Harry Roque
Herminio "Harry" Lopez Roque Jr. (Tagalog: [ˈrɔkɛ]; born October 21, 1966) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and former law professor. He served as the presidential spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2017 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021. He was the party-list representative of KABAYAN from 2016 to 2017.
Harry Roque | |
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Roque in 2023 | |
| Presidential Spokesperson | |
| In office April 13, 2020 – November 15, 2021 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Deputy | China Jocson |
| Preceded by | Salvador Panelo |
| Succeeded by | Karlo Nograles |
| In office October 30, 2017 – October 15, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Deputy | China Jocson |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Abella |
| Succeeded by | Salvador Panelo |
| IATF-EID Spokesperson | |
| In office April 13, 2020 – November 15, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Karlo Nograles |
| Succeeded by | Karlo Nograles |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Kabayan party-list | |
| In office July 25, 2016 – October 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Ciriaco Calalang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herminio Lopez Roque Jr. October 21, 1966 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | PRP (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | KABAYAN Partylist (2015–2017) Hugpong ng Pagbabago (2018–present) |
| Spouse | Mylah Reyes-Roque |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Quezon City |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.A.) University of the Philippines (LL.B.) London School of Economics (LL.M.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Roque taught constitutional law and public international law for 15 years at the University of the Philippines College of Law. In his law practice, he notably represented the victims of the Maguindanao massacre and the family of Jennifer Laude, a transwoman killed by a U.S. Marine.
He was requested by President Rodrigo Duterte to be his presidential spokesperson, and on October 27, 2017, Roque was officially appointed, replacing Ernesto Abella. On November 22, 2017, he was designated presidential adviser for human rights concurrent with being the presidential spokesperson.
Roque is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) and was president of AsianSIL from 2018 to 2019.