Rufus Rodriguez | |
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
In office November 18, 2020 – June 1, 2022 | |
Speaker | Lord Allan Velasco |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cagayan de Oro's 2nd district | |
Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Maxie Rodriguez |
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Maxie Rodriguez |
Vice Governor of Misamis Oriental | |
In office 1984–1986 | |
Governor | Fernando Pacana Jr. |
Member of the Misamis Oriental Provincial Board | |
In office 1980–1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rufus Bautista Rodriguez September 13, 1953 Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental |
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party | CDP (2010–present) |
Other political affiliations | PMP (2007–2010) NPC (1992) |
Spouse | Fenina T. Rodriguez |
Alma mater | De La Salle University (BA) University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B) Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan (MEcon) Columbia University (LL.M) |
Rufus Bautista Rodriguez (born September 13, 1953) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is the president of the Centrist Democratic Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives representing the Cagayan de Oro's 2nd district from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to today. He previously served as Vice Governor of Misamis Oriental from 1984 to 1986 and Board Member from 1980 to 1984. Rodriguez also was appointed as the head of the Bureau of Immigration by President Joseph Estrada in 1998 and served in that capacity until 2001.[1]