Ramil Hernandez
Ramil Hernandez | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Laguna's 2nd district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Hernandez |
| 18th Governor of Laguna | |
| In office May 27, 2014 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Vice Governor | Katherine Agapay |
| Preceded by | E.R. Ejercito |
| Succeeded by | Sol Aragones |
| 11th and 13th Vice Governor of Laguna | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – May 27, 2014 | |
| Governor | E.R. Ejercito |
| Preceded by | Caesar Perez |
| Succeeded by | Karen Agapay |
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Governor | Teresita Lazaro |
| Preceded by | Edwin Olivarez |
| Succeeded by | Caesar Perez |
| Member of the Laguna Provincial Board from the 2nd district | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007 | |
| Member of the Calamba City Council (Calamba Municipal Council (1995–2001) | |
| In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004 | |
| Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman of Mabato, Calamba | |
| In office January 1993 – June 30, 1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramil Laurel Hernandez July 26, 1972 Calamba, Laguna, Philippines |
| Party | Lakas (1998–2007; 2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PDP–Laban (2018–2024) Nacionalista (2009–2018) UNO (2007–2009) LDP (1995–1998) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Calamba (B.S.) |
Ramil Laurel Hernandez (born July 26, 1972) is a Filipino politician who has served as the representative for Laguna's second district since 2025. A member of Lakas–CMD, he previously served as the 18th governor of Laguna from 2014 to 2025 and as vice governor from 2007 to 2010 and again from 2013 to 2014.
A graduate of Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Hernandez entered politics in 1992 after being elected as the chairman of the Sanguniang Kabataan in Mabato, Calamba. He was subsequently elected to the Calamba Municipal Council (later the Calamba City Council) and later the Laguna Provincial Board. Upon being term-limited in the latter in 2007, he launched a successful bid for vice governor. After one term, he pursued the governorship in the 2010 elections and was defeated, placing fourth.
Hernandez was elected back to the vice governorship in the 2013 elections, serving under Governor E.R. Ejercito. After the Commission on Elections disqualified Ejercito from the position in May 2014, he assumed the governorship. He was elected to a full term as governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019 and 2022. In 2025, he was elected to the House of Representatives, succeeding his wife Ruth.