Marcelo Fernan

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The Honourable Marcelo Fernan
16th President of the Senate of the Philippines
In office July 27, 1998 – June 28, 1999
President	Joseph Estrada
Preceded by	Neptali Gonzales
Succeeded by	Blas Ople
18th Chief Justice of the Philippines
In office July 1, 1988 – December 6, 1991
Nominated by	Corazon Aquino
Preceded by	Pedro Yap
Succeeded by	Andres Narvasa
111th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office April 9, 1986 – June 30, 1988
Nominated by	Corazon Aquino
Preceded by	Lorenzo Relova
Succeeded by	Florenz Regalado
Senator of the Philippines
In office June 30, 1995 – July 11, 1999
Member of Regular Batasang Pambansa from Cebu City
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Antonio Cuenco
Member of the Cebu Provincial Board
In office December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1961
Personal details
Born	Marcelo Briones Fernan (1927-10-24)October 24, 1927 Cebu, Cebu, Philippine Islands
Died	July 11, 1999(1999-07-11) (aged 71) Manila, Philippines
Political party	LDP (1991–1999) UNIDO (until 1986)
Relations	Manuel Briones (uncle) Matteo Guidicelli (grand-nephew) Sarah Geronimo (great-niece-in-law)
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B) Harvard University (LL.M)

Marcelo "Celing" Briones Fernan (October 24, 1927 – July 11, 1999) was a Filipino lawyer and political figure. He is the only Filipino to have served as both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Senate President. He is also the third Filipino to have headed both the judicial and legislative branches of government, after Querube Makalintal who served as Chief Justice and Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa in the 1970s, and José Yulo, who served as Chief Justice and Speaker of the House of Representatives before 1946.