Cynthia Villar
Cynthia Aguilar Villar (Tagalog pronunciation: [viʎar], born Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar on July 29, 1950) is a Filipina politician currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Lone District of Muntinlupa from 2001 to 2010 before winning a seat in the Senate in 2013, placing tenth. Villar topped the Senate race with 25 million votes, the most votes in election history until it was surpassed by Robin Padilla in 2022, and was re-elected for a second term in the Senate and got first in the results of the 2019 elections.
The Honorable Cynthia Villar | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2013 | |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform Committee | |
| Assumed office July 23, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Peter Cayetano (Agrarian Reform Committee) |
| Chair of the Senate Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee | |
| Assumed office September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Chair of the Senate Climate Change Committee | |
| In office July 22, 2019 – September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
| Chair of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources | |
| In office July 25, 2016 – September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture and Food Committee | |
| In office February 27, 2017 – September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Succeeded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Chair of the Senate Government Corporations and Public Enterprises Committee | |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Drilon |
| Succeeded by | Dick Gordon |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas's at-large congressional district | |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Manny Villar |
| Succeeded by | Mark Villar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar July 29, 1950 Muntinlupa, Rizal, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista (2004–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2001–2004) |
| Spouse |
Manny Villar (m. 1975) |
| Children |
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| Residence(s) | Las Piñas, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines (BSBA) New York University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
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