List of vice governors of Cebu

On June 18, 1898, then President Emilio Aguinaldo promulgated a decree delegating Julio A. Llorente and Segundo Singson as Vice Governor of the Cebu province.^[2]

From an appointive position, the office of the Vice Governor become an elective post. The first election to vote for the Vice Governor was conducted in 1959 where Francisco Remotigue won, becoming the first elected Cebu Vice Governor.^[3]

In May 2011, Agnes Magpale, niece of former Vice Governor Priscillano D. Almendras, became the first female Vice Governor after succeeding to the office upon the death of incumbent Gregorio Sanchez Jr.^[4] She was elected to two full terms in her own right in 2013 and 2016. Hilario Davide III won as Vice Governor in 2019 and 2022, although his running mates Magpale and Ace Durano both lost to Garcia.^[5]

In 2025 Cebu local elections, Board Member Glenn Soco of 1Cebu defeated independent candidate and former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Joselito Ruiz. However, Soco's running mate Garcia lost to neophyte Pam Baricuatro of PDP.^[6]

The following is the list of past and incumbent Vice Governors of the Province of Cebu:^[2]

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No.	Image	Vice Governor		Term	Place of Origin	Governor		Ref
1		#DCDCDC; "}]]}">	Julio Aballe Llorente 1863—1955, aged 91-92	1899	Argao	#DCDCDC; "}]]}">	Luis Flores (1899, Municipal Council President)	[2][7]
2		#DCDCDC; "}]]}">	Segundo Suico Singson 1845—1911, aged 65-66	1899 1900	Cebu City	#DCDCDC; "}]]}">	Julio Aballe Llorente 1899—1901	[2][8]
Office vacant: 1900–1960
3		#98fb98; "}]]}">	Francisco Emilio Famor Remotigue (Nacionalista) 1908—1995, aged 86	1960 1961	Argao	#f0e68c; "}]]}">	Jose Lorenzo Briones (Liberal) 1955—1961	[2]
Office vacant: 1961–1963
4			Priscillano Durano Almendaras	1963 1967	Danao City	#f0e68c; "}]]}">	Jesus Marino "Rene" Gandiongco Espina (Liberal) 1963—1969	[2][4]
5		#98fb98; "}]]}">	Osmundo Genson Rama (Nacionalista) 1914—1998, aged 84	1968 1969	Cebu City			[2]
6			Pablo Paras Garcia 1925—2021, aged 95	1970 1971	Dumanjug	#f0e68c; "}]]}">	Osmundo Genson Rama (Liberal) 1969—1976	[2]
7			Salutario Jakosalem Fernandez 1927-1990, aged 63	1972 1975	Cebu City			[2][9][10]
Office vacant: 1975–1980
8		#FE0000; "}]]}">	Ramon Duterte Durano III (KBL) b. 1948	1980 1984	Danao City	#FE0000; "}]]}">	Eduardo Rivera Gullas Sr. (KBL) 1976—1986	[2]
9		#FE0000; "}]]}">	Beatriz Durano Calderon (KBL)	1985 1986	Danao City			[2]
10			Democrito Canaya Barcenas1 b. 1934-1935	1986 1987	Carcar City	#f0e68c; "}]]}">	Osmundo Genson Rama1 (Liberal) 1986—1988	[2][11]
11			Enrique Ponce Rama	1988 June 30, 1992	Cebu City	#B0E0E6; "}]]}">	Emilio Mario "Lito" Renner Osmeña (Lakas-NUCD) 1998—1992	[2]
12			Apolonio Andrade Abines Jr. 1920—2004, aged 83	June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998	Oslob			[2][12]
						#0000CD; "}]]}">	Pablo Paras Garcia (LDP / PROMDI) 1995—2004
13			Fernando S. Celeste b. 1939	June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001	Talisay City or Badian			[2][13]
14			John Gregory Henry Osmeña Jr. b. 1971-1972	June 30, 2001 June 30, 2004	Cebu City			[2]
15		#f0e68c; "}]]}">	Gregorio Gallarde Sanchez Jr.† (1Cebu / Liberal) 1943/1944 — 2011, aged 68	June 30, 2004 May 10, 2011	Tuburan	#B0E0E6; "}]]}">	Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia (LAKAS / 1Cebu) 2004—2013	[14]
16		#f0e68c; "}]]}">	Agnes Almendras Magpale (BAKUD / Liberal) b. 1942	May 10, 2011 June 30, 2019	Danao City			[2][5]
						#f0e68c; "}]]}">	Hilario Perez Davide III (Liberal) 2013—2019
17		#f0e68c; "}]]}">	Hilario Perez Davide III (Liberal) b. 1964	June 30, 2019 June 30, 2025	Cebu City	#ffd700; "}]]}">	Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia (PDP-Laban / 1Cebu) 2019—2025	[15]
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18		#13049D; "}]]}">	Glenn Anthony Ocampo Soco (1Cebu) b. 1973	June 30, 2025 Incumbent	Mandaue City	#ffd700; "}]]}">	Pamela Silagan Baricuatro (PDP) 2025—present	[6][16]

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¹ Appointed OIC
^† Died in office

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