Eduardo Gullas
Eduardo Gullas | |
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Official portrait, 2010 | |
| House Majority Leader | |
| In office January 2, 2000 – November 13, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Mar Roxas |
| Succeeded by | Bella Angara |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu | |
| In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Anthony V. Gullas, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Rhea Mae Gullas |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jose R. Gullas |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Anthony V. Gullas, Jr. |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Bacaltos |
| Succeeded by | Jose R. Gullas |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| In office December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto H. Bascón |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished Post later held by Pablo Garcia |
| Constituency | 3rd District |
| Mayor of Talisay, Cebu | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Johnny V. de los Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Anthony V. Gullas, Jr. |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Socrates Fernandez |
| Succeeded by | Socrates Fernandez |
| 20th Governor of Cebu | |
| In office January 1, 1976 – March 26, 1986 | |
| Vice Governor | Vacant (1976–1980) Ramon Durano III (1980–1984) Beatriz Durano-Calderon (1985–1986) |
| Preceded by | Osmundo G. Rama |
| Succeeded by | Osmundo G. Rama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Rivera Gullas October 13, 1930 Philippine Islands |
| Died | November 6, 2025 (aged 95) |
| Party | Nacionalista (1969–1972; 2001–2025) One Cebu (local) |
| Other political affiliations | LAMMP (1998–2001) LDP (1992–1998) |
| Spouse | Norma Selma-Gullas |
| Relations | Gerald Anthony Gullas, Jr. (grandson) Jose R. Gullas (brother) Paulino Gullas (uncle) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Alma mater | University of the Visayas |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eduardo Rivera Gullas Sr. (October 13, 1930 – November 6, 2025), known as "Eddie" or "Eddiegul", was a Filipino politician from Cebu. The son of Vicente Gullas and Josefina "Pining" Rivera, he was elected to seven terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of Cebu from 1992 to 2001, 2004 to 2013, and from 2019 to 2022. He was at the time of his death a member of Nacionalista and the One Cebu party. Gullas had also served as the governor of Cebu during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, whom he was a close political associate of. During his tenure as governor, Cebu was struck by Typhoon Ike, which affected and devastated the province. Gullas also served as the president of the University of the Visayas. He had also held the offices of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the House Majority Leader. He served as mayor of Talisay, Cebu from 2016 to 2019. He was among the 70 congressmen who voted to deny the ABS-CBN franchise. Gullas died on November 6, 2025, at the age of 95.