Question: Facts: - profession: soldier - imagesize: 250px - signature: voltaire gazmin signature.png - president: benigno s. aquino iii corazon aquino - successor: ismael z. villareal lt. gen. diomedio p. villanueva - spouse: rhodora h. gazmin - predecessor: norberto reyes gonzales santiago s. barangan lt. gen. angelo t. - office: secretary philippine presidential security group of the department of national defense commander of - term end: june 30 , 2004 29 , 1992 october 22 , 2000 june - term start: june 13 , 1999 may 1 , 2002 30 , 2010 march 1 , 1986 july - birth date: 22 october 1944 - name: voltaire tuvera gazmin - nationality: filipino - image: voltaire gazmin.jpg - birth place: moncada , tarlac , philippines - alma mater: philippine military academy Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of voltaire gazmin .
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voltaire gazmin -lrb- born october 22 , 1944 in moncada , tarlac -rrb- is a filipino soldier who is the 35th and current secretary of the department of national defense of the philippines .gazmin assumed office on july 1 , 2010 , after president benigno s. aquino iii had issued the former 's appointment the day before .gazmin emerged from a nearly six-year hiatus from public office after last serving as the philippine ambassador to cambodia from 2002 to 2004 .for nearly 32 years , he was a career officer in the philippine army , retiring as a lieutenant general and after serving as the 40th commanding general of the philippine army until 2000 .he first gained national prominence in 1986 as the loyal and disciplinarian commander of the presidential security group -lrb- psg -rrb- , defiantly defending the government of president corazon c. aquino -lrb- mother of the incumbent president benigno s. aquino iii -rrb- from seven ' coup attempts during her six-year term .gazmin was honored multiple times in his military career for his skills in intelligence gathering and effectively commanding troops in some of the most difficult operations and for a long-term vision in administrative matters .his disciplinary demeanour has earned him the respect of his peers and junior officers and staff as a military officer and as a civilian .