Benigno Aquino III | |
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15th President of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
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Vice President | Jejomar Binay |
Preceded by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Succeeded by | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Acting |
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In office June 30, 2010 – July 9, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Ronaldo Puno |
Succeeded by | Jesse Robredo |
Senator of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010 |
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
In office November 8, 2004 – February 21, 2006 |
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Preceded by | Raúl Gonzalez |
Succeeded by | Simeón Datumanong |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Tarlac's 2nd district | |
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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Preceded by | José Yap |
Succeeded by | José Yap |
Personal details | |
Born |
Benigno Simeón Cojuangco Aquino III February 8, 1960 Manila, Philippines |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Parents |
Benigno Aquino Jr. Corazon Aquino |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University |
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Website | Official website |
Presidential styles of Benigno S. Aquino III |
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Reference style | His Excellency |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Alternative style | Mr. President |
Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III (born February 8, 1960) is a Filipino politician who served as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 until 2016.
Aquino is a fourth-generation politician and is the chairman of the Liberal Party from 2010 to 2016. Born in Manila, Aquino finished his Bachelor of Arts (major in economics) from Ateneo de Manila University in 1981 and joined his family in their exile in the United States shortly thereafter. He returned to the Philippines in 1983 shortly after the assassination of his father and held several positions working in the private sector. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province. He was subsequently re-elected to the House in 2001 and 2004. In 2007, having been barred from running for re-election to the House due to term limits, he was elected to the Senate in the 14th Congress of the Philippines.
On September 9, 2009, Aquino officially announced he would be a candidate in the 2010 presidential election and on June 30, 2010, at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila, Aquino was sworn into office as the fifteenth President of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and stepped down on June 30, 2016, succeeded by Rodrigo Duterte.