Governor of Batangas

Governor of Batangas Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Batangas (Tagalog)
Seal of the Province of Batangas
Incumbent Vilma Santos-Recto since June 30, 2007
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
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 present	first female Governor of the Province