Maria Lourdes Fernando | |
Office: | 10th Mayor of Marikina |
Term Start: | June 30, 2001 |
Term End: | June 30, 2010 |
1Blankname: | Vice Mayor |
1Namedata: | Marion Andres |
Predecessor: | Bayani Fernando |
Successor: | Del de Guzman |
Birth Name: | Maria Lourdes Carlos |
Birth Date: | 10 February 1957 |
Birth Place: | Quezon City, Philippines |
Party: | Lakas–CMD |
Education: | Institucion Teresiana |
Alma Mater: | University of the Philippines Diliman (BS) Cornell University (MPS) |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Spouse: | Bayani Fernando (died 2023) |
Children: | Tala Fernando |
Honorific Prefix: | The Honourable |
Maria Lourdes "Marides" Carlos-Fernando (born February 10, 1957) is a Filipino politician who served as the tenth mayor of Marikina from 2001 until 2010.
Fernando graduated at the University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Administration.[1]
In 2001, Fernando succeeded her husband, Bayani, as the mayor of Marikina.[2]
In 2008, Fernando was named as one of the 11 finalists for the World Mayor award.[3] She ranked seventh to Helen Zille of Cape Town, South Africa.[4]