Antonio Cuenco

Infobox Officeholder


honorific-prefix = Congressman
name = Antonio Veloso Cuenco
caption =
order = Congressman of Cebu City (Second District), Philippines
term_start = June 30, 2001
term_end =
deputy =
predecessor = Nancy Roa Cuenco
successor = "Incumbent"
birth_date = Birth date and age|1936|3|26|mf=y
birth_place = Cebu, Philippines
death_date =
death_place =
constituency =
party =
*Bando Osmeña - Pundok Kauswagan
*Lakas-CMD
*PROMDI
spouse = Nancy Roa Cuenco
profession = Lawyer
religion = Roman Catholic


footnotes =

Rep. Antonio "Tony" Veloso Cuenco (born on March 26, 1936) is the current Congressman (see Philippine Congress) representing the second district of Cebu City. Currently, he lies as the Chairman of [http://www.congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0513 Foreign Affairs] , and the Vice Chairman of [http://www.congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=D502 Dangerous Drugs] and [http://www.congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0514 Games and Amusements] . He is famously called the "Amahan sa Distrito" (Father of the District).

Personal life

Born on March 26, 1936 to a well-known family in Cebu, the Cuenco family. "Tony" is the son of former Gov. Manuel Cuenco and Milagros Veloso-Cuenco, the grandnephew of former Rep. Miguel Cuenco (5th district), and the grandson of the former Senate President, Mariano Jesus Cuenco. He is married to former congresswoman (2nd district), Nancy Roa-Cuenco with four children; James Anthony Cuenco, former Councilor Ronald Cuenco, Antonio Cuenco Jr., and Cynthia Cuenco-Dizon.

He spent his secondary education (high school) in Ateneo de Cagayan, and received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees on Ateneo de Manila University.

Career in Politics

At 29, he was one of the youngest Congressmen elected during the 6th Congress (1965 - 1969 in Cebu City 5th District). He had also been a member of the past 8th, 9th and 10th Congresses (1987-1998) and the Batasang Pambansa (1984-1986).

After his wife's term (1998 - 2001), he got to his feet once again and ran for Cebu City 2nd District's Congressional seat. Since then, he lead that particular area through the 12th and 13th congress.

On May 18, 2007, he was proclaimed once again as the Congressman of Cebu City 2nd District, having to serve his 3rd term in Congress.

Home Residence Coordinates

Residence in Cebu: coord|10.316460|123.887554|region:PH_type:landmark_scale:2000_source:wikimapia 10°18'59"N 123°53'15"E]

ources

* Office of the House Member. "Member Information." Congress of the Philippines; House of Representatives. http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/about.php?id=cuenco&np=LAKAS-PROMDI-BOPK (4 May 2007).

* "Legislative Performance." I-Site Database. http://www.i-site.ph/Databases/Congress/13thHouse/personal/cuenco-personal.html (5 May 2007)

External links

* [http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=cuenco Official Information] (Office of the House Member Database)
* [http://www.i-site.ph/Databases/Congress/13thHouse/personal/cuenco-personal.html Personal Information]
* [http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/cv/cuencocv.pdf Curriculum Vitae]
*Antonio Cuenco's positions in the Second District of Cebu City
*Legislative districts of Cebu
* [http://www.mbc.com.ph/congresswatch/congressmembers/profile-cuenco.htm Makati Business Club Congress Watch]