Mark Villar
Mark Aguilar Villar (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈviʎaɾ], born August 14, 1978) is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022. He served in President Rodrigo Duterte's cabinet as the Secretary of Public Works and Highways from 2016 to 2021, and was the COVID-19 pandemic isolation czar from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Nacionalista Party, he was the Representative of Las Piñas from 2010 to 2016. Villar has also previously held executive positions in his family's businesses.
Mark Villar | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Senate Deputy Majority Leader | |
| Assumed office August 2, 2022 | |
| Leader | Joel Villanueva |
| Chair of the Senate Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies Committee | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Grace Poe |
| Chair of the Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Koko Pimentel |
| IATF-EID Isolation Czar | |
| In office March 16, 2020 – October 6, 2021 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Secretary of Public Works and Highways | |
| In office August 1, 2016 – October 6, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rafael Yabut (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Roger Mercado (acting) |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – August 1, 2016 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Villar |
| Succeeded by | Camille Villar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Aguilar Villar August 14, 1978 Las Piñas, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Spouse | Emmeline Yan Aglipay |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Manny Villar Cynthia Villar |
| Residence(s) | Las Piñas, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
Villar hails from a political dynasty based in Las Piñas. His mother, Cynthia, is his colleague in the Senate, while his father, Manny, is a billionaire businessman and former Senate President. His sister, Camille, is a congresswoman, and his wife Emmeline is also a politician.