Luzviminda Tancangco | |
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Chairman of the Commission on Elections | |
Acting | |
In office October 8, 1998 – January 10, 1999 | |
Appointed by | Joseph Estrada |
Preceded by | Bernardo P. Pardo |
Succeeded by | Harriet Demetriou |
Commissioner of the Commission on Elections | |
In office August 5, 1998 [1] – February 2, 2004 [1] | |
Appointed by | Joseph Estrada |
Personal details | |
Born | Bustos, Bulacan |
Nationality | Filipino |
Affiliation | Tau Gamma Sigma |
Luzviminda Gaba Tancangco is the first non-lawyer woman commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Elections. She was also its first female acting chairman (1998–1999).
She served from 1998 to 2004, [1] and is one of the six women to have been appointed to the Commission as of 2014.
GMANews.TV reported that in August 2002, " NAMFREL and other civil society organizations" filed an " impeachment complaint" against "COMELEC Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco", and that the complaint was "endorsed by Rep. Monico Puentevella". [2] The Congress of the Philippines dismissed the complaint on February 3, 2003 and found it "not sufficient in substance". [3] Ms. Tancangco continued to serve on the COMELEC until February 2, 2004. [1]
Luzviminda Tancangco | |
---|---|
Chairman of the Commission on Elections | |
Acting | |
In office October 8, 1998 – January 10, 1999 | |
Appointed by | Joseph Estrada |
Preceded by | Bernardo P. Pardo |
Succeeded by | Harriet Demetriou |
Commissioner of the Commission on Elections | |
In office August 5, 1998 [1] – February 2, 2004 [1] | |
Appointed by | Joseph Estrada |
Personal details | |
Born | Bustos, Bulacan |
Nationality | Filipino |
Affiliation | Tau Gamma Sigma |
Luzviminda Gaba Tancangco is the first non-lawyer woman commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Elections. She was also its first female acting chairman (1998–1999).
She served from 1998 to 2004, [1] and is one of the six women to have been appointed to the Commission as of 2014.
GMANews.TV reported that in August 2002, " NAMFREL and other civil society organizations" filed an " impeachment complaint" against "COMELEC Commissioner Luzviminda Tancangco", and that the complaint was "endorsed by Rep. Monico Puentevella". [2] The Congress of the Philippines dismissed the complaint on February 3, 2003 and found it "not sufficient in substance". [3] Ms. Tancangco continued to serve on the COMELEC until February 2, 2004. [1]