GILBERT TEODORO PROFILE!

Gilbert or Gibo Teodoro, Jr. is the Secretary of the Department of National Defense from 2007 until his recent resignation for him to prepare his candidacy. The youngest secretary to hold the national defense position, Teodoro has been chosen as the standard bearer of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD for the 2010 presidential election instead of vice president Noli de Castro.
Teodoro is the only offspring of Gilberto C. Teodoro Sr., the former Social Security System administrator and Mercedes Cojuangco, former Batasang Pambansa member. Teodoro is closely identified with his uncle, San Miguel Corp. boss Eduardo Cojuangco Jr the cousin of president Corazon Aquino He is the second degree Couzin of NoyNoy Aquino!

Gilbert graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in Management of Financial Institutions. He also holds a law degree from the University of the Philippines, and a master’s degree from the Harvard Law School in the US.
Teodoro topped the bar exams in 1989, becoming one of the youngest bar topnotchers in the country. He also took and passed the New York State Bar exams in 1997.

Teodoro is married to Monica Louise Prieto, a Representative of Tarlac. He is also the father of Jaime Gilberto Teodoro. Before he became the Secretary of National Defense, he was Congressman of the First District of Tarlac for three (3) consecutive terms starting 1998. At the House, he assumed the position of Assistant Majority Leader (11th Congress) and Head of the Nationalist People’s Coalition House members. He was also a member of the House contingent to the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council.

His passion for public service and aptitude for leadership is evident even at a very young age. Shortly after he completed his secondary education at the Xavier School, he was elected President of the Kabataang Barangay for Tarlac in 1980 and concurrently assumed Presidency of the Kabataang Barangay for Central Luzon until 1985. He also became a member of the Sanguniang Panlalawigan of Tarlac from 1980 to 1986.

Even with his hands full, Secretary Teodoro successfully completed his Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Financial Institutions at the De La Salle University in 1984. Since then, he focused his sights on acquiring for himself further education and knowledge to aid him in his desire to pursue public service. In 1989, he completed his Law studies at the University of the Philippines where he was awarded the Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. In the same year, he topped the Philippine Bar exams.

Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, who holds distinct memberships in the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, UP Alumni Association, UP Law Alumni Association, Harvard Alumni Association and the Harvard Law Alumni Association, is also a licensed commercial pilot and a Colonel in the Philippine Air Force Reserve.among The presidentiables He is the least known!


INTRIGA TRIVIA;
GILBERT TEODORO IS THE SECOND DEGREE COUSIN OF KRIS AQUINO!

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