George Garcia
George Garcia | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Chairperson of the Commission on Elections | |
| Assumed office July 22, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Saidamen Pangarungan (ad interim) |
| Commissioner of the Commission on Elections | |
| In office March 8, 2022 – June 1, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Erwin Mojica Garcia |
| Alma mater | Lyceum of the Philippines (AB, LLB) Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (LLM) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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George Erwin Mojica Garcia is a Filipino lawyer serving as the chairperson of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) since July 22, 2022, being appointed by President Bongbong Marcos. He formerly served as a commissioner of the Commission on Elections from March 8, 2022, to June 1, 2022, being appointed by former president Rodrigo Duterte for a seven-year term. Garcia was one of the commissioners who oversaw the May 2022 Philippine general election. He was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments in June 2022. After Marcos became president, Garcia was appointed as chairperson, and was then confirmed by the Commission on Appointments in September.