Miguel Luis Villafuerte

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Reyes and the surname or paternal family name is Villafuerte.
Migz Villafuerte
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Villafuerte in 2015
30th Governor of Camarines Sur
Assumed office
June 30, 2013
Fortunato Peña (2013–2019)
Romulo Hernandez (2019)
Imelda Papin (2019–present)
Preceded byLuis Raymund Villafuerte
Personal details
Born
Miguel Luis Reyes Villafuerte

(1989-01-21) January 21, 1989 (age 32)[citation needed]
Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista (2012–present)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2021)​
RelationsLuis Villafuerte, Sr. (grandfather)
Luis Raymund Villafuerte (father)
Children1
ResidencePili, Camarines Sur
Alma materUniversity of San Diego
OccupationPolitician, model

Miguel Luis "Migz" Reyes Villafuerte (born 21 January 1989[citation needed]) is a Filipino politician and model, who has been Governor of Camarines Sur since 2013.

He is from the Villafuerte clan; his grandfather, Luis Villafuerte, was a congressman from 2004 to 2013 and former governor of the same province from 1988 to 1992 and from 1995 to 2004. His father is Luis Raymund Villafuerte, who served as a governor from 2004 to 2013, while his paternal grandmother, Nelly Favis Villafuerte, is a former member of the Monetary Board.

Personal life[]

On July 2021, he married Rachel Peters in a civil ceremony.[1][2]

On October 2021, his wife Rachel Peters, gave birth to their first child.[3][4]

Political life[]

He was elected Governor of Camarines Sur in 2013, defeating his grandfather Luis. At the age of 24, he is the youngest elected governor in Philippine history, surpassing Mark Lapid. Along with Jolo Revilla (then Vice-Governor of Cavite), Villafuerte is among the youngest politicians elected in the 2013 polls.[5] He was reelected to office in the 2016 and 2019 polls, while his father was likewise elected to Congress as Camarines Sur Representative. His grandfather, on the other hand, lost his Congressional bid during the 2016 and 2019 elections.


References[]

  1. ^ "Rachel Peters, Migz Villafuerte tie the knot in civil ceremony". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. ^ "IN PHOTOS: Rachel Peters and Migz Villafuerte are now married!". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. ^ "Rachel Peters gives birth to baby girl". ABS-CBN News. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  4. ^ "Rachel Peters welcomes baby girl". GMA News Online. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  5. ^ Ong, Czarina (May 18, 2013). "Migz Villafuerte youngest Gov, Jolo Revilla youngest vice Gov". Ugnayan. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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