Rowena Guanzon
Rowena Guanzon | |
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Official portrait of Guanzon as a COMELEC commissioner | |
| Commissioner of the Commission on Elections | |
| In office April 28, 2015 – February 2, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Elias Yusoph |
| Succeeded by | Aimee Torrefranca-Neri |
| Commissioner of the Commission on Audit | |
| In office March 18, 2013 – December 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Juanito Espino Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jose Fabia |
| Mayor of Cadiz | |
| In office March 26, 1986 – June 30, 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Prudencio Olvido |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Tabanao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Rowena Amelia Villena Guanzon August 29, 1957 Cadiz, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Political party | P3PWD (Party-list) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LL.B.) Harvard University (MPA) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Public Servant, Politician |
Maria Rowena Amelia Villena Guanzon (Tagalog pronunciation: [rɔˈwena ˈgwanzon], born August 29, 1957), is a Filipina lawyer, public servant, and politician who notably served as Philippine Commission on Elections commissioner from 2015 to 2022 under President Benigno Aquino III and President Rodrigo Duterte. She had been an audit commissioner before taking office at the Philippine Commission on Elections in February 2015.
Guanzon was mayor of Cadiz in Negros Occidental until 1992, and also served as chief of staff to Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.