Nikki Coseteng
| Nikki Coseteng | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001 |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Quezon City's Third District | |
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In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Y. Roldan |
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| Born |
December 18, 1952 Manila, Philippines |
| Political party |
Independent (2001 to date) Nationalist People's Coalition (1995–2001) |
Anna Dominique "Nikki" Marquez-Lim Coseteng (born December 18, 1952 in Manila) is a Filipina politician who has served in the 8th Congress of the Philippines and the Senate of the Philippines.
For her early schooling she went to St. Paul's College, Maryknoll College and St. Maur's Convent in England. She attended Notre Dame College of California and the University of the Philippines in the tertiary level.
At the age of 18 years, she was appointed Assistant to the President of the Mariwasa Group of Companies. From 1970 to 1981, she was Curator and Proprietress of Galerie Dominique. At the same time, she was team owner and manager of the Galerie Dominique Basketball Team up to 1983. In 1983, she became Vice-President of the Philippine Basketball Association.
She was a street parliamentarian and human rights activist during the Marcos years. After EDSA Revolution, she became Radio Commentator of Radyo ng Bayan and later Host of the Womanwatch on Television and Radio. In 1991, she published the Sinaunang Habi – Philippine Ancestral Weave.
She was elected member of the House of Representatives for the Third District of Quezon City in 1987. In 1992, she was elected Senator of the Philippine Republic where she was Chairperson of the Committee on Women and Family Relations and the Committee on Cultural Communities. She was also Vice-Chairperson of the Committees on Cooperatives, on Public Works and on Trade on Commerce.
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