page_title: Mike Defensor
hierarchical_section_title: Mike Defensor
caption_attribution_description: Mike Defensor at a political rally in Cebu City
context_page_description: Michael Tan Defensor is a Filipino politician serving as the Party-list Representative for ANAKALUSUGAN since 2019.
  Defensor began his political career in Quezon City, where he was a member of the city council from 1992 to 1995. He was elected as representative of the city's 3rd district in 1995. In congress, he was a member of the "Spice Boys", a group of young congressmen who led the efforts to impeach President Joseph Estrada. The impeachment trial and widescale protests of the Second EDSA Revolution resulted in Estrada's resignation and Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's accession to the presidency. Defensor went on to serve various positions in the Arroyo administration: general manager of the National Housing Authority, chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and Malacañang Chief of Staff. He was also appointed to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Philippine National Railways.
context_section_description: Michael Tan Defensor ([dɪfɛnˈsɔɾ], born June 30, 1969) is a Filipino politician serving as the Party-list Representative for ANAKALUSUGAN since 2019.
  Defensor began his political career in Quezon City, where he was a member of the city council from 1992 to 1995. He was elected as representative of the city's 3rd district in 1995. In congress, he was a member of the "Spice Boys", a group of young congressmen who led the efforts to impeach President Joseph Estrada. The impeachment trial and widescale protests of the Second EDSA Revolution resulted in Estrada's resignation and Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's accession to the presidency. Defensor went on to serve various positions in the Arroyo administration: general manager of the National Housing Authority, chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and Malacañang Chief of Staff. He was also appointed to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Philippine National Railways.
caption: Mike Defensor at a 2007 political rally in Cebu City
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