Harriet Demetriou

Harriet Obias Demetriou is a Filipino lawyer and retired judge. She served as the chairperson of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from 1999 to 2001, the first woman to serve in that post. Prior to that, she was an associate justice of the Sandiganbayan, serving from 1995 to 1998. As presiding judge of the Pasig regional trial court, she presided over the trial for the murders of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez, in which Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez and his accomplices were convicted in 1995.

Harriet Demetriou
Chair of the Commission on Elections
In office
January 11, 1999  January 21, 2001
PresidentJoseph Estrada
Preceded byLuzviminda Tancangco
Succeeded byAlfredo Benipayo
Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan
In office
August 28, 1995  February 14, 1998
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded byBienvenido Vera Cruz
Succeeded byRodolfo Palattao
Personal details
NationalityFilipino
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