Edcel Greco Lagman
Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman (born July 24, 1972), also known as Grex, is a Filipino lawyer and politician from the province of Albay.
The Honorable Edcel Greco A. B. Lagman | |
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Lagman in 2022 | |
| 26th Governor of Albay | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2022 | |
| Vice Governor | Glenda Bongao |
| Preceded by | Noel Rosal |
| Vice Governor of Albay | |
| In office June 30, 2019 – November 30, 2022 | |
| Governor | Al Francis Bichara (2019–2022) Noel Rosal (2022) |
| Preceded by | Harold Imperial |
| Succeeded by | Glenda Ong Bongao |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Albay's 1st district | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Edcel Lagman |
| Succeeded by | Edcel Lagman |
| Member of the Quezon City Council from the 4th district | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – March 31, 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edcel Greco Alexandre Burce Lagman July 24, 1972 Caloocan, Rizal, Philippines |
| Political party | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Aksyon (2021–2023) PDP–Laban (2018–2021) Liberal (until 2018) |
| Spouse(s) |
Ivy Xenia P. Lim
(m. 1996; annuled 2022)Ana Lea B. Celestino
(m. 2023) |
| Children | 7 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Filemon Lagman Hermon Lagman |
| Education | Benedictine Abbey School (secondary) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Manila (BA) University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA) San Beda University Arellano University (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
On December 1, 2022, he became Governor of Albay following the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) disqualification of former Governor Noel Rosal. Lagman was previously elected as Vice-Governor of Albay twice in 2019 and in 2022. On both elections, as per COMELEC-Albay records, he garnered an unprecedented number of votes for said position totalling 360,013 in 2019 and 463,879 votes in 2022, respectively.
He was also elected in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as Congressman of the First District of Albay in 2013 and was elected as the Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines' 16th Congress (2013-2016).
Prior to being a member of Congress, Lagman also made history in Quezon City politics in 2004 when he became the very first neophyte candidate to top the councilorship race in said city, representing its Fourth District. This effectively made him the third highest ranked elected official in the city after Mayor Feliciano Belmonte and Vice-Mayor Herbert Bautista. He was again elected in 2007 and in 2010 he was once again elected as topnotcher councilor.