Alberto Romulo
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Alberto Romulo
| Alberto Romulo | |
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| Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary | |
| In office August 23, 2004 – February 25, 2011 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Delia Albert |
| Succeeded by | Albert Del Rosario |
| Philippine Executive Secretary | |
| In office June 8, 2001 – August 23, 2004 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Renato de Villa |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Ermita |
| Philippine Finance Secretary | |
| In office January 23, 2001 – June 30, 2001 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Jose Pardo |
| Succeeded by | Jose Isidro Camacho |
| Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
| In office 1991–1996 |
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| President | Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos |
| Preceded by | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Tatad |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Quezon City | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1933 Camiling, Tarlac |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Rosie Lovely Tecson-Romulo |
| Children | Guadalupe Romulo Mons Romulo-Tantoco Roman Romulo Bernadette Romulo Erwin Romulo |
| Alma mater | De La Salle University Manuel L. Quezon University University of Madrid |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
Alberto Gatmaitan Rómulo (born August 7, 1933) is a politician in the Philippines. He served as Foreign Secretary[1] before and during the beginning of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
Rómulo was born in Camiling, Tarlac from Pangasinan parents.[2] He was then elected as member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa representing Quezon City in 1984. He then joined government service as the Minister of the Budget of President Corazon Aquino. He was a senator from 1987 to 1998, during which time he served as Majority Leader for five years.[3]
He became Finance Secretary in January 2001, having been appointed when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took office and formed her own cabinet. He left this position in May 2001; Romulo was later appointed as an Executive Secretary.[4] On August 18, 2004, he was appointed Foreign Secretary,[4] and which he would hold until February 25, 2011.[5] He served as Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN in 2007.[6]
References
- ^ Medalia, Jonathan. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments. DIANE Publishing. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-1-4379-2746-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=iuDu19mPlMAC&pg=PA13. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Juaniyo Y. Arcellana (July 25, 2010). "A foreign secretary for all seasons". The Philippine Star. http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=596380&publicationSubCategoryId=90. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ Ron Gagalac and Maricar Bautista (September 23, 2009). "Palace: No loyalty check of Cabinet members". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/23/09/palace-no-loyalty-check-cabinet-members. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ a b Genalyn Kabiling (June 28, 2010). "Palace happy Romulo is keeping DFA post". Manila Bulletin. http://www.mb.com.ph/node/264082/palace-happy-romulo-keeping-dfa-po. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ Pia Lee-Brago (February 24, 2011). "Romulo hosts lunch for Del Rosario, but no turnover yet". The Philippine Star. http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=660358. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ Christine Ong (July 29, 2007). "China's influence over ASEAN likely to grow with Rice's absence". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/291067/1/.html. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
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