Maria Valentina Plaza

The Honourable Maria Valentina Galido Plaza
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Agusan del Sur's 1st District
Taking office June 30, 2010
Succeeding	Position Created
Governor of Agusan del Sur
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2007
Preceding	Adolph Edward G. Plaza
Preceded by	Adolph Edward G. Plaza
Personal details
Born	June 1, 1967 (1967-06-01) (age 44) Pasay City
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	National Unity Party (2011-present)
Residence	Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Los Baños

Maria Valentina Plaza is the former Governor and current representative of the first district of the Philippine province of Agusan del Sur. She is Agusan del Sur's second woman governor. She is the daughter of former Governors Democrito O. Plaza and Valentina G. Plaza. She is also the sister of incumbent governor Adolph Edward G. Plaza and former congressman Rodolfo "Ompong" Plaza.

Graduate of the University of the Philippines Los Baños with a degree in agricultural business. She has been known to associate with many foreign not-for-profit organizations heavily involved with improving the quality of education in less fortunate areas. [1] [2]

Political career

Governor of Agusan del Sur

Although a neophyte, she chose to run for governor of Agusan del Sur with the help of her brother Eddiebong Plaza. She won as the second female governor next to her mother Valentina Plaza.

Congresswoman

In the 2010 elections, she was elected as the first representative of the newly created 1st District of the province.

Persondata
Name	Cornelio, Maria Valentina Plaza
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 1, 1967
Place of birth	Pasay City
Date of death
Place of death