Aniano A. Desierto

Aniano A. Desierto

Infobox Officeholder
name = Aniano Aguilar Desierto
office = Ombudsman of the Philippines
term_start = August 4, 1995
term_end = October 10, 2002
birth_date = April 25, 1935
birth_place = Cebu City, Philippines flagicon|Philippines
nationality = Filipino
profession = Politician
religion = Roman Catholic

Aniano Aguilar Desierto is a Filipino politician and a former Ombudsman of the Republic of the Philippines. He headed the Ombudsman Office which investigates all government officials who defy the law of conduct. He assumed the Office of the Philippine Ombudsman on August 4, 1995 as the second person to head the post.

Early life

Desierto received his secondary education at the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City, where he also obtained an Associate in Arts. He later obtained Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees at the University of the Philippines, Diliman in 1957, and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1958.

Career

From 1961 to 1974, Desierto was engaged in private law practice in Cebu and Manila. He started his career in the government service when he was appointed as Judge Advocate, Office of the AFP Judge Advocate General in 1974. In 1988, he was appointed Deputy Judge Advocate General. He later served as The Special Prosecutor of the Prosecution Bureau of the Office of the Ombudsman from April 1, 1991 to August 3, 1995. On August 4, 1995, he was appointed Ombudsman by then President Fidel V. Ramos.

See also

* Philippine Ombudsman
* Department of Justice (Philippines)

External links

* [http://www.ombudsman.gov.ph/page.php?pid=216 Office of the Ombudsman Website]


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