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Edcel C. Lagman | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2019 | |
| House Minority Leader | |
| In office July 26, 2010 – January 20, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ronaldo Zamora |
| Succeeded by | Danilo Suarez |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Albay's 1st District | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Edcel Greco Lagman |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Krisel Lagman-Luistro |
| Succeeded by | Edcel Greco Lagman |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Amando Cope |
| Succeeded by | Krisel Lagman-Luistro |
| President of the Liberal Party | |
| Assumed office September 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| President of the Lakas–CMD | |
| In office February 25, 2011 – January 19, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Succeeded by | Bong Revilla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edcel Castelar Lagman May 1, 1942 Malinao, Albay, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal (2012–present) |
| Other political affiliations | UNIDO (1980–1988) LDP (1988–2001) LAMMP (1998-2001) Lakas–CMD (2001–2012) |
| Spouse |
Maria Cielo Burce (died 2017) |
| Relations | Filemon Lagman (brother) |
| Children | 7, including Edcel Greco |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Official website |
Edcel Castelar Lagman Sr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈʔedsɛl], born May 1, 1942) is a Filipino human rights lawyer and politician from the province of Albay. He was elected as a member of the House in 1987 to 1998 and 2004 to 2013 and 2016 up to the present. He served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines until 2012, when he resigned the office. Lagman is one of the key Liberal Party figures in the House of Representatives, having supported the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act (which he principally authored), the SOGIE Equality Bill, the Free Tertiary Education Act, the Anti-Dynasty Bill, and the Freedom of Information Bill. He is also the principal author of the Divorce Bill, the Human Rights Defenders Bill, the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy Bill, and the Anti-Child Marriage Bill.
Lagman was instrumental to the abolition of the death penalty in the Philippines in 2006 and continues to oppose proposals to reinstate capital punishment in the country. Lagman is also the principal author of a triumvirate of human rights laws, namely the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 (R.A. 9745), the Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 (R.A. 10353), and the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013 (R.A. 10368).