Arthur Defensor Jr.

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Arthur Defensor Jr.
32nd Governor of Iloilo
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Vice GovernorChristine S. Garin
Preceded byArthur Defensor Sr.
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Iloilo's 3rd congressional district
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byArthur Defensor Sr.
Succeeded byLorenz R. Defensor
Personal details
Born
Arthur Rivera Defensor Jr.

(1969-10-08) October 8, 1969 (age 54)
Mina, Iloilo
NationalityFilipino
Political partyPFP (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
NUP (2021–2023)
PDP-Laban (2018–2021)
Liberal (2012–2018)
Lakas-CMD (2009–2012)
RelationsArthur Defensor Sr. (father)
Cosette Rivera (mother)
OccupationLawyer, Politician

Arthur "Toto" Rivera Defensor Jr. (born October 8, 1969) is a Filipino politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Iloilo since 2019. He is formerly as the member of the 15th, 16th and 17th Congress of House of Representatives of the Philippines for Third District from 2010 to 2019.[1][2]

Defensor Jr. is the son of the former governor and congressman Arthur Defensor Sr., and a nephew of the late former senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Younger Defensor succeeds father as Iloilo governor". Philippine News Agency. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  2. ^ "Rep. Defensor poised to win as Iloilo governor". Manila Bulletin. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-01.

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Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Iloilo
2019–present
Incumbent
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
Arthur Defensor Sr.
Member of the House of Representatives
from Iloilo's 3rd district

2010–2019
Succeeded by
Lorenz Defensor