Victor Yu | |
Office1: | 15th Governor of Zamboanga del Sur |
Term Start1: | June 30, 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Antonio H. Cerilles |
Office2: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga del Sur's First District |
Term Start2: | June 30, 2007 |
Term End2: | June 30, 2016 |
Predecessor2: | Isidoro E. Real, Jr. |
Successor2: | Divina Grace Yu |
Birth Name: | Victor Jo Yu |
Birth Place: | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur |
Party: | PFP (2024-present) |
Otherparty: | PDP-Laban (2018-2024) NPC (2007-2018) |
Spouse: | Divina Grace Cabardo |
Children: | 3 |
Profession: | Civil Engineer |
Victor Jo Yu is a Filipino politician who currently serves as Governor of Zamboanga del Sur. He previously served as the representative of the first district of Zamboanga del Sur in the 14th, 15th and 16th Congress of the Philippines.[1] He signed the House Resolution 1109 calling for a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution.
During the 2019 Elections, he defeated Antonio H. Cerilles by almost 100,000 votes and became Governor of Zamboanga del Sur, ending the latter’s 18-year tenure as provincial governor.
He is the son of Paking Yu of Zamboanga Motors and Ramona Fishing Corporation based in Pagadian. He is married to Divina Grace Cabardo; they have three children.
In September 2021, Yu announced that he contracted the COVID-19 virus.[2]
List of representatives elected in the Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2010