Mayor of Davao City
Mayor of Davao City | |
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Seal of Davao City | |
Style | The Honorable |
Residence | Davao City Hall |
Appointer | Elected via popular vote |
Term length | 3 years |
Inaugural holder | Santiago Artiaga |
Formation | 1937 |
The Mayor of Davao City is the head of the local government of the city who elected to three year terms. The Mayor is also the executive head and leads the city's departments in executing the city ordinances and improving public services. The city mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totaling nine years, although a mayor can be elected again after an interruption of one term.
List of the Mayor of Davao City
- Santiago Artiaga (1937-1938)
- Agustin Alvarez (1938-1940)
- Pantaleon Pelayo (1940-1941)
- Alfonzo Oboza (1941-1942)
- Juan Sarenas (1943-1944)
- Donato Endriga (1944-1945)
- Apolinario Cabigon (1946-1946)
- Fundador Villafuerte (1946-1947)
- Leon Garcia (1947-1949)
- Bernardo Teves (1949-1953)
- Rodolfo Sarenas (1953-1954)
- Julian Rodriguez (1954-1955)
- Carmelo Porras (1956-1959; 1960-1963; 1964-1967)
- Elias Lopez (1968-1971; 1981-1986)
- Luis Santos (1972-1975; 1976-1981)
- Zafiro Respicio (1986-1987)
- Jacinto Rubillar (1987-1988; 1988-1988)
- Dominador Zuno (1990-1991)
- Benjamin C. de Guzman (1998-2001)
- Rodrigo Duterte (1988-1998; 2001-2010; 2013–present)
- Sara Duterte-Carpio (2010-2013)