Cynthia Villar
Cynthia Villar | |
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Villar in 2015 | |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform Committee | |
| In office July 23, 2019 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Peter Cayetano (Agrarian Reform Committee) |
| Succeeded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Chair of the Senate Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee | |
| In office September 3, 2019 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Camille Villar |
| Chair of the Senate Climate Change Committee | |
| In office July 22, 2019 – September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
| Chair of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources | |
| In office July 25, 2016 – September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture and Food Committee | |
| In office February 27, 2017 – September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Succeeded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Chair of the Senate Government Corporations and Public Enterprises Committee | |
| In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Drilon |
| Succeeded by | Dick Gordon |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas | |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Manny Villar |
| Succeeded by | Mark Villar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar July 29, 1950 Muntinlupa, Rizal, Philippines |
| Party | Nacionalista (2004–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2001–2004) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
| Parent(s) | Filemón Aguilar Lydia Ampaya Aguilar |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BSBA) New York University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
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Cynthia Aguilar Villar (Tagalog pronunciation: [vilˈjar], born Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar on July 29, 1950) is a Filipino politician and businesswoman who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2013 to 2025. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Lone District of Las Piñas from 2001 to 2010 before winning a seat in the Senate in 2013, placing tenth. Villar was re-elected for a second term in the Senate in the 2019 Philippine Senate elections, earning what was then the most votes in senate election history, until this number was surpassed by Robin Padilla in 2022.
Throughout her political career, Villar consistently ranked as the wealthiest lawmaker in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.