Mariano Garchitorena Explained

Mariano Garchitorena
Office:Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce (1946–1947)
Term Start:May 28, 1946
Term End:September 1, 1948
President:Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Predecessor:Vicente Singson Encarnacion
Successor:Placido Mapa
Order1:8th and 19th
Office1:Governor of Camarines Sur
Term Start1:1945
Term End1:1945
Predecessor1:Mariano Villafuerte
Successor1:Gabriel Prieto
Term Start2:1919
Term End2:1919
Predecessor2:Manuel Crescini
Successor2:Julian Ocampo Jr.
Birth Name:Mariano Garchitorena y Chereau
Birth Date:12 February 1898
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Death Place:Manila, Philippines
Parents:Andres Garchitorena
Margarite Chereau
Spouse:Caridad Pamintuan
Party:Liberal

Mariano Garchitorena y Chereau (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1961) was a Filipino politician of Spanish-French descent.

Garchitorena was the son of Don Andres Garchitorena and a French lady, Margarite Chereau. He was married to Dona Caridad Pamintuan. He was the cousin of guerrilla Major Don Tomas T. Garchitorena and the brother of the actor Salvador A. Garchitorena, grandfather of Anjo Yllana, Jomari Yllana, and Jaime Garchitorena. He was also the uncle of Justice Francis Garchitorena, actor Andres Centenera and TV and radio star in the 1960s, Andres Garchitorena, brother of Stellita of Hanawan, Camarines Sur.

He was briefly Governor of Camarines Sur in 1919 and again in 1945. He was elected President of the Abacá Fiber Institute of the Philippines, then appointed by President Manuel Roxas as Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, later run for senator one slot below of being elected, became ambassador to Spain. He retired and remained the Liberal Party Chairman in Bicolandia.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Simbulan, Dante C. The Modern Principalia The Historical Evolution of the Philippine Ruling Oligarchy. Diliman, Quezon City: Univ. of the Philippines Press, 2005. p.121