Francisco Nemenzo Jr.
Francisco Alfafara Nemenzo Jr. is a Filipino political scientist, educator, and activist who served as the 18th president of the University of the Philippines (UP) from 1999 to 2005. He had previously served as chancellor of UP Visayas, UP Faculty Regent, and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences of UP Diliman.
Francisco Nemenzo Jr. | |
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Nemenzo in 2013 | |
| 18th President of the University of the Philippines | |
| In office 1999–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Emil Q. Javier |
| Succeeded by | Emerlinda R. Roman |
| 3rd Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Visayas | |
| In office August 29, 1989 – August 31, 1992 | |
| University President | José Abueva |
| Preceded by | Rogelio Juliano |
| Succeeded by | Flor J. Lacanilao |
| Faculty Regent of the University of the Philippines | |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| University President | José Abueva |
| Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences University of the Philippines Diliman | |
| In office 1976–1981 | |
| University President | Onofre Corpuz Emanuel V. Soriano Edgardo Angara |
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| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse | Ana Maria "Princess" Ronquillo |
| Children | Fidel Leonid Lian |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (B.P.A. & M.P.A.) University of Manchester (Ph.D.) |
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A prominent Marxist figure in the Philippine academe, he is a professor emeritus of political science at UP Diliman and continues to teach courses in political philosophy and Philippine government.
Nemenzo is from a family of scholars, academics, and educators. His father, Francisco Sr., was a marine zoologist known as the "father of Philippine coral taxonomy". His son, Fidel, is a mathematician and the 11th chancellor of UP Diliman.
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