Francis Escudero

Francis “Chiz” Escudero
Official portrait, 2022
25th President of the Senate of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 20, 2024
Preceded byMigz Zubiri
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2019
Senate committee chairmanships
Chair of the Senate Higher, Technical and Vocational Education Committee
In office
June 30, 2022 – May 22, 2024
Preceded byJoel Villanueva
Succeeded byAlan Peter Cayetano
Chair of the Senate Education, Arts and Culture Committee
In office
February 27, 2017 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byBam Aquino
Succeeded byWin Gatchalian (as Chair of the Senate Basic Education, Arts and Culture)
Chair of the Senate Banks, Financial Institutions
and Currencies Committee
In office
July 25, 2016 – June 30, 2019
Preceded bySergio Osmeña III
Succeeded byGrace Poe
Chair of the Senate Finance Committee
In office
July 22, 2013 – July 28, 2015
Preceded byFranklin Drilon
Succeeded byLoren Legarda
Chair of the Senate National Defense and Security Committee
In office
July 26, 2010 – July 22, 2013
Preceded byRodolfo Biazon
Succeeded byAntonio Trillanes
Chair of the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee
In office
July 23, 2007 – July 22, 2013
Preceded byJuan Ponce Enrile
Succeeded byAquilino Pimentel III
House Minority Leader
In office
July 26, 2004 – June 30, 2007
Preceded byCarlos M. Padilla
Succeeded byRonaldo Zamora
Member of the House of Representatives from Sorsogon's 1st district
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Preceded bySalvador Escudero
Succeeded bySalvador Escudero
23rd Governor of Sorsogon
In office
June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022
Vice GovernorManuel Fortes
Preceded byRobert Lee Rodrigueza
Succeeded byJose Edwin Hamor
Personal details
Born
Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero

(1969-10-10) October 10, 1969
Manila, Philippines
Political partyNPC (1998–2009; 2018–present)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2009–2018)
Spouses
Christine Flores
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(m. 2005; ann. 2011)​
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    (m. 2015)​
    RelationsMart Escudero (nephew)
    Children2
    Parent(s)Salvador Escudero (father)
    Evelina Escudero (mother)
    Education
    Signature
    WebsiteOfficial website

    Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɛskʊˈdero], born October 10, 1969) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who has served as the 25th president of the Senate of the Philippines since May 20, 2024. Escudero has served as a senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2019. He served as governor of Sorsogon from 2019 to 2022 and was the representative for Sorsogon's 1st district from 1998 to 2007, as well as House minority leader from 2004 to 2007. He unsuccessfully ran for vice president of the Philippines in the 2016 elections as the running mate of Grace Poe.

    Born to a family of politicians from Sorsogon, he attended the University of the Philippines from kindergarten through law school. Afterwards, he earned his Master of Laws degree from Georgetown University in the United States. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a lawyer and lecturer.

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