Wes Gatchalian

Wes Gatchalian
張僑利
Portrait during the 18th Congress
27th Mayor of Valenzuela
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Vice MayorLorena Natividad-Borja
Preceded byRex Gatchalian
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
December 7, 2020 – June 30, 2022
House SpeakerLord Allan Jay Velasco
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Valenzuela's 1st district
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
Preceded byWin Gatchalian
Succeeded byRex Gatchalian
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Alay Buhay Partylist[1]
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Succeeded byAnton Sayo[2]
Personal details
Born
Weslie Ting Gatchalian

(1980-08-11) August 11, 1980 (age 44)
Manila, Philippines
Political partyNPC (2016-present)
Other political
affiliations
Alay Buhay (2012-2016)
SpouseTiffany Princess C. Gatchalian
RelationsWin Gatchalian (brother)
Rex Gatchalian (brother)
Residence(s)Valenzuela, Philippines
Alma materBryant University
Oxford Brookes University(BA)
London Metropolitan University(MA)
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteOfficial Website
Valenzuela Government

Weslie "Wes" Ting Gatchalian (Chinese: 張僑利; pinyin: Zhāng Qiáolì; born August 11, 1980) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 27th mayor of Valenzuela since 2022. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition, Gatchalian was first elected to public office in 2013, as the party-list representative of Alay Buhay Partylist, serving until 2016, where he was elected as the district representative for Valenzuela's 1st district. As a representative, Gatchalian served as House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022.

Gatchalian is a member of a political dynasty in the Philippines, being the brother of Senator Win Gatchalian and Representative Rex Gatchalian, the latter of whom was succeeded by Wes as mayor of Valenzuela in 2022.

  1. ^ "Wes Gatchalian". Wikidata.org. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Alay Buhay Party List". Oh My Buhay. February 18, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2022.