Arthur Defensor Jr. Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Arthur Defensor Jr.
Order:32nd
Office:Governor of Iloilo
1Blankname:Vice Governor
1Namedata:Christine S. Garin
Term Start:June 30, 2019
Predecessor:Arthur Defensor Sr.
Office2:Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Iloilo's 3rd congressional district
Term Start2:June 30, 2010
Term End2:June 30, 2019
Predecessor2:Arthur Defensor Sr.
Successor2:Lorenz R. Defensor
Birth Name:Arthur Rivera Defensor Jr.
Birth Date:8 October 1969
Birth Place:Mina, Iloilo
Nationality:Filipino
Party:PFP (2023 - present)
Otherparty:NUP (2021 - 2023)
PDP-Laban (2018 - 2021)
Liberal (2012 - 2018)
Lakas-CMD (2009 - 2012)
Relations:Arthur Defensor Sr.
Cosette Rivera
Occupation:Lawyer, 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.

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Notes and References

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