Agnes Devanadera

Agnes VST Devanadera
Chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission
In office
November 24, 2017 – June 30, 2022
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byJose Vicente Salazar
Succeeded byMonalisa Dimalanta
Secretary of Justice
Officer-in-Charge
In office
January 12, 2010 – March 10, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byRaul M. Gonzalez
Succeeded byAlberto Agra (acting)
In office
September 3, 2007 – November 15, 2007
Preceded byRaul M. Gonzalez
Succeeded byRaul M. Gonzalez
Solicitor General of the Philippines
In office
March 2, 2007 – January 15, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byAntonio Eduardo B. Nachura
Succeeded byAlberto Agra
Mayor of Sampaloc, Quezon
In office
1988–1998
Personal details
Born (1950-04-05) April 5, 1950 (age 74)
NationalityFilipino
SpouseNoriel P. Devanadera
Alma materAteneo de Manila University

Agnes Vicenta Salayo Torres-Devanadera[1] (born April 5, 1950), also known as Agnes VST Devanadera,[2] is a Filipina lawyer and politician who is currently the president and CEO of Clark Development Corporation since her appointment by Bongbong Marcos in 2022.[3] She previously served as the chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) from 2017 to 2022 during the Duterte administration. During the Arroyo administration, she served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines, the first woman to hold the post. She was also the acting Secretary of Justice on two short stints.

  1. ^ "Ex-govt lawyer named new Energy Regulatory Commission chief". The Manila Times, November 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "New ERC Chair Agnes VST Devanadera Will be Good if She Listens to Her Own Heart and Soul". Matuwid.org, November 29, 2017. November 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Mangaluz, Jean (September 3, 2022). "Devanadera appointed acting Clark Development Corporation chief". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 22, 2023.