Cecilia Marcos (politician)

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Mariano Marcos II
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Cecilia Marcos
Governor Cecilia Marcos Official Portrait Ilocos Norte Government.jpg
26th Governor of Ilocos Norte
Assumed office
June 30, 2025
Relatives Marcos family
Residence(s) Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
OccupationPolitician

Cecilia "Cecile" Narciso Araneta Marcos is a Filipino politician who was elected Governor of Ilocos Norte in 2025. [1]

She is the wife of former vice governor Mariano Marcos II, cousin of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. [1] She was elected vice governor in 2019, substituting her husband, who died from cardiac arrest during the campaign. In 2024, she withdrew her reelection bid for vice governor and exchanged candidacies with her nephew, the then outgoing governor Matthew Manotoc. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Anna Felicia Bajo (May 13, 2025). "Cecilia Araneta Marcos, Matthew Manotoc proclaimed Ilocos Norte gov, vice gov". GMA News. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. Leilanie Adriano (October 9, 2024). "Ilocos Norte gov withdraws reelection bid, switches with aunt instead". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 2, 2025.

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Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Ilocos Norte
2025–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Eugenio Angelo Barba
Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte
2019–2025
Succeeded by
Matthew Manotoc