Office: | 1st Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
Term Start: | July 4, 1993 |
Term End: | July 4, 1999 |
President: | Fidel V. Ramos Joseph Estrada |
Birth Date: | 18 March 1929 |
Birth Place: | Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippine Commonwealth |
Death Place: | Manila, Philippines |
Spouse: | Moonyeen Singson† |
Children: | 3 |
Profession: | Lawyer,[1] Banker |
Signature: | GabrielSingsonSignature.png |
Gabriel dela Cruz Singson (18 March 1929[2] – 29 March 2016) was a Filipino lawyer and banker, who served as the first Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from 1993 to 1999.[3] [4] He was the first Governor of the BSP after former President Fidel V. Ramos signed the Republic Act 7653, otherwise known as New Central Bank Act, into law in 1993.[5]
Singson was born on March 18, 1929, in the town of Lingayen, Pangasinan.
Singson has also served different executive positions of various companies. He was the recipient of the 1998 Management Man of the Year conferred by the Management Association of the Philippines.[6]
He was married to Moonyeen Singson with 3 children: Carissa Singson-Mabasa, Gabriel Singson Jr. and Gerard Singson.
He died at the age of 87 on March 29, 2016.[7]