List of mayors of Zamboanga City

The Government of Zamboanga City, also known as the Zamboanga City Government is the local government unit in-charge of the City of Zamboanga. It is a mayor-council form of government supervised directly by the President of the Philippines and the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.

The city government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the 1991 Local Government Code of the Philippines in the following:

The legislative power of the city is vested in the unicameral Sangguniang Panglungsod. It is composed of:

The elected members can be re-elected but they may not run for a fourth consecutive term.

When a vacancy arises in the Sanggunian, the President of the Philippines shall appoint to fill in the vacancy. In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in the Sanggunian, the said vacancy shall be filled automatically by the official next in rank of the organization concerned.

The executive power is vested in the Mayor. The current executive branch is headed by Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar of the Liberal Party. He/she is elected by popular vote to a term of three years. The mayor can be re-elected but he/she may not run for a fourth consecutive term.

The second highest official, Vice-Mayor Cesar Iturralde is also elected by popular vote. The Vice-Mayor is first in line to succession if the office of the Mayor is vacant. He/she is the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panglungsod.

The mayor is assisted in acting out his/her duties by the following:

The Republic of Zamboanga's declared sovereignty lasted from May 18, 1899 until November 16, 1899, wherein its revolutionary government and chosen President, Vicente Álvarez, who led the liberation of the Zamboangueños from the tenuous grip of the retreating Spanish military, along with his victorious troops, exercised de facto sovereignty over administrative functions and military control within their new country territory and was not subordinate or subject to any other government or authority in the Philippines.

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