Leila de Lima
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The Honorable Leila de Lima |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2016 |
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| Chair of the Philippine Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee |
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Assumed office July 25, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Aquilino Pimentel III |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee |
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In office July 25, 2016 – September 19, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Aquilino Pimentel III |
| Succeeded by | Richard J. Gordon |
| Secretary of Justice | |
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In office June 30, 2010 – October 12, 2015 |
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| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Alberto Agra (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Caguioa (acting) |
| Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights | |
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In office May 2008 – June 30, 2010 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Purificacion Quisumbing |
| Succeeded by | Etta Rosales |
| Personal details | |
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Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima August 27, 1959 Iriga, Camarines Sur |
| Political party | Liberal Party (2015–present) |
| Alma mater |
De La Salle University San Beda College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipino lawyer, human rights activist and politician. She was appointed by president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights in May 2008 and she served in the commission until June 30, 2010, when she was appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III as the Philippines' Secretary of the Department of Justice. She resigned as justice secretary on October 12, 2015, to focus on her candidacy for a seat in the Senate of the Philippines in what was then an oncoming 2016 Philippine general election. She won one of the twelve contested seats and currently serves as a Philippine senator in the Philippines' 17th Congress.
She is the eldest daughter of the former Philippine COMELEC Commissioner Vicente de Lima and Norma Magistrado. She was born and raised in Iriga of the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. De Lima's aunt, Julie de Lima, married Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison, making him Leila de Lima's uncle by marriage.
De Lima completed her basic education at the La Consolacion Academy (now La Consolacion College), where she graduated as class Valedictorian. She graduated in 1980 from the De La Salle University with an AB History degree. She finished her Bachelor of Laws (Salutatorian) degree at the San Beda College of Law in 1985.
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