Menardo Guevarra is a Filipino lawyer and government official. He is currently serving as Solicitor General of the Philippines. Previously, he was the Secretary of the Department of Justice (DoJ).
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Menardo Ilasco Guevarra
Nickname –> Boy
Birth Date –> May 23, 1954 (age 68)
Hometown –> Meycauayan City, Bulacan, Philippines
Family
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Education
College –> Ateneo de Manila University
Degree –> Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Magna Cum Laude)
Master’s Degree –> Economics, University of the Philippines (UP)
Law School–> Ateneo de Manila University
* Passed the Bar in 1985 (Second Place)
Political Career / Work Experiences
2022-Present – Solicitor General of the Philippines
2018-2022 – Secretary, Department of Justice (DOJ)
2016-2018 – Deputy Executive Secretary
2016 – Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission
2012-2015 – Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs under Aquino’s executive secretary and his law school classmate Paquito Ochoa Jr.
2010-2011 – Member, Philippine Truth Commission
1990-2018 – Law Professor, Ateneo de Manila University
1990-2010 – Founding Partner, Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra & Suarez (MABGS) Law Offices
1987-1989 – Associate partner, Ponce Enrile Cayetano Bautista Picazo & Reyes (PECABAR) Law Offices
1986 – Technical Staff, Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986
1983-1986 – Bank Economist, Central Bank of the Philippines
1977-1983 – Staff Economist, National Economic and Development Authority
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