Antonio Leviste
Tony Leviste | |
|---|---|
| 18th Governor of Batangas | |
| In office February 17, 1972 – March 2, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Carpio |
| Succeeded by | Jose C. Laurel V |
| Vice Governor of Batangas | |
| In office January 1, 1972 – February 17, 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jose Antonio Casals Leviste January 16, 1940 |
| Party | Lakas (1993–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PRP (1991–1993) KBL (1978–1980) |
| Spouses |
|
| Children | 5 (inc. Toni and Leandro) |
| Alma mater | Lyceum of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "honorific-prefix". Replace with "honorific_prefix".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "otherparty". Replace with "other_party".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "birthname". Replace with "birth_name".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "nationality". It should be removed.
Jose Antonio "Tony" Casals Leviste (born January 16, 1940) is a Filipino politician and businessman, who served as Governor of Batangas from 1972 to 1980. Born to a distinguished Batangueño family renowned in both business and politics, he was married to Senator Loren Legarda, but later separated from her before the 2004 elections. Leviste is the father of equestrian Toni Leviste and businessman-turned-politician Leandro Leviste.
In 2009, Leviste was sentenced to six years in prison for the 2007 murder of his aide Rafael de las Alas. Leviste served his sentence at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa and on December 6, 2013, he was released after his parole was granted.