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Marcelo Fernan | |
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| 16th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
| In office July 27, 1998 – June 28, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Neptali Gonzales |
| Succeeded by | Blas Ople |
| 18th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office July 1, 1988 – December 6, 1991 | |
| Nominated by | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Pedro Yap |
| Succeeded by | Andres Narvasa |
| 111th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office April 9, 1986 – June 30, 1988 | |
| Nominated by | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Relova |
| Succeeded by | Florenz Regalado |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 1995 – July 11, 1999 | |
| Member of Regular Batasang Pambansa from Cebu City | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Antonio Cuenco | |
| Member of the Cebu Provincial Board | |
| In office December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcelo Briones Fernan October 24, 1927 Cebu, Cebu, Philippine Islands |
| Died | July 11, 1999 (aged 71) Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | LDP (1991–1999) UNIDO (until 1986) |
| Relations | Manuel Briones (uncle) Matteo Guidicelli (grand-nephew) Sarah Geronimo (great-niece-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B) Harvard University (LL.M) |
Marcelo "Celing" Briones Fernan (October 24, 1927 – July 11, 1999) was a Filipino lawyer and political figure. He is the only Filipino to have served as both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Senate President. He is also the third Filipino to have headed both the judicial and legislative branches of government, after Querube Makalintal who served as Chief Justice and Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa in the 1970s, and José Yulo, who served as Chief Justice and Speaker of the House of Representatives before 1946.