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Harriet Demetriou | |
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| Chair of the Commission on Elections | |
| In office January 11, 1999 – January 21, 2001 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | Luzviminda Tancangco |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Benipayo |
| Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
| In office August 28, 1995 – February 14, 1998 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Bienvenido Vera Cruz |
| Succeeded by | Rodolfo Palattao |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
Harriet Obias Demetriou is a Filipino lawyer and retired judge. She served as the chairperson of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from 1999 to 2001, the first woman to serve in that post. Prior to that, she was an associate justice of the Sandiganbayan, serving from 1995 to 1998. As presiding judge of the Pasig regional trial court, she presided over the trial for the murders of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez, in which Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez and his accomplices were convicted in 1995.