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Lorenzo Teves

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Guivelondo and the surname or paternal family name is Teves.
The Honourable
Lorenzo Teves
10th Governor of Negros Oriental
In office
1978–1986
Appointed byFerdinand Marcos
Preceded byWilliam Villegas
Succeeded byHerminio Teves (officer in charge)
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1967 – September 23, 1972[1]
Member of the House of Representatives from Negros Oriental's 1st district
In office
December 30, 1953 – December 30, 1967
Preceded byPedro Bandoquillo
Succeeded byVacant
Post later held by Herminio Teves
In office
May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949
Preceded byJulian Teves
Succeeded byPedro Bandoquillo
Personal details
BornApril 29, 1918[2]
Valencia, Philippine Islands
DiedOctober 17, 1996[3] (aged 78)
Dumaguete
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNacionalista
SpouseEva Jalandoni
RelationsBoboy Garrovillo (nephew)
Margarito “Gary” Teves (nephew)
Pryde Henry Teves (grandnephew)
Arnie Teves (grandnephew)
Children8 to Jalandoni and 3 in his second marriage
ResidenceDumaguete
Alma materSilliman University (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician

Lorenzo Guivelondo Teves (Valencia, Negros Oriental, April 29, 1918 – Dumaguete, October 17, 1996[3]) was a Philippine politician who served in various positions in the Philippine Government. Teves hailed from the Province of Negros Oriental, where he took his college and law degrees from Silliman University.[4] He was later on elected as representative of the 1st District of the province and served in that capacity from 1954 to 1965 in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Congresses of the Philippines. In 1967 he was elected as a senator for the 6th Congress and 7th Congress.[5] However, his term was cut short when President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972.[6] In 1978, he was appointed by President Marcos as governor of Negros Oriental, and in 1979, was elected for that same position. He continued to hold the office until 1987. A sports complex and a street in his hometown of Dumaguete was later named after Lorenzo Teves after his death. He is succeeded by eight children from his first marriage and three children from his second marriage.[7]

Teves was the area commander for Visayas of the Knights of Rizal from 1981 to 1985. He was also awarded the Hall of Fame of Boy Scouts of the Philippines Negros Oriental-Siquijor Council.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Congress was dissolved when President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972.
  2. ^ Soriano, D. H.; Isidro L. Retizos (1981). The Philippines who's who. Who's Who Publishers. p. 365.
  3. ^ a b "Journal of the Senate". 1996.
  4. ^ "Outstanding Sillimanian Awardees" Archived 2009-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  5. ^ Unlike members of the House of Representatives, the term of a senator under the 1935 Philippine Constitution was six years. Each congress (which literally means a meeting of senators and representatives in the House of Congress) has a period of three years. Thus, having been elected for a senatorial term of six years, Teves' tenure spanned two congresses.
  6. ^ "List of Previous Senators" Archived 2007-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  7. ^ "Political History and Cultural History"[permanent dead link]. Province of Negros Oriental. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
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