Mark Villar

Mark Villar
Senator of the Philippines
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Senate Deputy Majority Leader
Assumed office
August 2, 2022
Serving with JV Ejercito
LeaderJoel Villanueva
Francis Tolentino
Chair of the Senate Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies Committee
Assumed office
July 25, 2022
Preceded byGrace Poe
Chair of the Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee
Assumed office
July 25, 2022
Preceded byKoko Pimentel
IATF-EID Isolation Czar
In office
March 16, 2020 – October 6, 2021
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Secretary of Public Works and Highways
In office
August 1, 2016 – October 6, 2021
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byRafael Yabut (acting)
Succeeded byRoger Mercado (acting)
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas
In office
June 30, 2010 – August 1, 2016
Preceded byCynthia Villar
Succeeded byCamille Villar[a]
Personal details
Born
Mark Aguilar Villar

(1978-08-14) August 14, 1978 (age 46)[2]
Las Piñas, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista
SpouseEmmeline Yan Aglipay
Children1
Parent(s)Manny Villar
Cynthia Villar
Residence(s)Las Piñas, Metro Manila
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Chicago (MBA)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman

Mark Aguilar Villar (Tagalog pronunciation: [vilˈjaɾ], born August 14, 1978) is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022. He served in President Rodrigo Duterte's cabinet as the Secretary of Public Works and Highways from 2016 to 2021,[3] and was the COVID-19 pandemic isolation czar from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Nacionalista Party, he was the Representative of Las Piñas from 2010 to 2016.[4] Villar has also previously held executive positions in his family's businesses.

Villar hails from a political dynasty based in Las Piñas. His mother, Cynthia, is his colleague in the Senate, while his father, Manny, is a billionaire businessman and former Senate President. His sister, Camille, is a congresswoman, and his wife Emmeline is also a politician.

  1. ^ Arcangel, Xianne (August 2, 2016). "Mark Villar's wife appointed 'caretaker' rep of Las Piñas". GMA News Online. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Villar, Mark A." Politiko. Archived from the original on December 19, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Villar son accepts public works portfolio". ABS-CBN News. May 17, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Cayabyab, M.J. (August 2, 2016). "Villar resigns as Las Piñas rep, takes on DPWH post". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 3, 2016.


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