Jose Rafael Diaz

Jose Rafael Evangelista Diaz (born April 3, 1968) is the current Mayor of San Mateo, Rizal.^[1][2] He took office on June 30, 2007.

Prior to his becoming mayor, Diaz was Municipal Administrator for the San Mateo Rizal Municipal Government. Prior to that, he worked as a stock broker and financial analyst.

Personal life

Diaz is a son of former Mayor Jose F. Diaz and Leticia E. Diaz. He attended Marist School - Marikina. He later graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. He is married to Cristina Cristi-Diaz and they have four children.

Background

His first job was as analyst for Visayas' and Mindanao's Regional Offices for the Far East Bank & Trust Co. from 1988 – 1999. He was promoted to Financial Credit Analyst until 1990, where he became a trader for Urban Commercial Bank, Trust and Treasury Group for a year. After that he became a stock broker at Urban Corp. Investments, Inc. from 1992 – 1993. He decided to set up the Jose F. Diaz Construction and Development Corporation, working as its Chairman and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 – 2001. It was in 2004 when he became involved in politics, becoming Municipal Administrator for the local government for two years (June 2004 – July 2006).^[3]

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