Leandro Leviste
Leandro Leviste | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Batangas's 1st district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Buhain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leandro Antonio Legarda Leviste March 18, 1993 Makati, Philippines |
| Party | Lakas (2025–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2024–2025) |
| Relations | Toni Leviste (half-sister) Antonio Legarda Jr. (uncle) Mark Leviste (cousin) |
| Parent(s) | Antonio Leviste Loren Legarda |
| Alma mater | Yale University (dropped out) |
Leandro Antonio Legarda Leviste (born March 18, 1993) is a Filipino billionaire, businessman, and politician who has served as the representative for Batangas's first district since 2025. He is the son of former Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste and Senator Loren Legarda.
Leviste founded the solar energy company Solar Philippines in 2013. With its subsidiary SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) becoming a public company in 2021, he became the youngest-ever chairman of a company on the Philippine Stock Exchange. In 2024, Manila Bulletin named him as the youngest self-made billionaire in the Philippines.
After selling his controlling stake in SPNEC to Meralco in 2023, Leviste ran for Congress in the 2025 elections as an independent candidate, defeating the incumbent representative Eric Buhain with the most votes in any congressional race in the history of Batangas.