82 | 1980–1986 | Enrique A. Zaldivar | |
| 83 | 1986–1998 | Jovito Plameras Jr. | |
| 84 | 1998–2001 | Exequiel Bellaflor Javier | |
| 85 | 2001–2010 | Salvacion Zaldivar Perez | |
| (84) | 2010–2015 | Exequiel Bellaflor Javier | |
| 86 | 2015–present | Rhodora Javier Cadiao | |