The Honorable Imee Marcos |
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Governor of Ilocos Norte | |
Assumed office June 30, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Michael Marcos Keon |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 2nd District | |
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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Preceded by | Simeon M. Valdez |
Succeeded by | Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. |
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Ilocos Norte | |
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Served with: Antonio V. Raquiza |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Maria Imelda Josefa Romualdez Marcos November 12, 1955 Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party |
KBL (1980–2009) Nacionalista (2009–present) |
Spouse(s) | (separated) |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Batac, Ilocos Norte |
Alma mater |
Princeton University Asian Institute of Management |
Profession | Politician |
Maria Imelda Josefa "Imee" Romualdez Marcos (born November 12, 1955) is the eldest daughter of former President of the Philippines and former dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos and former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos. She is a Filipino politician who has been Governor of Ilocos Norte since 2010. She served three terms as Representative of the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1998 until 2007. She formerly belonged to the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan or KBL party of her father, President Marcos. Subsequently, she joined the alliance of the Nacionalista Party of Manny Villar in support of her mother and her brother. She is the sister of Ilocos Norte Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., who replaced her as Representative for the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte.
Imee Marcos is the eldest child of Ferdinand Marcos, who was President from 1965 to 1986, and his wife, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, both of whom exercised autocratic rule over the country from December 1965 to February 1986. She was born on November 12, 1955, in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. She has a younger brother, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., a former Senator of the Philippines (2010–16), and two younger sisters, Irene Marcos-Araneta, a socialite, and Aimee Marcos, who was adopted and works as an entrepreneur and musician.