Governor-General of the Philippines - Definition and Overview

The Governor-General of the Philippines was the chief political executive of the Philippines from 1901 to 1935, during the period when they were governed by the United States of America.

The Governor-General was appointed by the President of the United States and approved by the Senate. Unlike the Governors General of the British Dominions, the American Governor General exercised active executive authority over the nation they were appointed to administer.

List of Governors-General:

• 1901 - 1904 William Howard Taft
• 1904 - 1906 Luke E. Wright
• 1906 Henry Clay Ide
• 1906 - 1907 James Francis Smith
• 1907 - 1908 Newton W. Gilbert
• 1908 - 1913 William Cameron Forbes
• 1913 - 1921 Francis Burton Harrison
• 1921 Charles Yeater (acting)
• 1921 - 1927 Leonard Wood
• 1927 Eugene Allen Gilmore
• 1927 - 1929 Henry L. Stimson
• 1929 - 1930 Eugene Allen Gilmore
• 1930 - 1932 Dwight Finley Davis
• 1932 - 1933 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
• 1933 - 1935 Frank Murphy

See also:

• History of the Philippines
• Governor-General
• Lists of office-holders