In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Villena and the surname or paternal family name is Guanzon.
The Honorable
Rowena Guanzon
Official portrait of Guanzon as a COMELEC commissioner
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for P3PWD
Assuming office To be confirmed
Succeeding
N/A
Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
In office April 28, 2015 – February 2, 2022
Appointed by
Benigno Aquino III
Commissioner of the Commission on Audit
In office March 18, 2013 – April 28, 2015[citation needed]
Appointed by
Benigno Aquino III
Mayor of Cadiz
In office March 1986 – June 30, 1992
Appointed by
Corazon Aquino
Preceded by
Prudencio Olvido
Succeeded by
Vicente Tabanao
Personal details
Born
Maria Rowena Amelia Villena Guanzon
(1957-08-29) August 29, 1957 (age 66) Cadiz, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Political party
P3PWD
Alma mater
University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LL.B.) Harvard University (MPA)
Profession
Lawyer, Public Servant, Politician
Maria Rowena Amelia Villena Guanzon (Tagalog pronunciation:[rɔˈwenaˈgwanzon], born August 29, 1957), is a Filipina lawyer, public servant, and politician who notably served as Philippine Commission on Elections commissioner from 2015 to 2022 under President Benigno Aquino III and President Rodrigo Duterte.[1] She had been an audit commissioner before taking office at the Philippine Commission on Elections in February 2015.[2]
Guanzon was mayor of Cadiz in Negros Occidental until 1992,[3] and also served as chief of staff to late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, whom she still considers a role model.[4]
^"Commission on Elections - Commissioner Ma. Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon". Commission on Elections. March 28, 2018.
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