Lito Atienza
| Lito Atienza | |
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| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | |
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In office July 18, 2007 – December 28, 2009 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Angelo Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Horacio Ramos |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Buhay Party-List | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2013 |
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| 21th Mayor of Manila | |
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In office March 27, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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| Vice Mayor | Ernesto A. Nieva (1998) Hilario C. Silva (1998) Danilo B. Lacuna, Sr. (1998-2007) |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Lim |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Lim |
| Vice Mayor of Manila | |
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In office June 30, 1992 – March 27, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Ernesto V.P. Maceda, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto A. Nieva |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Manila | |
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In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Eva Estrada-Kalaw, Carlos Fernando, Mel Lopez, Gonzalo Puyat II, and Arturo Tolentino |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 10, 1941 San Andres, Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Political party |
Buhay (2012-present) |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Reform Party Liberal Party (1998–2007) Lakas-Kampi-CMD (2007–2009) PMP (2010-2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Ma. Evelina Ilagan-Atienza |
| Children |
Kim Atienza Arnold Atienza |
| Residence | San Andres, Manila |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
José Livioko Atienza, Jr. (born August 10, 1941), commonly known by his nickname Lito Atienza, is the former city mayor of Manila and former secretary of the Department of Environment and Resources. He stepped down as mayor of Manila on June 30, 2007, after serving a three-year three-term limit for local government executives set by the Philippine Constitution of 1987. He currently hosts GMA Network's Maynila since 1998.
Atienza was born in the San Andrés Bukid district of Manila, four months before the outbreak of World War II. Atienza’s father, Jose J. Atienza, Sr., was a distinguished public servant to three Philippine presidents. An uncle, Herminigildo Atienza, was a World War II guerrilla leader and after the war was appointed Military Mayor of Manila by Gen. Douglas McArthur himself and one of the founders of the Liberal Party in 1946. Another uncle, Rigoberto Atienza, a World War II veteran, a victim of the Bataan Death March and former Philippine Army commanding general, became Chief of Staff of the Philippine Armed Forces in the 1960s during the term of President Diosdado Macapagal. A third uncle, Arturo, became a renowned lawyer. The four brothers were all members of the Hunters resistance against the Japanese occupation during World War II.
He took up his primary and secondary education from Ateneo de Manila University and completed a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas. His interest and degree in architecture proved useful in rehabilitating and renewing the City of Manila, which had fallen to decay over years of unmanaged growth in population and the lack of an urban planning & community development. He is married to Evalina Ilagan with their children including TV host Kim Atienza and athlete-turned newscaster Ali Atienza.
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