Joey Salceda

Joey Salceda (born October 26, 1961) is a Filipino politician and the current governor of Albay province in the Philippines. Prior to that, he was a three-year term representative of the Third District of Albay and was appointed as Presidential Chief of Staff on February 10, 2007 after the resignation of Michael Defensor before he himself resigned on March 29, 2007 to pursue his gubernatorial bid in his province. He was member of the one of two dominant parties known as the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi), although it was known that he ran for governor and won as an independent in the 2007 elections. In 2010, he left Lakas-Kampi-CMD and joined the Liberal Party and became the party's Bicol regional chair.

Biography

Personal life

He is the son of former Polangui, Albay Mayor Jesus Salceda, Sr. He has a brother named Jesus "Jesap" S. Salceda, Jr., who is the incumbent Polangui Vice-Mayor. He is married to Barangay Kagawad (Village Councilwoman) Francia G. Salceda. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1982 (1981 in some sources) and received his master's degree in Business Management at the Asian Institute of Management. At the Ateneo de Manila University, former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was his economics professor while President Benigno Aquino III was his classmate.