Edcel Greco Lagman

Edcel Greco A. B. Lagman
Lagman in 2022
26th Governor of Albay
Assumed office
December 1, 2022
Vice GovernorGlenda Bongao
Preceded byNoel Rosal
Vice Governor of Albay
In office
June 30, 2019 – November 30, 2022
GovernorAl Francis Bichara (2019–2022)
Noel Rosal (2022)
Preceded byHarold Imperial
Succeeded byGlenda Ong Bongao
Member of the House of Representatives from Albay's 1st district
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byEdcel Lagman
Succeeded byEdcel Lagman
Member of the Quezon City Council from the 4th district
In office
June 30, 2004 – March 31, 2012
Personal details
Born
Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman

(1972-07-24) July 24, 1972 (age 52)
Caloocan, Rizal, Philippines[1]
Political partyPFP (2023–present)[2]
Other political
affiliations
Aksyon (2021–2023)
PDP–Laban (2018–2021)
Liberal (2012-2018)[3]
Lakas-CMD (2004-2012)
Spouse(s)
Ivy Xenia P. Lim
(m. 1996; annuled 2022)

Ana Lea B. Celestino
(m. 2023)
Children7
Parents
RelativesFilemon Lagman
Hermon Lagman[4]
EducationBenedictine Abbey School (secondary)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila (BA)
University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA)
San Beda University
Arellano University (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman[5] (born July 24, 1972), also known as Grex, is a Filipino lawyer and politician from the province of Albay.[1][6]

On December 1, 2022, he became Governor of Albay following the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) disqualification of former Governor Noel Rosal.[7][8][9][10][11] Lagman was previously elected as Vice-Governor of Albay twice in 2019 and in 2022. On both elections, as per COMELEC-Albay records, he garnered an unprecedented number of votes for said position totalling 360,013 in 2019 and 463,879 votes in 2022, respectively.[6][9]

He was also elected in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as Congressman of the First District of Albay in 2013 and was elected as the Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines' 16th Congress (2013-2016).

Prior to being a member of Congress, Lagman also made history in Quezon City politics in 2004 when he became the very first neophyte candidate to top the councilorship race in said city, representing its Fourth District. This effectively made him the third highest ranked elected official in the city after Mayor Feliciano Belmonte and Vice-Mayor Herbert Bautista. He was again elected in 2007 and in 2010 he was once again elected as topnotcher councilor.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Edcel Lagman Jr". geni_family_tree. July 24, 1972. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Taguines, Andrea (July 25, 2023). "Albay governor, others take oath as new members of Marcos party". ABS-CBN. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Rhadyz, Barcia (May 1, 2013). "Salceda and the dynasties of Albay". Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Hermon Castelar Lagman". geni.com. February 12, 1945. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Certified List of Candidates (Provincial) Region V - Albay" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Lando, Roy (December 31, 2019). "Edcel Greco Lagman Biography". PeoPlaid. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lagman assumes post as governor of Albay". Manila Bulletin. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Lagman assumes Albay governor post as disqualified candidate gives way". CNN Philippines. December 2, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Cruz, Maricel (December 7, 2022). "Speaker swears in Lagman as new governor of Albay". Manila Standard. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Speaker administers oath of office to Albay Gov. Lagman - Journal News". December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "It's final: Comelec tells DILG to unseat Albay Guv Noel Rosal". November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.