Winnie Monsod | |
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| 5th Director General of the National Economic Development Authority Concurrently Minister of Economic Planning | |
| In office July 22, 1987 – 1989 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Vicente Valdepeñas Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jesus Estanislao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Solita Garduño Collás 29 July 1940 Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Political party | Aksyon Demokratiko |
| Spouse | Christian Monsod |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA) |
| Occupation | |
| Known for | Television host and economist |
Solita Garduño Collás-Monsod (born July 29, 1940), popularly known as Mareng Winnie, is a Filipino economist, broadcaster, columnist, radio host, and public intellectual. She had been the 5th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and concurrently socio-economic planning secretary of the Philippines from 1986 to 1989.
Educated at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, she holds the rank of Professor Emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics.[1]