Presidential Candidate #5: Mar Roxas Profile

Presidential Candidate # 4:

Mar Roxas

Full Name:

Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II

Sex:

Male

Age:

58

Town / City Registered:

Roxas City, Capiz

Birthplace:

Quezon City, Philippines

Coalition:

n.a.

Political Party:

Liberal Party

Professional / Political Experience:

Congressman (1993-2000)

Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government (2012-2015)

Secretary, Dept. of Trade and Industry (2000 to 2003)

Secretary, Dept. of Transportation and Communications (2011-12)

Senator (2004-2010)

Investment Banker

Education:

BS Economics, University of Pennsylvania (1979)

Achievements and Distinctions:

• "One of the Global Leaders of Tomorrow who are expected to shape the future", World Economic Forum (1996)
• "Political Leader of the New Millennium”, Asiaweek Magazine (1999)
• 16^th Lee Kuan Yew Fellow awarded by the Singaporean government.
• Palanca Awards Gawad Dangal ng Lahi (2007)

Photo Credit:

By IPing.RAR - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46854024