Neptali Gonzales II
| Neptali "Boyet" Gonzales II | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Mandaluyong City's Lone District | |
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In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Abalos, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Alexandria P. Gonzales |
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In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Abalos, Jr. |
| Mayor of Mandaluyong City | |
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In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Abalos, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Abalos, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Neptali Medina Gonzales II August 29, 1954 Mandaluyong City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Joesphine Olivia Francisco (widowed) Alexandria "Queenie" Pahati |
| Children | Kristine Olivia Francisco Gonzales Neptali Pahati Gonzales III Isabel Candida Pahati Gonzales |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | son of Neptali A. Gonzales, Sr. |
| Religion | Evangelical Christianity |
Neptali "Boyet" Medina Gonzales II (born August 29, 1954) is a Filipino lawmaker. He represented the Lone District of Mandaluyong in the Philippine House of Representatives during the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th Congress. He also served as House Majority Floor Leader.
Gonzales was born on August 29, 1954, in Mandaluyong City to the late Senate President Neptali Gonzales and Candida Medina-Gonzales. He is their youngest child and only son. He has three sisters, Myrna, Sorohayda, and Rhodora.
Gonzales' first wife was Josephine Olivia Francisco, who died in May 2001. They had one daughter, Kristine Olivia. In December 2002, Gonzales married Alexandria Pahati, a television reporter, with whom he had twins, Neptali III and Isabel Candida.
Gonzales attended the Mandaluyong Elementary School and received his secondary and college education at the Union High School of Manila of the Philippine Christian College (now the Philippine Christian University). He finished his degree in Political Science at the Far Eastern University (FEU) in 1975 and took up law at the Ateneo de Manila University, where he graduated in 1979.
Before entering public service he was a lawyer from 1980-1995 as a senior partner of the law firm Gonzales, Batiller, Bilog, and Associates. He also served briefly as a Bar Reviewer and Professor in Criminal Law and Constitutional Law at the FEU Institute of Law.
Gonzales was the first Congressman of Mandaluyong when it was converted into a city in 1995 and separated from what used to be the San Juan-Mandaluyong Congressional District. He was City Mayor of Mandaluyong from 2004 to 2007 and Congressman for the city during the 14th Congress of the Philippines (2007–2010).
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