Victorino Dennis Socrates | |
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24th Governor of Palawan | |
Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
Vice Governor | Leoncio Ola |
Preceded by | Jose Chaves Alvarez |
Vice Governor of Palawan | |
In office June 30,2013 –June 30,2022 | |
Member of the House of Representatives from Palawan's 2nd district | |
In office June 30,2010 –June 30,2013 | |
Preceded by | Abraham Mitra |
Succeeded by | Frederick Abueg |
Mayor of Puerto Princesa | |
In office June 30,2001 –November 12,2002 | |
Preceded by | Edward Hagedorn |
Succeeded by | Edward Hagedorn |
Personal details | |
Born | Cuyo,Palawan,Philippines | September 21,1961
Political party | Aksyon Demokratiko (2024-present) |
Other political affiliations | PPP (2015-2024) NUP (2012-2015) NPC (until 2012) |
Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates is a Filipino politician who is the governor of the province of Palawan since 2022. [1] [2] Prior to this,he served as vice governor of Palawan [3] from 2013 to 2022. [4] He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 2nd district of Palawan from 2010 to 2013. [5] He also served as mayor of Puerto Princesa from 2001 to 2002,when he lost a recall election against former mayor Edward Hagedorn. [6]
Socrates is a lawyer by profession. [7] He is the son of Salvador Socrates, [8] a former governor of Palawan who died in a plane crash while in office in 2000. [9] His sister,Maria Nancy Socrates,is a vice mayor of Puerto Princesa. [10]
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