Michael Defensor
| Michael Defensor | |
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Mike Defensor at a 2007 political rally in Cebu City
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| Malacañang Chief of Staff | |
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In office 2006 – February 10, 2007 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Succeeded by | Joey Salceda |
| Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources | |
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In office 2004–2006 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Elisa Gozun |
| Succeeded by | Angelo Reyes |
| Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council | |
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In office 2001–2004 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Karina Constantino David |
| Succeeded by | Noli de Castro |
| General Manager of the National Housing Authority | |
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In office 2001–2004 |
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| Member of the Philippines House of Representatives from Quezon City's 3rd District | |
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In office June 30, 1995 – January 20, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Dennis Roldan |
| Succeeded by | Maria Theresa Defensor |
| Councilor of Quezon City | |
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In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995 |
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| Personal details | |
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June 30, 1969 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party |
People's Reform Party (2009-) Lakas-CMD (2007-2009) Liberal Party (1995-2007) Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (1992-1995) |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Rose Tactacan-Defensor |
Michael "Mike" Tan Defensor (born June 30, 1969) is a Filipino politician.
He finished elementary, Bachelor of Arts in History, and Masters in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines. He finished his secondary education at Niles McKinley High School, Ohio, USA. he is married to Julie Rose Tactacan Defensor.
Defensor was elected as a Quezon City councilor in the 1992 elections at the age of 23, making him the youngest member of that body.
Defensor ran for congressman of the third district of Quezon City in the 1995 election, subsequently winning and making him the youngest congressman of the 10th Congress. He won reelection in 1998.
Defensor distinguished himself as a leading member of the group of young legislators in the House. He was named one of the top 10 Legislators, New Millennium's Most Outstanding Solons and Most Consistent Outstanding Congressman for three consecutive years by the Gladiators Magazine and Congress Watch Magazine. Reelected in 1998, Defensor was voted by his party-mates as assistant minority floor leader of the Eleventh Congress.
Defensor was part of the Spice Boys of the House of Representatives that spearheaded the filing of the impeachment case against then-president Joseph Estrada.
After Edsa II,Defensor was appointed as Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He held that post until August 2004 when he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
In the 2004 presidential election, he served as the official campaign spokesperson of President Arroyo. After his tenure as DENR Secretary he was appointed Presidential Chief of Staff. He resigned that post on February 10, 2007 to campaign for a post in the senate.
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