Benjamin Abalos

The Honorable
Benjamin Abalos Sr.
The Honorable Benjamin Abalos Sr.
	Abalos, portrait
Mayor of Mandaluyong
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2022
Vice Mayor	Carmelita Abalos
Preceded by	Carmelita Abalos
	In office; February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1998
Preceded by	Roman delos Reyes (OIC)
Succeeded by	Benjamin Abalos Jr.
	In office; February 25, 1986 – December 1, 1987; Officer in Charge
Appointed by	Corazon Aquino
Preceded by	Ernesto Domingo
Succeeded by	Roman delos Reyes (OIC)
Chairman of the; Commission on Elections
	In office; June 5, 2002 – October 1, 2007
Appointed by	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Alfredo Benipayo
Succeeded by	Resurreccion Borra
Chairman of the; Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
	In office; January 20, 2001 – June 5, 2002
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Jejomar Binay
Succeeded by	Bayani Fernando
Personal details
Born	Benjamin Santos Abalos; September 21, 1934; Pangasinan, Philippine Islands
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	PFP (2023–present)
Other political; affiliations	PDP–Laban (2017–2023); Lakas-CMD (1991–2017); LDP (1988-1991)
Spouse	Corazon de Castro (m. 1960; died 2021)
Children	5 (including Benjamin Jr.)
Residence(s)	Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
Education	Ateneo de Manila University; (A.B.); Manuel L. Quezon University (LL.B)
Occupation	Judge
Profession	Lawyer

Benjamin Santos Abalos Sr. (born September 21, 1934) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the mayor of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila since 2022, a position he also held from 1986 to 1987 and from 1988 to 1998. He also served as a chairman of the Commission on Elections and chairman of the MMDA. He is the father of former Mandaluyong mayor and Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr.

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