Lito Osmeña
Emilio Mario Renner Osmeña Jr. (September 11, 1938 – July 19, 2021), better known as Lito Osmeña, was a Filipino politician. A grandson of former president Sergio Osmeña, he served as Governor of Cebu from 1988 to 1992. He was the founding chairman of PROMDI, under which he ran for President of the Philippines in the 1998 Philippine presidential election but lost to Joseph Estrada. He also ran for Vice President as the running mate of Fidel V. Ramos in the 1992 national elections but lost also to Estrada, six years before the latter would defeat him again.
Lito Osmeña | |
|---|---|
| Chief Economic Adviser to the President of the Philippines | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Governor of Cebu | |
| In office February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1992 | |
| Vice Governor | Enrique P. Rama (1988–1992) |
| Preceded by | Osmundo G. Rama |
| Succeeded by | Vicente L. dela Serna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emilio Mario Renner Osmeña Jr. September 11, 1938 Cebu City, Cebu, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Died | July 19, 2021 (aged 82) Cebu City, Philippines |
| Political party | PROMDI (1997–2021) Lakas–NUCD (1992–1997) |
| Spouse | Annette Versoza |
| Relations | Sergio Osmeña (grandfather) Serge Osmeña (cousin) |
| Children | p |
| Alma mater | University of San Carlos |
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