The Honorable Alan Peter Cayetano |
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Senate Majority Floor Leader
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Senator of the Philippines | |
Assumed office June 30, 2007 |
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Chair of the Philippine Senate Agrarian Reform Committee |
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Assumed office July 25, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Gregorio Honasan |
Chair of the Philippine Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
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Assumed office July 25, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Miriam Defensor Santiago |
Chair of the Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee |
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In office July 23, 2007 – February 2, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Joker Arroyo |
Succeeded by | Richard J. Gordon |
Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
In office July 23, 2013 – July 25, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Gregorio Honasan (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Tito Sotto |
Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
In office July 26, 2010 – July 22, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Aquilino Pimentel Jr. |
Succeeded by | Juan Ponce Enrile |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Lone District of Taguig City-Pateros | |
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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Preceded by | Dante O. Tinga |
Succeeded by | Ma. Laarni Lopez-Cayetano |
Acting Vice Mayor of Taguig | |
In office June 20 – June 30, 1998 |
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Member of the Taguig Municipal Council from the 1st district | |
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano October 28, 1970 Taguig, Rizal, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party | Nacionalista (2005–present) |
Other political affiliations |
Lakas (1992–2005) Team PNoy (2012–2015) Genuine Opposition (2007) Coalition For Change (2016–present) |
Spouse(s) | Maria Laarni Lopez |
Residence | Taguig |
Alma mater |
University of the Philippines (BA) Ateneo de Manila University (JD) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano (born October 28, 1970 in Taguig, Rizal, Philippines) is a Filipino politician. He was elected as a senator of the Senate of the Philippines in 2007 and is the brother of former senator Pia Cayetano.
Born to Senator Renato "Compañero" Cayetano and German-American former school teacher Sandra Schramm, Cayetano resides with his family in Bagumbayan, Taguig City. His wife, Maria Laarni Lopez Cayetano, is currently the Mayor of Taguig City. His older sister, Pia, is also an incumbent representative of the 2nd District of Taguig. His youngest brother, Lino is a film and television director and former congressman of Taguig, while his other brother Ren is a former councilor of Muntinlupa.
After the 2013 elections, at the start of the 16th Congress, Cayetano was elected as the new Senate Majority Floor Leader and was likewise appointed to chair the Senate Committee on Rules.
In a press event held in Davao City, Senator Cayetano, announced that he will be running for Vice President in the 2016 national elections under the Nacionalista Party. Cayetano, did not mention who will be his Presidential runningmate. On November 21, 2015, it was made official that Rodrigo Duterte will be his running mate for the 2016 Presidential Elections. He was placed 3rd in both unofficial and official vote count conducted by COMELEC and the Congress, respectively.