Mayors of Cagayan de Oro

Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr. (December 11, 1933 – October 20, 2019), commonly known as Nene Pimentel, was a Filipino politician and human rights lawyer who was one of the leading political opposition leaders during the regime of Ferdinand Marcos from the declaration of martial law in 1972 until the People Power Revolution in 1986, which removed Marcos from power. He co-founded the country's current ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) and served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000–2001. He was the father of incumbent senator and former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III.

Justiniano R. Borja (1914 – October 3, 1964) was the mayor of Cagayan de Oro City from 1954 to 1964.

Apolinar Velez y. Ramos (January 23, 1865 – October 21, 1939) was the Mayor of Cagayan de Misamis From 1928 to 1931 and also the Governor of the Misamis Province from 1906 to 1909. He led the Filipinos during the Battle of Makahambus that resulted in the victory of the Filipinos.

Óscar Moreno (Porto, November 16, 1878 - Porto, May 26, 1971), was a Portuguese urologist, doctor, scientist and chemist.

Constantino "Tinnex" Galagnara Jaraula (Born June 20, 1937) is a Philippine politician and former mayor of Cagayan de Oro City, He served as representative of the Lone District of Cagayan de Oro during the 11th, 12th and 13th Congress.

Vicente "Dongkoy" Yap Emano (March 31, 1943 – May 7, 2019) was a Filipino politician and was the mayor of the city of Cagayan de Oro from 1998 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2013; he was the mayor of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental from 1980 to 1986, governor of the province from 1986 to 1995 and Vice Mayor of Cagayan de Oro city from 2007 to 2010. His son "Bambi" is the current Governor of Misamis Oriental.

The mayor of Cagayan de Oro (Filipino: Punong lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro) 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.

Ramón B. Neri y San José (November 20, 1884 – June 28, 1929) was a Filipino journalist and politician who was the Mayor of Cagayan de Misamis from 1912–1916 and represented Misamis during the 4th Philippine Legislature. Together with his brother, Misamis Oriental Governor Vicente Neri, they Founded the first weekly newspaper in Cagayan de Oro. It was called Ang Katarungan.

Rolando "Klarex" A. Uy (born July 5, 1954) is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he is the Member of the House of Representatives, Uy represented the First District of Cagayan de Oro City from 2007 to 2010, he is also a contender for the mayoralty in Cagayan de Oro but lost to then-vice mayor Dongkoy Emano. Uy won as Barangay Captain of Carmen Cagayan de Oro at the 2010 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, succeeding his wife, former captain Lorna Uy. Rolando Uy run again as congressman in the First District of Cagayan de Oro City in the 2013 mid-term election and won more than 28,000 votes to his opponent, former Congressman Benjo A. Benaldo.

Segundo Gastón y Soriba (June 2, 1887–1939) was the mayor of Cagayan de Misamis from 1916 to 1919, Governor of Misamis from 1923 to 1925, and Representative of Misamis's 1st district from 1925 to 1928 and of Misamis Oriental's lone district from 1934 to 1935. The Gaston Park in Cagayan de Oro is named after him. The National Assembly of the Philippines made a resolution about his passing for his work as a representative in the seventh and tenth Philippine legislatures.