| Victorino Dennis Socrates | |
| Order: | 24th |
| Office: | Governor of Palawan |
| Vicegovernor: | Leoncio Ola |
| Predecessor: | Jose Chaves Alvarez |
| Office2: | Vice Governor of Palawan |
| Term Start2: | June 30, 2013 |
| Term End2: | June 30, 2022 |
| Office3: | Member of the House of Representatives from Palawan's 2nd district |
| Term Start3: | June 30, 2010 |
| Term End3: | June 30, 2013 |
| Predecessor3: | Abraham Mitra |
| Successor3: | Frederick Abueg |
| Office4: | Mayor of Puerto Princesa |
| Term Start4: | June 30, 2001 |
| Term End4: | November 12, 2002 |
| Predecessor4: | Edward Hagedorn |
| Successor4: | Edward Hagedorn |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines |
| Party: | Aksyon Demokratiko (2024-present) |
| Otherparty: | PPP (2015-2024) NUP (2012-2015) NPC (until 2012) |
Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates is a Filipino politician who is the governor of the province of Palawan since 2022.[1] [2] Prior to this, he served as vice governor of Palawan[3] from 2013 to 2022.[4] He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 2nd district of Palawan from 2010 to 2013.[5] He also served as mayor of Puerto Princesa from 2001 to 2002, when he lost a recall election against former mayor Edward Hagedorn.[6]
Socrates is a lawyer by profession.[7] He is the son of Salvador Socrates,[8] a former governor of Palawan who died in a plane crash while in office in 2000.[9] His sister, Maria Nancy Socrates, is a vice mayor of Puerto Princesa.[10]