Filipino lawyer, politician and former presidential spokesperson
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Lopez and the surname or paternal family name is Roque.
Harry Roque
Roque in 2023
Presidential Spokesperson
In office April 13, 2020 – November 15, 2021
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Deputy
China Jocson
Preceded by
Salvador Panelo
Succeeded by
Karlo Nograles
In office October 30, 2017 – October 15, 2018
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Deputy
China Jocson
Preceded by
Ernesto Abella
Succeeded by
Salvador Panelo
IATF-EID Spokesperson
In office April 23, 2020 – November 15, 2021
Preceded by
Karlo Nograles
Succeeded by
Karlo Nograles
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Kabayan party-list
In office July 25, 2016 – October 30, 2017
Preceded by
none
Succeeded by
Ciriaco Calalang
Personal details
Born
Herminio Lopez Roque Jr.
(1966-10-21) October 21, 1966 (age 57)
Nationality
Filipino
Political party
PRP (2018–present)
Other political affiliations
KABAYAN Partylist (2015–2017) Hugpong ng Pagbabago (2018–present)
Spouse
Mylah Reyes-Roque
Children
2
Residence
Quezon City[1]
Alma mater
University of Michigan (B.A.) University of the Philippines (LL.B.) London School of Economics (LL.M.)
Occupation
Politician
Profession
Lawyer
Herminio "Harry" Lopez Roque Jr. (Tagalog:[ˈrɔkɛ]; born October 21, 1966) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and former law professor. He served as the presidential spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2017 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021. He was the party-list representative of KABAYAN from 2016 to 2017.
Roque taught constitutional law and public international law for 15 years at the University of the Philippines College of Law.[2] In his law practice, he notably represented the victims of the Maguindanao massacre and the family of Jennifer Laude, a transwoman killed by a U.S. Marine.
He was requested by President Rodrigo Duterte to be his presidential spokesperson, and on October 27, 2017, Roque was officially appointed, replacing Ernesto Abella.[3] On November 22, 2017, he was designated presidential adviser for human rights concurrent with being the presidential spokesperson.[4]
Roque is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) and was president of AsianSIL from 2018 to 2019.[5]
^Ranada, Pia (July 3, 2020). "'Not leisure,' says Roque about swim with dolphins at Ocean Adventure". Rappler. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
^"Herminio Harry L. Roque Jr". College of Law, University of the Philippines. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
^"Harry Roque to be Duterte's new spokesman". Rappler. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^"Roque appointed presidential adviser on human rights". CNN Philippines. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
^"AsianSIL Governing Bodies". Asian Society of International Law. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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