Lito Atienza

Lito Atienza, Jr.
Deputy Speaker
of the House of Representatives
In office
November 18, 2020 – June 30, 2022
Serving with several others
House SpeakerLord Allan Jay Velasco
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
for Buhay party-list
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022
Serving with Mike Velarde Jr. (2013–2019)
Irwin Tieng (2016–2019)
30th Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
In office
July 18, 2007 – December 28, 2009
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byAngelo Reyes
Succeeded byHoracio Ramos
20th Mayor of Manila
In office
March 27, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Vice MayorErnesto Nieva (1998)
Larry Silva (1998)
Danny Lacuna (1998–2007)
Preceded byAlfredo Lim
Succeeded byAlfredo Lim
17th Vice Mayor of Manila
In office
June 30, 1992 – March 27, 1998
MayorAlfredo Lim
Preceded byErnesto Maceda Jr.
Succeeded byErnesto Nieva
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Manila
In office
June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Serving with Eva Estrada-Kalaw, Carlos Fernando, Mel Lopez, Gonzalo Puyat II, and Arturo Tolentino
Personal details
Born
Jose Livioko Atienza Jr.

(1941-08-10) August 10, 1941 (age 82)
San Andres, Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Political partyPROMDI (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseMa. Evelina Ilagan
Children6 (including Kim and Arnold)[2]
Residence(s)San Andres, Manila
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas

Jose "Lito" Livioko Atienza Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɐˈtʃɛnsa]; born August 10, 1941) is a Filipino politician. He served as a Party-list Representative for Buhay from 2013 to 2022, and was a House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022. He served as the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources from 2007 to 2009 in the Administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and was 24th Mayor of Manila for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2007. He unsuccessfully ran for vice president of the Philippines in the 2022 elections as the running mate of Senator Manny Pacquiao.

He is also well-known for hosting the drama anthology television series Maynila, which aired on GMA Network from 1999 to 2020.

  1. ^ "Atienza joins Buhay party-list". ABS-CBN News. September 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Lo, Ricky (April 13, 2019). "Maile, the silent Atienza". Philstar.com.

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