Celso Lobregat
| Celso L. Lobregat | |
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| 20th Mayor of Zamboanga City | |
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In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by |
Erico Basilio Fabian served in acting capacity |
| Succeeded by | Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga City's First District | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga City's Lone District | |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Maria Clara Lobregat |
| Succeeded by | Erico Basilio Fabian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Celso Lorenzo Lobregat, Jr. March 20, 1948 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino |
| Other political affiliations |
Team PNoy (2012 - 2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Nona Panlilio |
| Relations | Pablo Lorenzo (grandfather) Luis Lorenzo, Jr. (cousin) Celso "Tito" Lobregat, Sr. (father) Maria Clara Lorenzo-Lobregat (mother) Remedios “Ditos” Lobregat-Concepcion (sister) Pablo Lobregat (brother) Jose Lobregat (brother) Lourdes "Ditas" Lobregat (sister) Jerome Lobregat (brother) |
| Residence | Zamboanga City, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University, Asian Institute of Management |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Celso L. Lobregat, Jr. (born March 20, 1948), is a Filipino politician having served as Zamboanga City's mayor and congressman.
Lobregat comes from an illustrious family of leaders from Mindanao. His grandfather Pablo Lorenzo, was once Mayor of Zamboanga City and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1934. In the Quirino administration, Don Pablo Lorenzo held several cabinet positions, which included Secretary of Education and Secretary of Public Works. During the Macapagal administration, he was the Chairman of the Development Bank of the Philippines.
Celso's mother, Maria Clara Lobregat, was a Delegate to the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention and was a three-term Congresswoman of Zamboanga City, starting 1987. She was elected City Mayor in 1998 and reelected in 2001.
Celso finished his grade school and high school at De La Salle University, Manila. Thereafter, he enrolled at the Ateneo de Manila University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics with honors. He took up his post graduate studies at the Asian Institute of Management graduating in 1972 with a Masters in Business Management.
Before entering public service, agriculture and business had been Celso's field of concentration and expertise. He worked for the Elizalde group of companies for eleven years and held several key executive positions such as Marketing Manager for Elizalde International, and Managing Director and General Manager of Tanduay Distillery. It was during Celso’s watch that the firm exported its products for the first time to the US market and won several medals and awards in various international competitions of wines and spirits.
In 1998, he ran for Congress under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino representing the Lone District of Zamboanga City and won with her mother as Mayor.
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