Benjamin de Guzman

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Benjamin de Guzman (born September 8, 1945 in Caraga , Davao Oriental ) is a Filipino lawyer and politician . He was mayor of Davao City from 1998 to 2001 .

Life and political career

Benjamin de Guzman was born in Caraga in 1945 to Segundo De Guzman and Hipolita Cacatian. He studied law at Ateneo de Davao University and graduated in 1969. The following year he became a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. He initially worked as a legal advisor with the Davao City local government. From 1975 to 1987, de Guzman lectured as a professor of law at the Ateneo de Davao University. From 1978 to 1988 he was a partner in the law firm Garcia, Iñigo, De Guzman . From 1998 to 1995 he was employed as head of the Davao City council. In addition, de Guzman attended courses in the United States in 1988 and 1993 to gain further training in government administration and local politics. Benjamin de Guzman was elected vice mayor in the 1995 elections, and finally mayor of Davao City three years later. He held this office for a period of government from 1998 to 2001, but a re-election in 2001 failed because of Rodrigo Duterte , who after a legislative period as a representative in Congress pushed back into local politics and received a clear majority from the voters. In another attempt to regain the mayor's office, de Guzman lost again to Rodrigo Duterte in the 2004 election.

In the elections in May 2010 , de Guzman ran in a team with the mayoral candidate Prospero Nograles for the seat of the deputy mayor. With the election slogan change we must, change we need , which roughly means in German that a change is necessary, the two tried to win the offices in the city hall, but were subject to the Duterte duo at both posts .

family

Benjamin de Guzman is married to Elizabeth Dequiña. The two have three children.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Curriculum Vitae ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF), accessed on July 11, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / teamnograles.com
  2. ↑ sunstar.com.ph: Article in Sun Star Davao from March 30, 2010 ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 11, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sunstar.com.ph
personal data
SURNAME Guzman, Benjamin de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guzman, Ben de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Filipino local politician, Mayor of Davao City (1998–2001)
DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Caraga , Davao Oriental