| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
| Reynolds Michael T. Tan | |
| Office: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Samar's 2nd District |
| Term Start: | June 30, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Sharee Ann Tan |
| Office1: | 23rd Governor of Samar |
| 1Namedata1: | Angelica Gomez-Teodoro |
| Term Start1: | November 30, 2019 |
| Term End1: | June 30, 2022 |
| Predecessor1: | Milagrosa Tan |
| Successor1: | Sharee Ann Tan |
| Office2: | Vice Governor of Samar |
| 1Namedata2: | Milagrosa Tan |
| Term Start2: | June 30, 2019 |
| Term End2: | November 30, 2019 |
| Predecessor2: | Stephen James Tan |
| Successor2: | Angelica Gomez-Teodoro |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1988 |
| Birth Place: | San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Party: | Lakas–CMD (2024–present) |
| Otherparty: | Nacionalista (2021–2024) PDP–Laban (before 2021) |
| Residence: | Catbalogan |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Reynolds Michael Tee Tan (born November 18, 1988) is a Filipino politician from the province of Samar. He currently serves as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 2nd District of Samar since 2022. Before being elected as congressman, he served as Governor of Samar and Vice Governor.[1]
In 2019, Tan ran and won as Vice Governor of Samar beating former Vice Governor Jesus Redaja. He succeeded the post from his brother Stephen James Tan who held the position for three terms.
In November 30, 2019, Tan succeeded the position of governor after the untimely demise of his mother, Governor Milagrosa Tan.
In 2022, Tan although still eligible to run for governor did not file for re-election but instead ran for Congressman of the 2nd District of Samar, switching places with his sister Sharee Ann Tan. Both Reynolds Michael and Sharee Ann won the elections.[2]
Reynolds Michael is a member of the ruling Tan political clan of Samar.
His sister Sharee Ann Tan is the incumbent governor. She served the same position from 2010 to 2019. Sharee Ann was Samar's 2nd District Congresswoman from 2007 to 2010 and from 2019 to 2022.
His older brother Stephen James Tan is the incumbent Congressman of Samar's 1st District and was the Vice Governor from 2010 until 2019.
His mother Milagrosa Tan served as Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member for Samar's 2nd District from 1998 to 2001, governor from 2001 to 2010, Samar's 2nd District Congresswoman from 2010 to 2019 and governor again from 2019 until her death.
His uncle, Arnold V. Tan is the incumbent vice governor since 2022.
His other uncle, Ruben V. Tan was a Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member for Samar's 2nd District from 1995 to 1998. Ruben a replacement candidate for Reynolds Michael's father Ricardo Tan who died before the election.
In 2021, a known anti-mining advocate,[3] Tan proposed for the redesign of the provincial seal of Samar to remove the logging and mining symbols and replace with a Philippine eagle.[4]
He is known to be an advocate for rural development evidenced by various road connectivity to barangays and sitio projects he undertook while serving as governor.
One of the big ticket project he undertook before stepping down as governor was the Samar Business District Reclamation Project in Samar's capital, Catbalogan.
During his term as governor, Samar's poverty incidence was reduced significantly as well as its malnutrition among children.
He is a husband to Ma. Rocca Socorro Tizon and father to River Markus Tan.
He is the youngest child of Ricardo Tan and Milagrosa Tan, and brother to Angelie, Sharee Ann Tan and Stephen James Tan.[5] [6]