Menardo Guevarra | |
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_(cropped).png) Guevarra official portrait as Justice Secretary in 2019 | |
| Solicitor General of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Jose Calida |
| 59th Secretary of Justice | |
| In office April 5, 2018 – June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Vitaliano Aguirre II |
| Succeeded by | Jesus Crispin Remulla |
| Deputy Executive Secretary | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – April 4, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Succeeded by | Michael P. Ong |
| In office May 27, 2015 – January 31, 2016 | |
| President | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Michael G. Aguinaldo |
| Commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission | |
| In office February 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016 | |
| President | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Menardo Ilasco Guevarra May 23, 1954[citation needed] Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (AB, LL.B) University of the Philippines Diliman (M.Econ) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Professor, Civil Servant |
Menardo Ilasco Guevarra (born May 23,[citation needed] 1954)[1] is a Filipino lawyer serving as Solicitor General of the Philippines since 2022 under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the Secretary of Justice under President Rodrigo Duterte and as a commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission under President Benigno Aquino III. Before joining the government, he was involved in private litigation practice as a founding partner of the Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra & Suarez law firm since 1990. He was also an active faculty member at his alma mater Ateneo de Manila University, where he graduated in 1974.[2][3]
- ^ Ranada, P. (April 6, 2018). "Who is new justice chief Menardo Guevarra?". Rappler. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Secretary's Profile". Department of Justice (Philippines). Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Partners". MBS Law. Retrieved August 6, 2019.