| Zosimo Paredes | |
| Office: | Spokesperson of the Department of National Defense |
| Term Start: | October 5, 2011 |
| Term End: | November 24, 2011 |
| Appointer: | Voltaire Gazmin |
| Predecessor: | Hernando Iriberri |
| Successor: | Peter Paul Galvez |
| Office1: | Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement |
| Term Start1: | 2004 |
| Term End1: | 2007 |
| Office2: | Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa from Ifugao's Lone District |
| Term Start2: | June 30, 1984 |
| Term End2: | March 25, 1986 |
| Predecessor2: | Romulo B. Lumauig (as Representative) |
| Successor2: | Gualberto B. Lumauig (as Representative) |
| Office3: | Undersecretary of the Office of Muslim Affairs and Cultural Communities |
| Term Start3: | 1984 |
| Term End3: | 1986 |
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Party: | Bangon Pilipinas (2010 - present) Ang Kapatiran (2007 - 2010) Nacionalista (1987) KBL (1984 - 1986) |
| Spouse: | Maria Olivia Errea Dela Merced Paredes |
| Residence: | Ifugao |
| Alma Mater: | Philippine Military Academy |
| Occupation: | Civil servant |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Allegiance: | Republic of the Philippines |
| Branch: | Philippine Constabulary |
| Serviceyears: | 1971-1984 |
Zosimo Jesus "Jess" Paredes II (born May 27, 1948) is a Filipino former politician.[1]
Paredes was elected Assemblyman of Regular Batasang Pambansa representing Ifugao from 1984 until its dissolution in 1986.
He has twice ran for the Senate namely, the 1987 Senatorial elections under the Grand Alliance for Democracy, the same party of Joseph Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile, but placed 46th and more recently the 2007 Senatorial elections under the Ang Kapatiran Party but placed 29th.
He was the former head of Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFACom) later on resigned at the height of the Philippine government's perceived protection of convicted American rapist Lance Corp. Daniel Smith after the latter's transfer of detention from the Makati City Jail to the United States Embassy in Manila.
In 2011, he was appointed as spokesperson of the Department of National Defense, assuming office on October 5.[2] However, he resigned from the post for unknown reasons on November 24.[3]
He is related to Horacio Paredes and Jim Paredes (a member of APO Hiking Society and a composer-singer). Paredes used to host two programs on DZXQ 1350: