Lex Tupas
Nielex Causing Tupas | |
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| Born | August 11, 1979 Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Alma mater | LaSalle Green Hills Ateneo de Manila University Central Philippine University University of the Philippines |
| Occupation(s) | Filipino politician and public servant |
Nielex 'Lex' Tupas (born August 11, 1979) is a Filipino public servant. He was born in Iloilo City, and is the youngest son of former Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas, who also held several other mayor and congressman positions in Iloilo.
In the May 2007 local elections, he was elected as the youngest city councilor at the age of 27 with about 73,000 votes. He was then re-elected twice as number 1 city councilor of Iloilo City with more or less 93,000 votes (2010) and 125,000 votes (2013). He is currently the appointed Chief Operating Officer and executive director of the National Youth Commission of the Philippines.