Winnie Monsod

Winnie Monsod
5th Director General of the National Economic Development Authority
Concurrently Minister of Economic Planning
In office
July 22, 1987 – 1989
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byVicente Valdepeñas Jr.
Succeeded byJesus Estanislao
Personal details
Born
Solita Garduño Collás

(1940-07-29) 29 July 1940 (age 84)
Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political partyAksyon Demokratiko
SpouseChristian Monsod
Children5
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MA)
Occupation
Known forTelevision host and economist

Solita Garduño Collás-Monsod (born July 29, 1940), popularly known as Mareng Winnie, is a Filipino economist, broadcaster, columnist, radio host, and public intellectual. She had been the 5th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and concurrently socio-economic planning secretary of the Philippines from 1986 to 1989.

Educated at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, she holds the rank of Professor Emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics.[1]

  1. ^ Prof. Monsod named Professor Emeritus. [1]. September 7, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010