Raul M. Gonzalez
| Raul Gonzalez | |
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| Secretary of Justice | |
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In office 2004–2009 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Merceditas N. Gutierrez |
| Succeeded by | Agnes Devanadera |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1998 – November 8, 2004 |
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| President |
Joseph Estrada Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Agapito Aquino |
| Succeeded by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Iloilo City's Lone District | |
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In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Rafael J. Lopez-Vito |
| Succeeded by | Raul T. Gonzalez, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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Raul Maravilla Gonzalez December 3, 1930 La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Philippine Islands |
| Died | September 7, 2014 (aged 83) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Lakas-Kampi-CMD |
| Alma mater | University of San Agustin University of Santo Tomas |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Raul Maravilla Gonzalez (December 3, 1930 – September 7, 2014) was the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and was the Secretary of Justice of the Philippines. He was replaced by Agnes Devanadera in 2009 from the orders of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Gonzalez was born on December 3, 1930 in La Carlota, Negros Occidental. He was the fourth child of Delfin Quimbiong Gonzalez (son of Leon Gonzalez and Felisa Quimbiong), the last mayor of the former town of Jaro in the province of Iloilo; and Maria Estrella Jover Maravilla (daughter of Tranquilino Maravilla and Consuelo Jover), a school teacher who were married on April 3, 1925 in Iloilo City.
Gonzalez completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Colegio de San Agustin (now University of San Agustin) and his Bachelor of Law degree at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law in 1955.
Gonzales took the Philippine Bar Examination in 1955 and in the same year, passed with a grade of 99% in Remedial Law and 95% in International Law. He also topped the Judge Advocate General's Office (JAGO) Examinations.
After passing the Bar, Gonzalez became professor of law in the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law, the Far Eastern University Institute of Law, and the Philippine College of Commerce (now Polytechnic University of the Philippines). He was also a professorial lecturer at the Philippine Normal University-Manila Graduate School, Assumption College and the College of Holy Spirit. He also lectured in the University of the Philippines Law Center Division of Continuing Legal Education.
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