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Jesse Robredo
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Jesse Robredo

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Leading Naga City and serving as Philippine interior secretary.

Naga City · Interior department

Born
27 May 1958
Birthplace
Unknown
Died
18 August 2012

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Jesse Robredo

Jesse Robredo was a Filipino public official recognised for local government leadership.

Early life

Education

Studied engineering at De La Salle, earned an MBA at the University of the Philippines and later studied public administration at Harvard.

Career

  1. 1988

    Naga mayor

    Won his first mayoral election.

  2. 2000

    Magsaysay Award

    Recognised for government service.

  3. 2010–2012

    Interior secretary

    Joined Benigno Aquino III’s cabinet.

Public service

Naga City

Served six terms as mayor.

Interior department

Led the department until his death in 2012.

Beyond politics

Family

Married lawyer Leni Gerona in 1987; they had three daughters.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.