Edgardo Angara

Edgardo Javier Angara (September 24, 1934 – May 13, 2018) was a Filipino politician and lawyer. He served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993 to 1995. He was a Senator from 1987 to 1998 and then served as Secretary of Agriculture from 1999 to 2001. He served in the Senate again from 2001 to 2013. He ran for President of the Philippines in 1998.

On May 17, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Angara as the special envoy of the Philippines to the European Union.

Angara died on May 13, 2018 in Tagaytay, Philippines of a heart attack at the age of 83.

References

Other websites
Senate of the Philippines - Edgardo Angara
EdAngara.com - Official Website of Philippine Senator Edgardo J. Angara 
Edgardo Angara's Assets and Liabilities
Cyberdyaryo.com

Category:1934 births
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Category:Politicians from Calabarzon
Category:Filipino lawyers
Category:Presidents of the Senate of the Philippines
Category:Minority leaders of the Senate of the Philippines
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun