Benjamin Abalos

Benjamin Abalos Sr.
Abalos, portrait
Mayor of Mandaluyong
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Vice MayorCarmelita Abalos
Preceded byCarmelita Abalos
In office
February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1998
Preceded byRoman delos Reyes (OIC)
Succeeded byBenjamin Abalos Jr.
In office
February 25, 1986 – December 1, 1987
Officer In Charge
Appointed byCorazon Aquino
Preceded byErnesto Domingo
Succeeded byRoman delos Reyes (OIC)
Chairman of the
Commission on Elections
In office
June 5, 2002 – October 1, 2007
Appointed byGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byAlfredo Benipayo
Succeeded byResurreccion Borra
Chairman of the
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
In office
January 20, 2001 – June 5, 2002
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byJejomar Binay
Succeeded byBayani Fernando
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Santos Abalos

(1934-09-21) September 21, 1934 (age 90)
San Manuel, Pangasinan, Philippine Islands[1]
NationalityFilipino
Political partyPFP (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
PDP–Laban (2017–23)
Lakas-CMD (1991–2017)
LDP (1988-91)
Spouse
Corazon de Castro
(m. 1960; died 2021)
Children5 (including Benhur)
Residence(s)Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
EducationAteneo de Manila University
(A.B.)
Manuel L. Quezon University (LL.B)
OccupationJudge
ProfessionLawyer

Benjamin Santos Abalos Sr. (born September 21, 1934) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the mayor of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila since 2022, a position he also held from 1986 to 1987 and from 1988 to 1998. He also served as a chairman of the Commission on Elections and chairman of the MMDA. As a private citizen, he also serves as the president of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club and president of the Golfers Association of the Philippines.[2] He is the father of former Mandaluyong mayor and Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr.

  1. ^ "Benjamin Santos Abalos, Sr". Geni.com. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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