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Teofisto Guingona, Jr.

His Excellency
Teofisto Guingona Jr.
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11th Vice President of the Philippines
In office
February 7, 2001 – June 30, 2004
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Succeeded by Noli de Castro
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
February 9, 2001 – July 15, 2002
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by Domingo Siazon
Succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Secretary of Justice
In office
May 20, 1995 – February 3, 1998
President Fidel Ramos
Preceded by Demetrio G. Demetria
Succeeded by Silvestre H. Bello III
Executive Secretary
In office
July 6, 1993 – May 20, 1995
President Fidel Ramos
12th and 15th President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
January 18, 1993 – July 6, 1993
President Fidel Ramos
Preceded by Ernesto Maceda
Succeeded by Leticia Ramos Shahani
In office
July 27, 1987 – July 23, 1990
President Corazon Aquino
Preceded by None Title last held by Jose Roy
Succeeded by Sotero Laurel
Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
July 23, 1990 – January 1, 1992
President Corazon Aquino
Preceded by Orly Mercado
Succeeded by Alberto Romulo
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1998 – February 9, 2001
In office
June 30, 1987 – July 6, 1993
Chairman of the Commission on Audit
In office
1986–1987
Personal details
Born Teofisto Tayko Guingona
(1928-07-04) July 4, 1928 (age 88)
San Juan, Rizal, Philippine Islands
Nationality Filipino
Political party Independent
Lakas-NUCD
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
Liberal Party
Spouse(s) Ruth Saluper de Lara
Children Teofisto "TG" Guingona III, Stella Marie L. Guingona, Ruthie L. Guingona
Religion Roman Catholicism

Teofisto Tayko Guingona Jr. (born July 4, 1928) is a Filipino politician who is the 11th and former Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004, during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Born in San Juan, Rizal (now San Juan, Metro Manila), Teofisto is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, where he was a working student.

He was appointed as Chairman of the Commission on Audit by then newly installed President Corazon C. Aquino in 1986 until 1987, when he was elected as a Senator of the Philippines under the coalition of Lakas ng Bayan, led by Aquino. While a senator, he also served as the director and chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority and the Mindanao Labor Management Advisory Council. He won in the reelections in 1992 and became Majority Leader a year after, but his term ended prematurely when newly elected President Fidel V. Ramos appointed him as Executive Secretary from 1993 until 1995 and as Justice Secretary from 1995 until 1998. He was reelected to the senate again as a Minority Leader from 1998 until 2001.


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