Alfredo Lim
Alfredo "Fred" Siojo Lim (Chinese: 林雯洛; pinyin: Lín Wénluò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Bûn-lo̍k; December 21, 1929 – August 8, 2020) was a Filipino politician, police officer and lawyer who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007. He also served as the 19th Mayor of Manila twice: first from 1992 to 1998, and again from 2007 to 2013.
The Honorable Alfredo S. Lim | |||||||||||
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| 林雯洛 | |||||||||||
Lim in 2008 | |||||||||||
| 19th Mayor of Manila | |||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013 | |||||||||||
| Vice Mayor | Isko Moreno | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lito Atienza | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Joseph Estrada | ||||||||||
| In office June 30, 1992 – March 27, 1998 | |||||||||||
| Vice Mayor | Lito Atienza | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mel Lopez | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lito Atienza | ||||||||||
| Senator of the Philippines | |||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007 | |||||||||||
| 20th Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | |||||||||||
| In office January 8, 2000 – January 20, 2001 | |||||||||||
| President | Joseph Estrada | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ronaldo Puno | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jose Lina Jr. | ||||||||||
| 8th Director of the National Bureau of Investigation | |||||||||||
| In office 1989–1992 | |||||||||||
| Appointed by | Corazon Aquino | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Antonio M. Cárpio | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Epimaco Velasco | ||||||||||
| District Director of the Western Police District | |||||||||||
| In office 1986–1989 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | P/Brig. Gen. Narciso M. Cabrera | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | P/Brig. Gen. Ernesto Diokno | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | Alfredo Siojo Lim December 21, 1929 Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands | ||||||||||
| Died | August 8, 2020 (aged 90) Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Resting place | Manila North Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Political party | PDP–Laban (2018–20) | ||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | PRP (1992–98) Liberal (1998, 2008–18) PMP (1998–2008) | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Amalia Santos
(m. 1951; died 1994)Gemma Alivio | ||||||||||
| Children | 12, including Cristina and Manuel | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of the East (BS, LL.B.) National Defense College of the Philippines (MNSA) Philippine College of Criminology (PhD) | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Police officer, politician, lawyer | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| Police career | |||||||||||
| Allegiance | Philippines | ||||||||||
| Department | Integrated National Police | ||||||||||
| Branch | Manila Police District | ||||||||||
| Service years | 1952–1989 | ||||||||||
| Rank | Police Major General | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 林雯洛 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林雯洛 | ||||||||||
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Prior to entering politics, Lim was a policeman for three decades. During the administration of President Corazon Aquino, he was appointed the Director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), serving from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, he was elected Mayor of Manila, serving for two consecutive terms. He then unsuccessfully ran for president in 1998. Two years later, in 2000, he was appointed by President Joseph Estrada as the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
In 2001, he ran again for mayor of Manila but lost to then-incumbent Lito Atienza. In the 2004 elections, he ran for senator and won. Three years into his tenure in the Senate, he resigned in order to run for mayor of Manila, which he won and served two consecutive terms from 2007 to 2013. He then lost the 2013 and 2016 mayoral elections to former president Estrada. In 2019, both Lim and Estrada lost the mayoralty elections to Isko Moreno, who served as vice mayor during the two former mayors' respective terms.
Due to his tough stance against suspected criminals, Lim earned the nickname "Dirty Harry", and has been depicted numerous times in local action films within his lifetime.