Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
Angelina "Helen" Tan | |
Order: | 30th |
Office: | Governor of Quezon |
Status: | Incumbent |
Term Start: | June 30, 2022 |
1Namedata: | Anacleto Alcala III |
Predecessor1: | Danilo Suarez |
Office2: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Quezon's 4th district |
Term Start2: | June 30, 2013 |
Term End2: | June 30, 2022 |
Predecessor2: | Erin Tañada |
Successor2: | Keith Micah Tan |
Office3: | Chairman of the House Committee on Health |
Term Start3: | October 13, 2020 |
Term End3: | June 30, 2022 |
Predecessor3: | Ma. Lucille Nava |
Successor3: | Ciriaco Gato Jr. |
Term Start4: | July 22, 2019 |
Term End4: | October 6, 2020 |
Predecessor4: | Herself |
Successor4: | Ma. Lucille Nava |
Term Start5: | August 2, 2016 |
Term End5: | June 30, 2019 |
Predecessor5: | Eufemio Eriguel |
Successor5: | Herself |
Birth Name: | Angelina Beredo de Luna |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1971 |
Birth Place: | Rosario, Batangas, Philippines |
Spouse: | [1] |
Children: | 3 (including Mike) |
Party: | NPC (2016–present) |
Otherparty: | UNA (2012–2016) |
Occupation: | Physician, Politician |
Angelina "Helen" de Luna Tan, (born October 1, 1971) is a Filipina physician and politician who is the incumbent governor of Quezon. She previously served as a three-term representative of Quezon's 4th district from 2013 to 2022 when she was elected in 2022 to become Quezon's governor, becoming the first woman to hold the office.[2]
Tan ran in Quezon's 4th congressional district in 2013 under United Nationalist Alliance and won. She was re-elected in 2016 and in 2019, then under Nationalist People's Coalition. During her tenure as a congresswoman, Tan filed notable bills such as Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Plan Act, Physician Act, Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage for All Senior Citizens, and the House Bill No. 6633.[3] In 2019, she became the chairman of the House of Representatives' House Committee on Health. Not long after, Tan was removed from the chairmanship, being replaced by Guimaras representative Ma. Lucille Nava. Tan was able to regain the chairmanship as she was elected again to be the committee chair. Tan has led the passage of notable bills as a chairman such as the Universal Health Care Law and the ratification of Tobacco Excise Tax.[4]
Tan ran for governor of Quezon in 2022, challenging incumbent Danilo Suarez, who was seeking reelection. She had Lucena councilor Anacleto Alcala III as her running mate for vice governor. She won in all 39 municipalities and 2 cities, and garnered around 790,534 votes over Suarez's 320,296 votes. Tan became the first woman to hold the post.
Tan is married to Ronnel Tan, an engineer and regional director for the Department of Public Works and Highways,[5] and together, they have three children and two grandchildren.[6] Their son, Keith Micah ("Atorni Mike"), succeeded her as representative for Quezon's 4th congressional district in 2022.