Rodolfo Fariñas

Rodolfo C. Fariñas
House Majority Leader
In office
July 25, 2016  July 23, 2018
Preceded byNeptali Gonzales II
Succeeded byFredenil Castro
Member of the House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 1st district
In office
June 30, 2010  June 30, 2019
Preceded byRoque Ablan Jr.
Succeeded byRia Christina Fariñas
In office
June 30, 1998  June 30, 2001
Preceded byRoque Ablan Jr.
Succeeded byRoque Ablan Jr.
22nd Governor of Ilocos Norte
In office
February 2, 1988  June 30, 1998
Preceded byVicente Rubio Campos
Succeeded byBongbong Marcos
Mayor of Laoag
In office
May 3, 1980  March 25, 1986
Personal details
Born
Rodolfo Castro Fariñas

(1951-09-05) September 5, 1951
Manila, Philippines
Political partyReporma (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
PDP–Laban (2017–2021)
Liberal (2015–2017)
Nacionalista (2009–2015)
LAMMP (1998–2001)
KBL (1980–1998)
Spouse
(m. 1983)
Children8, including Ria Christina
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (AB, LL.B)

Rodolfo "Rudy" Castro Fariñas, Sr. (born September 5, 1951) is a Filipino lawyer, politician and the former Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and represents the 1st District of Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. Fariñas was the last person to serve as governor of Ilocos Norte who was not related to the Marcos family. Fariñas has been described as a "henchman of the Marcos regime".