Eduardo Gullas | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| House Majority Leader | |
| In office January 2, 2000 –November 13, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Mar Roxas |
| Succeeded by | Bella Angara |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu | |
| In office June 30,2019 –June 30,2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Anthony V. Gullas,Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Rhea Mae Gullas |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| In office June 30,2004 –June 30,2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jose R. Gullas |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Anthony V. Gullas,Jr. |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| In office June 30,1992 –June 30,2001 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Bacaltos |
| Succeeded by | Jose R. Gullas |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| In office December 30,1969 –September 23,1972 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto H. Bascón |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished Post later held by Pablo John Garcia |
| Constituency | 3rd District |
| Mayor of Talisay,Cebu | |
| In office June 30,2016 –June 30,2019 | |
| Preceded by | Johnny V. de los Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Anthony V. Gullas,Jr. |
| In office June 30,2001 –June 30,2004 | |
| Preceded by | Socrates Fernandez |
| Succeeded by | Socrates Fernandez |
| 20th Governor of Cebu | |
| In office January 1,1976 –March 26,1986 | |
| Vice Governor | Vacant (1976–1980) Ramon Durano III (1980–1984) Beatriz Durano-Calderon (1985–1986) |
| Preceded by | Osmundo G. Rama |
| Succeeded by | Osmundo G. Rama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Rivera Gullas October 13,1930 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Nacionalista (1969–1972;2001–present) One Cebu (local) |
| Other political affiliations | LAMMP (1998–2001) LDP (1992–1998) |
| Spouse | Norma Selma-Gullas |
| Relations | Gerald Anthony Gullas,Jr. (grandson) Eduardo Gullas III (grandson) Jose R. Gullas (brother) Herminigildo Gullas (grandfather) Paulino Gullas (uncle) |
| Children | Gerald Anthony Gullas (son) Eduardo Gullas Jr. (son) |
| Parent(s) | Vicente Gullas (father) Josefina Rivera-Gullas (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of the Visayas |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eduardo Rivera Gullas Sr. (born October 13,1930),known as "Eddie" or "Eddiegul",is a Filipino politician from Cebu,Philippines. The son of Vicente Gullas and Josefina "Pining" Rivera, [2] he has been elected to seven terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 1st District of Cebu from 1992 to 2001,2004 to 2013,and from 2019 to 2022. He is currently a member of Nacionalista and the One Cebu party. Gullas had also served as the governor of Cebu during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos,whom he was a close political associate of. [3] During his tenure as governor,he oversaw Typhoon Ike,which affected and devastated the province. Gullas also served as the president of the University of the Visayas.[ when? ] He had also held the offices of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the House Majority Leader. He served mayor of Talisay City,Cebu from 2016 to 2019. [4] He is among the 70 congressman who voted to deny the ABS-CBN franchise. [5]
