Teofisto Guingona

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Teofisto Gingona
12th Vice President of the Philippines 4th Vice President of the 5th Republic
In office February 7, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Preceded by	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Succeeded by	Noli de Castro
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Born	July 4, 1928 San Juan, Rizal
Political party	Independent (Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats until 2003)
Spouse	Ruth de Lara

*Other positions in Government*
Secretary of Foreign Affairs 2001–2002
Executive Secretary 1993–1995
Secretary of Justice 1995–1998
Senator of the Philippines 1987–1993, 1998–2001
Chairman, Commission on Audit 1986–1987

Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. (born July 4, 1928) was the Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004, during the first term of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

[edit] Biography

Teofisto Guingona was born in San Juan, Rizal.

Guingona took his primary and secondary education at Ateneo de Cagayan. He then earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from Ateneo de Manila University, where he later taught law, political science and history.

Guingona was elected to the senate in 1987, and re-elected in 1992. In 1993 he was appointed Executive Secretary, then he was appointed secretary of the Department of Justice in 1995. In 1998 he was again elected senator. During his time as senator, he had served as Senate Minority Leader, Senate Majority Leader, and Senate President Pro-Tempore.

In 2001, following the EDSA II Revolution, Guingona was appointed vice-president by president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He was also concurrently served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs. During his time as vice-president, he was often at odds with Arroyo, particularly over foreign policy.

In the 2004 Philippine elections, Guingona did not run for re-election and was succeeded by Noli de Castro. In that election, he controversially supported the presidential bid of opposition candidate Fernando Poe Jr., who lost.

Guingona also took part in an anti-administration political rally in October 2005, and was sprayed down with water by the police when the rally moved to an area where protest rallies were not permitted.

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[edit] References

Zaide, Sonia M. (2001). The Philippines: A Unique Nation 3rd Ed.. All Nations Publishing.

Preceded by: Demetrio G. Demetria	Secretary of Justice of the Philippines May 20, 1995 – February 3, 1998	Succeeded by: Silvestre H. Bello III
Preceded by: Domingo Siazon	Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines 2001–2002	Succeeded by: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	Vice President of the Philippines 2001–2004	Succeeded by: Noli de Castro, Jr.

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