Prospero Nograles

Prospero Nograles
19th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office
February 5, 2008  June 30, 2010
Preceded byJose de Venecia
Succeeded byFeliciano Belmonte Jr.
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Davao City's 1st district
In office
June 30, 2001  June 30, 2010
Preceded byRodrigo Duterte
Succeeded byKarlo Nograles
In office
June 30, 1995  June 30, 1998
Preceded byJesus Dureza
Succeeded byRodrigo Duterte
In office
June 16, 1989  June 30, 1992
Preceded byJesus Dureza
Succeeded byJesus Dureza
Personal details
Born
Prospero Rafael Castillo Nograles

(1947-10-30)October 30, 1947
Davao City, Philippines
DiedMay 4, 2019(2019-05-04) (aged 71)
Davao City, Philippines
Political partyNUP (2011–2019)
Other political
affiliations
Lakas–CMD (1995–2011)
LDP (1988–1995)
Lakas ng Bansa (1987–1988)
SpouseRhodora Bendigo
ChildrenKarlo
Jericho
Margarita
Kristine Elizabeth
ResidenceDavao City
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (BA, LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Prospero Rafael Castillo Nograles (October 30, 1947 – May 4, 2019, pronounced [nɔˈɡrɐlɛs]) also known as "Boy" or "Nogie", was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010. He was the first speaker from Mindanao in a hundred years of Philippine legislative history. From 1989 to 2010, he served as the representative for Davao City's 1st district.