Niel Tupas Sr.

Niel Tupas Sr.
30th Governor of Iloilo
In office
June 30, 2001  June 30, 2010
Vice GovernorRoberto Armada
Rolex Suplico
Preceded byArthur Defensor Sr.
Succeeded byArthur Defensor Sr.
Member of the House of Representatives from Iloilo's 5th district
In office
June 30, 1987  June 30, 1998
Preceded byJose Aldeguer
Succeeded byRolex T. Suplico
Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from Region VI
In office
June 12, 1978  June 5, 1984
Municipal Mayor of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo
In office
January 1, 1972  June 11, 1978
Personal details
Born
Niel Demaulo Tupas

(1932-11-27)November 27, 1932
Bay-ang, Ajuy, Iloilo, Philippine Islands
DiedNovember 24, 2015(2015-11-24) (aged 82)
Quezon City, Philippines
Political partyLiberal (1988–1995, 2003–2015)
Other political
affiliations
LDP (1995–2003)
PDP–Laban (1987–1988)
KBL (1978–1987)
SpouseMyrna Causing Tupas
Children7, including Niel Jr. and Nielex
Parent(s)Felix Tupas
Beatriz Demaulo
Alma materUniversity of San Agustin (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician

Niel Demaulo Tupas Sr. (November 27, 1932 – November 24, 2015) was the Governor of the province of Iloilo, a representative of the 5th District of the same province to the Batasang Pambansa (1978–1984) and Philippine Congress (1987–1998), and mayor of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo.

Tupas was a Bachelor of Law graduate and the first President of the Municipal Mayors' League of Iloilo in 1973 and Municipal Mayors' League of the Philippines. He was also the President of Western Visaya's Municipal Mayors' League in 1977. Tupas is the father of former Iloilo representative Niel Tupas Jr.