Edgar Chatto | |
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Governor of Bohol | |
Assumed office June 30, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Erico Aumentado |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bohol's First District | |
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Ernesto F. Herrera |
Succeeded by | Rene Relampagos |
Vice Governor, Province of Bohol | |
In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001 |
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Mayor of Balilihan, Bohol | |
In office 1988–1995 |
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Board Member of Bohol | |
In office 1980–1986 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Edgardo Migriño Chatto February 21, 1960 Malate, Manila, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party | Lakas-Kampi-CMD |
Spouse(s) | Maria Pureza Veloso-Chatto |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Website | http://www.edgarchatto.com |
Edgardo Migriño Chatto (born February 21, 1960), also known as Edgar Chatto, is a Filipino politician. A lawyer by profession, he is currently the Governor of the Province of Bohol, having been elected in the 2010 elections. Prior to this, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines as representative of the first legislative district of Bohol which he served for three terms since 2001.
Edgardo Migriño Chatto, nicknamed Edgar or Eddie, was born on February 21, 1960 in Malate, Manila, Philippines. He is the son of the late Eladio Chatto and former Mayor of Balilihan, Bohol Mrs. Victoria Migriño Chatto. A consistent honor student, he finished both his elementary and secondary education at the Divine Word College of Tagbilaran (now Holy Name University), in 1973 and 1979 respectively. He finished Bachelor in Economics at the University of the Philippines School of Economics in Diliman, Quezon City in April 1981. He attended the Ateneo de Manila University for his Bachelor in Laws (1984–1988) and graduated at the Holy Name University in 1988. He finished his Masters in Government Management at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Graduate School of Business and Management as a DILG-LGA scholar in April 1998. In 1991, he finished the Local Administration and Development Course at the University of the Philippines. He also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Massachusetts, U.S. in 1999.