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Tomas Osmeña

Tomas Osmeña
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Mayor of Cebu City
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella
Preceded by Mike Rama
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Vice Mayor Mike Rama
Preceded by Alvin Garcia
Succeeded by Mike Rama
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Succeeded by Alvin Garcia
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu City's 2nd District
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by Antonio Cuenco
Succeeded by Rodrigo A. Abellanosa
Personal details
Born Tomas de la Rama Osmeña
(1948-07-26) July 26, 1948 (age 68)
Manila, Philippines
Political party Bando Osmeña - Pundok Kauswagan
Liberal Party
Spouse(s) Margarita Lim Vargas
Children Ramon Miguel Osmeña
Alma mater Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan
Profession Mayor, Urban Planner, Agriculturist
Religion Roman Catholic

Tomas "Tommy" de la Rama Osmeña (born July 26, 1948) is a Filipino politician who served as Congressman for the second district of Cebu City from 2010 to 2013. Prior to his congressional term, he has also served as mayor of Cebu City from 1988 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2010. He lost in the 2013 mayoral election to incumbent mayor Michael L. Rama, but later won in 2016. He is the grandson of the former Philippine President Sergio Osmeña.

Tomas is the son of the late Senator Sergio Osmeña, Jr. and Lourdes de la Rama-Osmeña of Negros Occidental, the grandson of former Philippine President Sergio Osmeña Sr. and the younger sibling of Senator Sergio Osmeña III. Married to Margarita "Margot" Lim Vargas; they have a son by the name of Miguel.

He spent his high school years in Sacred Heart School for Boys and allegedly earned his degree of Bachelor of Science in Agro-Economics from Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City.

In 1972, he worked as an Assistant Secretary in a Los Angeles-based company, SEROS, Inc. He also became an agricultural analyst for Foreign Credit Insurance Association, the exclusive operating arm of the Export-Import Bank of United States wherein he was engaged in the political and economic play of the export credit accounts of a number of major US banks and exporters across 12 western states.


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