Neptali Gonzales
Neptali Gonzales | |
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Gonzales in 1997 | |
| 15th, 17th, & 19th President of the Senate of the Philippines | |
| In office January 26, 1998 – June 30, 1998 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Maceda |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo Fernan |
| In office August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996 | |
| President | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Edgardo Angara |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto Maceda |
| In office January 18, 1992 – January 18, 1993 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Jovito Salonga |
| Succeeded by | Edgardo Angara |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Edgardo Angara |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto Maceda |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office February 28, 1986 – March 8, 1987 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Estelito Mendoza |
| Succeeded by | Sedfrey Ordoñez |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from San Juan–Mandaluyong | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Ronaldo Zamora |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Rizal's 1st District | |
| In office December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Eddie Ilarde |
| Succeeded by | Post dissolved |
| 3rd Vice Governor of Rizal | |
| In office December 30, 1967 – December 30, 1969 | |
| Governor | Isidro Rodriguez |
| Preceded by | Mario G. Bauza |
| Succeeded by | Ruperto C. Gaite |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Neptali Alvaro Gonzales June 10, 1923 |
| Died | September 16, 2001 (aged 78) |
| Party | LDP (1988–2001) |
| Other political affiliations | UNIDO (1984–1988) Laban (1978–1984) Liberal (1967–1978) |
| Spouse | Candida Medina |
| Children | 4 (including Neptali Gonzales II) |
| Alma mater | Philippine Law School (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
Neptali Alvaro Gonzales (June 10, 1923 – September 16, 2001), better known as Neptali Gonzales, Sr., was a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the President of the Philippine Senate from 1992 to 1993, 1995 to 1996, and 1998. He previously served as minister of justice from 1986 to 1987, as representative of San Juan–Mandaluyong from 1984 to 1986, as representative of Rizal's 1st district from 1969 to 1972 and as vice governor of Rizal from 1967 to 1969. He also served as dean of the Far Eastern University Institute of Law from 1976 to 1986.
After the Plaza Miranda bombing in August 1971, Gonzales campaigned on behalf of injured Liberal senatorial candidate Jovito Salonga, who then topped the 1971 Senate election. Gonzales ran for the Interim Batasang Pambansa in 1978 as a LABAN assemblyman for Metro Manila (Region IV) alongside imprisoned opposition leader Ninoy Aquino, but failed to win a seat. After the People Power Revolution ousted Ferdinand Marcos as president, Gonzales wrote the Freedom Constitution that served as a transitional charter prior to the current 1987 Constitution.