| Steve Chiongbian Solon | |
| Office: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Sarangani's Lone District |
| Term Start: | June 30, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Rogelio Pacquiao |
| Office1: | Governor of Sarangani |
| Term Start1: | June 30, 2013 |
| Term End1: | June 30, 2022 |
| Predecessor1: | Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez |
| Successor1: | Rogelio Pacquiao |
| Office2: | Vice Governor of Sarangani |
| Term Start2: | June 30, 2007 |
| Term End2: | June 30, 2013 |
| Predecessor2: | Bridget Chiongbian-Huang |
| Successor2: | Jinkee Pacquiao |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Makati, Rizal, Philippines[1] |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Party: | Lakas–CMD (2022–present) People's Champ Movement |
| Alma Mater: | Valley Forge Military Academy and College (AA) Fordham University (BSBA) Ateneo de Manila University (MBA) Duke University (MA) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Michelle Lopez |
| Honorific Prefix: | The Honorable |
| Otherparty: | PDP–Laban (2018–2022) United Nationalist Alliance (2012–2016) |
| Profession: | Businessman |
Steve Chiongbian Solon is a Filipino politician from the province of Sarangani in the Philippines.[2] [3] Congressman Steve Chiongbian Solon is a public servant who emerged from the business community. Steve is the grandson of James and Priscilla Chiongbian, the first Congressman and Governor of Sarangani province respectively.
[4] After receiving his Associate’s Degree from Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania, he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Fordham University in New York.
Straight out of college, Steve passed the General Securities Representative Exam (Series 7) and the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination (Series 63) and became a licensed stock broker on Wall Street.
After spending several years in the United States, Steve moved back to the Philippines in 1996 and continued his career in the financial industry managing several local and global equities portfolios. It was also during this time, as a working student, Steve obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, and graduated on the Dean’s List. He then went on to spend another two years securing another Master’s degree in International Development Policy from Duke University’s, Sanford School of Public Policy in North Carolina.
In 2007, Steve ran for vice governor of Sarangani and spent two terms heading the legislative branch of government. In 2013, Steve became the fourth governor of Sarangani Province.[5] [6] [7]