Ronaldo Zamora

Ronaldo "Ronny" Bayan Zamora (born December 4, 1944) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who currently serves as representative of the Lone District of San Juan City. He topped the bar exams in 1969[1][2] and was among the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines in 1972.[3]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Bayan and the surname or paternal family name is Zamora.
Ronaldo Zamora
Congressman Ronaldo Zamora in 2017
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Lone District of San Juan
Assumed office
June 30, 2013
Preceded byJV Ejercito
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded byJose Mari Gonzales
Succeeded byJV Ejercito
In office
June 30, 1995 – June 30, 1998
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byJose Mari Gonzales
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Lone District of San Juan–Mandaluyong
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Preceded byNeptali Gonzales
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Executive Secretary of the Philippines
In office
July 1, 1998 – December 31, 2000
PresidentJoseph Ejercito Estrada
Preceded byAlexander P. Aguirre
Succeeded byEdgardo J. Angara
Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from the National Capital Region
In office
June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1984
Personal details
Born
Ronaldo Bayan Zamora

(1944-12-04) December 4, 1944[1]
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNacionalista (2016) PDP-Laban (2016-present)
ChildrenFrancis Zamora
ResidenceSan Juan City, Metro Manila
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

Zamora was first elected into public office in 1978 together with Imelda Marcos and 19 other candidates of the administration coalition Kilusang Bagong Lipunan as parliament members from Metro Manila. In 1984, when the constituency in the Batasang Pambansa was modified—to elect members by province and cities, instead of regions—Zamora ran for the parliamentary seat for San Juan–Mandaluyong but lost to opposition candidate Neptali Gonzales.

When Congress was restored under a new constitution in 1987, he ran and was elected representative of the Lone district of San Juan–Mandaluyong in 1987 and 1992, and as representative of the Lone district of San Juan in 1995.

Barred from seeking another term in 1998, Zamora helped his long-time political ally and townsmate Joseph Estrada in his presidential bid in 1998. Estrada later appointed Zamora as his Executive Secretary.[4] Zamora resigned from Estrada's cabinet at the height of Estrada's impeachment trial to run again as representative of San Juan in 2001[5] where he would be reelected again for three terms. In the 14th Congress, Zamora was also elected as Minority Floor Leader.[6]

References
  1. "Zamora, Ronaldo Bayan" (PDF). Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. "Bar Topnotchers 1969-1972". ChanRobles Publishing Company. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  3. Lopez, Antonio; Suh, Sangwon (19 March 1999). "The Troubleshooters". Asiaweek. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. Sol Jose Vanzi (1998-05-09). "Erap's Cabinet: Zamora, Espiritu, Mercado". Phililppine Headline News Online. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  5. Miriam Grace A. Go (2001-02-21). "Metro Manila's Political Cauldron". Newsbreak. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  6. "Report: JDV is new House Speaker, Zamora is minority leader". The Philippine Star. 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
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